Keeper of the Keys

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 98007

"ladyramkin2000" wrote:
> I hadn't really noticed it before, but in several recent posts 
> regarding Hagrid, his title of Keeper of the Keys has been 
> mentioned.In the New Testament, Simon Peter is given the title of 
> Keeper of the Keys of Heaven. If we are going to follow this 
> suggestion that  Harry is a Christ figure, perhaps Hagrid stands 
> for St. Peter, who first betrayed Jesus but then became the rock 
> on which the church was built.
> 
> Sylvia (who doesn't really believe a 17 year-old boy can be a 
> Christ figure and is clutching at straws)


Siriusly Snapey Susan:
Just a weeee bit of nitpicking here.  I think I'd classify what 
Peter did as *denying* Christ, rather than betraying him.  At least, 
it's Judas I typically think of as the betrayer.

As for Harry as a Christ figure, I'm with others who've speculated 
that Harry might more likely be seen as "the everyman" on a 
Christian journey, but not as the Christ figure himself.  Those 
who've argued for DD or even Fawkes in that role make a lot of sense 
to me.  

Siriusly Snapey Susan