Horcrux: was Baptism/Christianity in HP

[Renee]

No: HPFGUIDX 153773

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "leslie41" <leslie41 at ...> wrote:
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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! 

Renee:
Well, immortality and immorality resemble each other but for a T, I'd
say...
   
> 
> 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!

Renee:
This begs the question, whether statements made in interviews and
information found on JKR's website are canon in the same way the books
are. The books don't give any information whatsoever about Harry's
christening. Shouldn't readers be able to interpret the Harry Potter
series based on the text of the books alone, without tracking down
every utterance the author makes in whatever other medium there is?
And the books tell us nothing about Harry's christening or baptism.
>From which I deduce it is of very minor importance to the story. 

So no. I, for one, can't agree with you until JKR declares every last
bit of information found outside the books to be required reading for
everyone trying to interpret the series.

Renee