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

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 153511

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "leslie41" <leslie41 at ...> 
wrote:
> 
> When you add that to the fact that the place on Harry's body that 
> repelled the scar is the very place where he received the waters 
of baptism, and possibily unction as well, it becomes hard for me to 
> think that (at least subliminally) Rowling was making a point, and 
> tying together his mother's sacrifice with Christ's
>

Tonks:
This is what I saw when I read the first book and what compelled me 
to keep reading the series. I could see that she was doing 
something, but was not sure what or where she was going with it. 
(This is the first and only books of fiction that I have read in 
over 20 years. I read a lot, but non-fiction.)

wynnleaf said:
> I tend to think that she *does* intend the books to have something 
of a religious message. Perhaps it will be solely in themes of good 
> and evil. Or she may use the spiritual journey aspects of alchemy. 
But her very few comments on the subject sound to me like she has a 
>religious intent, but > won't talk about it until she's completed 
>all of the books.


Tonks:
I agree. For those who have not read it or are new to the group I 
invite you to read my post titled The Trial of JKR for CX Symbols in 
HP here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/151730

This is also posted on Han's website Harry Potter for Seekers. There 
is a very interesting article of the scars on Harry and the Jewish 
tradition of Markings which is on Leaky Cauldron.  See link here:

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/#scribbulus:essay:161 

Tonks_op