[HPforGrownups] David

[charme]

No: HPFGUIDX 115993


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From: <annegirl11 at juno.com>

> Dude. That's like... trippy.

> 1. In Dogma (a very well-researched movie), Lucifer is referrred to as
> "the morning star." I mostly slept through sunday school from ages 10-17,
> so if one of you people who stayed awake and did your communion homework
> could remind me what the heck that could mean in regards to Sirius?
>
<snip>

> > Doesn't this prove that Harry Potter is not only very similar to
> > the Alchemical Wedding, but also to the New Testament?
>
> No. It doesn't. At all. It proves that Jo MAY have used some
> so-common-it's-part-of-the-secular-culture religious imagry for a bunch
> of friends. Or, more likely, that she gave two of her chracters very
> common names and gave a character with an unusual name a very common
> middle name. And she gave a big shaggy dog the name of the dogstar. She
> isn't Chris Carter or Kevin Smith. She isn't basing her entire series on
> the Bible.
>

Now a slightly bemused Charme:

Trippy it may be, however Hans has a right his view and we have to respect
that.  :)  That being said though, while it's interesting to me regarding
the name choices, I'm not as convinced they are totally intentional.  For
example, Sirius (the star) plays quite a part in the culture and religion of
ancient Egyptians more fully that what Hans quoted WRT to Christianity and
Revelations. From what I've read on Egyptian museum sites about Sirius,  I'd
submit the "names" are more coincidence than relative to any Biblical
references. I also agree with you, Aura - JKR has used imagery from a
variety of religious culture - again, there are character and creature names
which also hail from Greek mythology and Arthurian legend plus those with
saints and Romans.   I suspect that's just the tip of the iceberg, and
there's others I have failed to mention.

I think it's too soon to say the septology represents a view or story
associated with the Alchemical Wedding or the New Testament. I will say
this, though: I don't believe the septology is as spiritual, or Gnostic, as
Hans believes.  He's free to keep that view :)

charme