It seems to me that most of you are missing the whole point of this article! Let me point out that whenever any article is released having the least bit to do with delving into the meaning of or ideas behind Harry Potter, an entire slew of posts are consumed with 'it's just a book' and 'stop criticizing and analyzing'. Gah!

It's a book. It's a series of books, actually. I think anyone, pro or anti-Harry, gets that. But it is an immensely popular series, that finds its home in millions of childrens' and adults' book cases and captivates them for a number of reasons. But the books also teach morals, as the author of this stellar article is pointing out VERY POLITELY, and in a non anti-Harry fashion. Books written for the younger generation often do include morals, and if JK added this anti human-racism element into the books as a moral, and now people are discovering and discussing it and using it as a weapon AGAINST those who hate Harry Potter, what's the problem?

And even if JK didn't add it in purposely (even though she probably did, looking at the evidence stated here AND considering the fact that she has stated before that she instilled the pureblood prejudice against mudbloods elements to teach readers a lesson), what's the problem with analyzing it that way? It teachs the readers, both young and old, the need for toleration of others.

And then you might ask, but why even analyze the book? Scholars and professors analyze books to learn about different styles of writing, purposes of writing, the effect of the literature on society and vice versa. Parents can also utilize this analyzation that the article is promoting to better teach their children to shun discrimination and human-racisim. I don't see any harm in that! It's not tearing apart Harry Potter, or making it amount to anything less...it's actually making it stronger, for you can use this morality in the books against those opposed to the 'immorality of the horrid witch-craft' and what not. Plus, it connects Harry Potter to every day life, so it lets people take a step back and look at themselves at a new perspective, and helps them decipher discrimination and racism more clearly...something this world needs a lot of today.

Hmm, well that's my crazed rant for the day... :sorcerer: