Runes

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 122041


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "charme" <dontask2much at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> > Tonks:
> >> Now I know that JKR approves things that WB licenses, so this 
must mean something. And if it is also on the back of the book, I 
would say that it does mean something. I am surprised, however, that 
JKR uses runes; since the religious right is so paranoid about the 
books to start with... this will push them over the edge for sure.
> >
> > Geoff:
> > I have all the UK Bloomsbury hardback HPs and have no runes on 
any of mine.
> > It's not only the religious right - I'm an evangelical Christian 
and I am not totally happy about runes..... I don't intend to go 
over the edge though. I've had to defend my position on Harry on a 
number of
> 
> charme:
> 
> I'm confused.  Runes are part of culture, and included much the 
same way many of the other dynamics of the books are derived by JKR. 
I'm mean we have creatures of Greek mythology, names and other 
assorted HP particulars which are derived by a variety of other 
legends and cultures. Forgive me, but why would runes be any 
different to the religious right, or to your way of thinking, Geoff? 
Please understand I am not being coy or argumentative in asking 
this, either.  I really don't know! :)
> 
> charme

Tonks here:

I will let Geoff answer for himself. From my point of view, runes 
are a form of divination and represent the occult more than the rest 
of the HP books do. Yes, I know it is part of the magic world, but 
so is Necromancy (a dark art) and she doesn't put that in the books. 
I think she is careful what she calls attention to. Some things like 
divination she down plays and devalues. So I think the XC's who 
oppose the HP books on the grounds of it being real witchcraft 
(=evil to them) will see this as proof. 

Tonks_op