[HPforGrownups] David

[Lindsay W.]

No: HPFGUIDX 115985


Hans wrote:
>Revelation 22:16. I Jesus [...] am the root and the offspring of David, the
>Bright morning star.
>
>Who's the bright morning star? SIRIUS!

Lawless replies:
Isn't the morning star Venus?  (Sometimes Mercury?)  I've never heard of 
Sirius A being referred to as the morning star.  Certainly one of the 
brighest true stars, but Venus has always held the rank as the "morning star."

Hans wrote:
>And who were Sirius' friends? JAMES Potter, Remus JOHN Lupin, PETER
>Pettigrew. Who were Jesus' disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane? James,
>John and Peter!
>
>Who denied Jesus? Peter. Who betrayed Sirius and had him imprisoned? Peter!

Lawless replies:
James, John and Peter are also extremely popular names.  I certainly 
wouldn't put it past Rowling to make Biblical references, but somehow I 
have trouble equating Peter Pettigrew with Simon Peter.  After all, Peter 
never betrayed Jesus, he just "fell out" for a short while, before 
returning to be what some call the Model Disciple.  I can't at all relate 
Petter Pettigrew to that.

Furthermore, your analogy would mean equating Sirius with Jesus, and again, 
I have trouble seeing that.  Sirius is far from perfect, and certainly not 
benevolent - though he does have good intentions.  I also saw James as more 
of the ringleader than Sirius, or them as equals.

I'll agree that Rowling is telling a timeless story, and while she is 
Christian, I doubt that she is putting Biblical references into her 
stories.  Though, as I said, I wouldn't put it past her - never 
underestimate Rowling, after all!

--Lawless