Horcrux: was Baptism/Christianity in HP

[leslie41]

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> a_svirn:
> Metaphor doesn't help your cause any. You'd need a very literal 
> sense to link whores to immortality or "wrong" immortality.

Leslie41:

>From Merriam-Webster:

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

The first definition cites, and I quote: "a woman who engages in 
sexual acts for money : PROSTITUTE; also : a promiscuous or immoral 
woman."

It seems to me that the tie between prostitues and immorality is 
fairly set.  At least Mr. Webster thinks so!    

As for the notion of baptism, I've reached the conclusion that that 
it's not productive to argue with you anymore about it.     

I'll just tell you again that I think everyone is free to think what 
they want about it, and your opinion carries canonical weight, as 
does mine.  The importance of Harry's baptism, and the symbolism 
involved at Godric's Hollow, seem transparently clear to many here 
on the list. Certainly I'm not alone in my opinion.  To many others, 
including yourself, it is not.  

To quote Stuart Smalley: "and that's...okay!"

I don't see any number of canonically supported interpretations in 
Harry Potter and any number of other books.  Because canon can 
support different interpretations all at the same time, we can all 
think different things at once.

I hope we can at least agree on that!