Harry and Christ and other observations

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 78262

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "saieditor" <chspnll at p...> 
wrote:
> Wanda wrote, with great wisdom
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> I think the Christian themes in the HP books are a natural 
> outgrowth  of the author's beliefs; naturally, she's going to write 
> about what  she thinks is true and strong. But I don't think it's 
a  
> surreptitious way of brainwashing unsuspecting children - it's 
just  
> what Rowling thinks. 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> 
> From what I read in one or two interviews, JKR has stated she is a 
> Christian, and basically put a no comment [or a stop here, go no 
> further]  on her beliefs and their relationship to the narrative in 
> the HP books and books to come. 
> 
> 

<snipped>

> Noting the absence of any overt Christian themes or symbology, In 
> General, I can only come back to Dumbledore and his statement to 
> Fudge, people are defined by their choices, and experience the 
> consequences of their choices. In that, there is no difference 
> between the Muggle world and the Wizarding World. What does seem 
> strikingly odd to me is that there is some glaring gaps in morality 
> in the Wizarding World regarding the acts of some of the characters.
> 
> 

<more snips>

> Viktor used a crucio curse on Cedric in the Triwizard Tournament. 
> 
> 

Just to stand up for the poor guy, Viktor Krum was under the Imperius 
Curse (from Moody!Crouch) when he used the Cruciatus Curse on Cedric. 
(GOF p.588 Bloomsbury UK edition)