The Role of Religion in the Potterverse was Magical Latin

[Annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 186182

 
> No.Limberger responds:
> "Salvation" as it is referred to in Christianity is the antithesis of
> another Christian concept: that of everyone being guilty of "sin"
> due simply to having been born a human being.  Thus,
> the goal of Christianity is for people to be "saved" from
> perceived "sins".  This concept has nothing to do with Harry
> Potter, who was attempting to defeat Voldemort, who
> was essentially a cruel & egocentric would-be totalitarian
> dictator.  By defeating Voldemort, Harry ensures that everyone
> in the WW, regardless of genetic heritage, would live in a
> free & open society and be treated equally.
> 

Annemehr again:
True, Harry did not save people from their "guilt."  But no one's arguing that HP = the New Testament.  This is not an all-or-nothing proposition.  Harry is human.  He can't save souls (assuming they need saving), only lives.  He's not perfect.  He doesn't even know if there is a God.  

I also sincerely doubt that he even managed to ensure a free and open WW society (unless the world is divided between good people and Death Eaters, after all).  

That doesn't prevent him from being a literary Christ-figure.  All he needs are certain similarities, and, as people have already pointed out, he's got them.