unicorns and religious references in HP (was checking out the library book

[annemehr]

> Pippin:
> And as soon as I read that Lily's sacrifice had not 
> only saved Harry, but endowed him with lasting protection,  
> I thought, "Oh, Christianity. Okay, that explains the unicorn. " *
> 
> After that I had my radar switched on, so to speak, and that's why 
> I think  the incidental mentions are just as significant as the
> biggies like souls and prophecies.

Anne:
And then we have that curious anti-Christian beastie in the dementor
who can lose your soul *for* you, just for the sin of being unlucky
enough to fall into its clutches.  I always wondered how to take that
-- whether it's a question Jo brought up with the intent to solve
later, whether it was a bit of hyperbole to illustrate how
soul-destroying depression can be, or whether it's merely as foreign
to my Catholic roots as the doctrine of predestination is (at least at
first glance).

I never got anywhere with that question; I just file it under Fate
Worse Than Death and read on.

~Anne