[HPforGrownups] Re: Wands and other things

[Randy Estes]

No: HPFGUIDX 147757



--- susanbones2003 <rkdas at charter.net> wrote:

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com,
> "susanbones2003" <rkdas at ...> 
> wrote:
> >
> > SNIP
> > > Miles:
> > > I as well think he is overdoing it, and that's
> the reason I do 
> not 
> > like his
> > > articles very much. But the reason for this may
> be, that his 
> target
> > > readership is not me, but fundamentalistic
> Christians especially 
> > in the US,
> > > who think that Harry Potter is "evil" or
> "satanic" or something 
> > like that,
> > > because there is "magic" in it (sorry for
> shortening a point of 
> > view I think
> > > is ridiculous). To convince readers who are
> influenced by not 
> very
> > > intelligently designed reviews like that, he
> *has* to exaggerate 
> > his PoV.
> > > And he really does (and not only him).
> > > 
> > > Miles
> > >
> > 
> > Miles,
> > I had to reply to your assumption that John
> Granger's main aim is 
> > reaching out to Christian fundamentalists in order
> to convince 
> them 
> > Harry is okay. Perhaps that was one aim with his
> book "Looking for 
> > God in Harry Potter" but only part of his goal to
> see the many 
> > Christian images and symbols in HP. The website
> mostly discusses 
> > Christian themes in Harry, but it doesn't come
> across as 
> > evangelizing for Harry. Yes, there are articles by
> Christians 
> > explaining why they think Harry is okay, but I
> haven't seen any 
> from 
> > a fundementalist point of view yet and I wouldn't
> expect any. For 
> a 
> > fundementalist, any mention of magic is an
> absolute anathema. In 
> his 
> > book, Granger explains his initial hesitancy to
> read Harry but 
> then 
> > goes on to demonstrate why he believes Harry is a
> very good read 
> for 
> > a Christian. So please, if you haven't read the
> book, do not 
> assume 
> > it's just to convince fundementalists to read
> Harry. 
> > Jen D.
> >
> 


You know, I like to think about it this way.  JKR is
busy weeding a large garden that many people are
walking around and stopping to look at.  Many people
are commenting about all the weeds she has in the
garden.  Some people are noticing all the weeds she is
pulling out of the garden.  Some parents are
remembering to weed their own gardens which they have
neglected.  Some kids are actually seeing what weeds
are for the first time, since their parents have never
bothered to point them out to them.

I think people would be more effective if they showed
people how to weed a garden and spent less time
pointing out all the weeds they see.

Randy

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