Baptism/Christianity in HP: was Looking for God in Harry Potter

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No: HPFGUIDX 153489

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "leslie41" <leslie41 at ...> wrote:
 
> Leslie41:
> You know, it occurs to me that Harry's scar is on his forehead in just 
> the place that he would have been baptized!  
> 
> I never thought of that until your post.  Certainly more evidence that 
> the baptism might have provided him with some sort of spiritual 
> protection.
>
First let me state that I have nothing against christianity or
christian symbolism. But as much as I don't like looking for paganism
in Harry Potter (which is not there) I don't like this kind of
reasoning either. Harry's scar is where the ak bounced. That's canon.
Harry survived because his mother died for him. That's canon. There is
nowhere in canon that Harry's mom's sacrifice was not good enough and
that his christening somehow gave him something extra. Lots of people
where baptised, obviously it did not help them. 

Gerry, pagan.