Lily and unicorns (Bible ?)

[sad1199]

No: HPFGUIDX 109105

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jo Raggett" <aggie at r...> 
wrote:
> Jen
> <<<<<I'll repeat myself here (don't we all) that JKR uses Unicorn 
imagery around Lily--pure, innocent, strong--and we know from Book 1 
what slaying a Unicorn does! Dumbledore said in OOTP that Voldemort 
*shed 
> Lily's blood* which he may have been using metaphorically, but it 
reminds me of Quirrellmort slaying the defenseless unicorn to drink 
its blood--Voldemort slayed the innocent at Godric's Hollow in hopes 
> of finally drinking from the cup of immortality, and it cursed 
him. >>>>>>>>>>>>> 
> 
> sad1199 asks: Has anyone in the group compared Lily to Mary (of 
the Bible)? I am just wondering about her pure innocence... I'm 
really not trying to be funny or crude but is JKR presenting Harry 
as the immaculate conception? Not trying to offend in any way as I 
am a church going Lutheran but it just popped into my head.

Have a Happy Love Filled Day  sad1199