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

[leslie41]

No: HPFGUIDX 153561

> > Leslie41:
> > 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, and with Harry's acceptance into Christ's kingdom.

> Gerry:
> Well, that very place was presumably on Cedric's body, and on lots 
> of other bodies.... So what does that mean? Some people are more 
> baptised than others? 
 
Leslie41:
Don't know about Cedric, but Dumbledore is hit "square in the 
chest," not in the forehead.

> > Leslie41
> > Not the only way to look at things, obviously.  One need not 
> > read the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and see Christ in 
> > Aslan, either.  But as with Harry's scar, it is more interesting 
> > and meaningful for me that way.

> Gerry
> Lewis was always rather open abput that. And Aslan was someone 
> special with special powers instead of an ordinary talking animal. 
> Harry is an ordinary boy, a normal human being. Not a substitute 
> for Jezus.

Leslie41:
I hardly think that Harry qualifies as an "ordinary boy," 
considering.  He's the "chosen one."  And he most definitely 
has "special powers", aside from being a wizard.  And I don't think 
he's a substitute for Jesus at all.  I'm just talking about 
Christian motifs.