Religion in the Wizarding World. (Was: Re: Halloween Toasts)

[nikkalmati]

No: HPFGUIDX 191396



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> > I agree that Jo did not want to engender controversy over what are minor details in her story and that the themes she presents are universal.  She is not promoting any religion nor is she denying any religious belief.  The context is a certain place and time, however.  The WW reflects the majority culture of the UK about 1700.
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> Keep in mind I'm not saying things didn't happen they way you laid them out, I'm simply saying that they didn't **necessarily** happen as you laid them out.
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> While Baptism/Godparents are usually tied together, they are not necessarily tied together.
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> While Godparent usually means someone appointed as a baptismal sponsor, it is sometime just a generic term for guardian of last resort. Not always, not usually, just sometimes. 
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Nikkalmati

I wonder what leads you to the conclusion that godparent and guardian are ever the same.  Please give an example.  

I would also assume Teddy Lupin was baptized if Harry is his godfather. Even though Teddy is an orphan, Harry is not his guardian. Epilogue p 757 US Hardback "He already comes round for dinner about four times a week, said Harry.  Why don't we just invite him to live with us . . . "  Teddy presumably was raised by his nearest relative, his grandmother (as is Neville).  

Nikkalmati