God in HP World/Folktales and Religion

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "christi0469" <christi0469 at h...> wrote:

>  What do you make of the Fat Friar? I don't know where exactly, but 
> IIRC he talks about his own days at Hogwarts. Apparently he 
> graduated as a full wizard and went on to pursue a religious life, 
> then came back to haunt Hogwarts.

My guess is that he served people both as a religious and as a
wizard. I doubt the two conflict except in the mind of Church
authority.  He could visit the sick and do religious stuff (I'm
not sure the friars could do communion), plus cook up a 
potion or spell to help the illness.  Common sense would 
prevent him putting on too much show with his wand. Sort 
of what a modern doctor might do as an M.D. , if he has also
taken Holy orders.  Some how, this jibes with my idea of
Hufflepuff people.