God in the WW

[zgirnius]

No: HPFGUIDX 132180

Ffred:
> I have two theories. The first one is that wizarding folk 
> relinquished religion very early in history, when they 
> discovered that their abilities were not divinely given, but 
> were inherited. The Muggle world continued in the same manner 
> as our own, and the cross fertilisation accounts for things
> like Harry having a godfather and the like.
> 
> The second one is that religion in the Potterverse doesn't 
> have a prohibition on magic anyway...


It seems likely that Muggle religions in the Potterverse were quite 
similar to historical Christianity as regards magic. I forget which 
book it is where the summer assignment for History of Magic was to 
write an essay regarding witch-burning.

-zgirnius