The Trial of JKR for XC in HP (long)

[Mari]

No: HPFGUIDX 151807

<regretful snip of a wonderfully expressed and cogently argued post; 
number 151730>

Tonks, thank you so much for setting all this out in such a clear 
way. I am one hundred percent with you that JKR intends to reference 
and re interpret events in the Christian story throughout the series.

I don't think everything in HP has a direct equivalent in the Bible
(any more than everything in Narnia does), but your reference to the 
Hogwarts motto and connection of it to C.S Lewis' remarks 
about 'stealing past watchful dragons' had me grinning from ear to 
ear. 

Can't help but wonder if JKR is hoping for a similar thing to what 
C.S Lewis hoped (and in fact happened) with the Narnia series; HP 
can be enjoyed as an exciting story, but at the same time indirectly 
gets readers to think about moral and spiritual issues, which is 
always best done by myth, story and parable rather than preaching :-)

Both Lewis and JKR try to get away from the 'stained glass window' 
and 'churchy' associations of the Christian story. The tremendous 
continuing popularity of both series suggests they have been 
eminently successful.

Mari.