The theory of Harry Potter symbolising the Path of Alchemical Liberation.

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> Catkind wrote: Sorry if I sound a bit confrontational here, Hans. 
> I'm genuinely interested in your posts because I think there's 
> things about the HP characters in there that would make for 
> interesting discussion if only I could figure out what you're 
> actually saying. I woulden't be replying otherwise.


KarentheUnicorn's reply:
(I ahh..am actually putting Karentheunicorn since I have noticed 
recently there are many Karen's in here!)

I would like to um...join the 'I don't get it' group please...'cause 
I don't get it either. I feel a bit like catkind. I personally think 
any of us can take the Harry Potter stories and compare them to any 
other story/religion/theory/myth. Most stories consist of a good and 
evil character, or at least most of the good stories do. We generally 
get the ideas of good and evil from either our religious background 
or how we see the world. So making the comparison is fairly easy.

Heck if I wanted to be silly...and of course I can...I can compare the 
story to the 3 little pigs if I want.  3...the three main Characters 
Hermione, Ron, and Harry. Who is in the straw house, who is in the 
stick house..who is in the brick house....hey..Who is the big bad 
wolf?? For that matter...where did that pig buy his bricks anyway? 
(laughs) Ok let's get back on topic.

For me personally I really don't like comparing the Harry Potter 
books to a religion or a belief system...of course some have taken 
up the banner and turned the potter universe into their own 
religion...while I really have no problem with that per say as I'm 
a big fan too and can be a little excited and like stuff to an 
extreme sometime, I just don't see how the comparison 
really...meh..tells me anything.

Ok, if JK Rowling came out and said..I read such and such book, or 
this is a book or story or religion I researched when writing about 
these characters, I'd say..hey that might be interesting to read 
since she made up these characters around this (whatever).

I personally would rather debate the reason why they celebrate 
Christmas in the Potter universe? They don't show images of Santa 
Claus at the Christmas feast..neither do they show images of baby 
Jesus...so..what is their equivalent of having Christmas..and Easter 
for that matter....but considering this is a kids book...most kids 
consider Christmas a very important holiday..regardless of what 
the real meaning of it is.

So...using that as an example I would say...that maybe sometimes we 
are overcomparing things and overanalyzing things...maybe 
sometimes an apple is just an apple...not an orange or a toothbrush.


Maybe we don't have to compare these HP Characters to other 
characters or other stories or religions..maybe we should just take 
them for what they are....that is until the author tells us 
different.

KarentheUnicorn
P.S. Not fully Liberated yet..but is working on it, does anyone have 
a hammer so I can burst out of this cage of unenlightened sarcastic 
American humor I'm stuck in?