[the_old_crowd] Re: checking out the library book / Love - massively OT, mostly

[Penny & Bryce]

Hi --

I said:  <<<> *nods*  Yes, exactly.  That is, incidentally, a big point of John Granger's thesis -- that Rowling is a Christian author writing in the tradition of great classic English literature 
which is, by and large, Christian.  It seems to me that Rowling has created a wizarding 
world that developed alongside the British muggle world for centuries and shares many of 
the same traditions and history.  Part of that history is indisputably Christianity.>>>>>>>  
> 
To which Kneasy replied: 

<<<<<Just to be difficult -
Unless the WW split off from Muggle society before Christianity was established 
in this sceptred isle. The dating of Hogwarts is no guarantee that the formation
of the WW happened at the same time. Only need to back-date it 5-600 years.
A mere bagatelle.>>>>>>>>>>>

Er......... but we do know when that happened, do we not?  The International Code of Wizarding Secrecy was enacted in 1692 according to QTTA.  I would think it's reasonably safe to assume that the two societies were more inter-mingled prior to that time, and in fact, this assumption was used by a presenter at Nimbus - 2003 on the topic of justice within the wizarding world.  

And, by the way, I personally think it's quite rude to suggest that anyone on this list ought to "go and read the books."  Interpretations may vary, but that's the whole point of these types of lists, isn't it?  Goodness knows I've had plenty of differences of opinion with Pippin on canon matters (<winks at Pippin>), but I think it's more than obvious that she is quite well-versed in the contents of the HP books.  To suggest otherwise is, at a minimum, rude.

Penny



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