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**lightstar1154** · 08-13-2007, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by r+h4ever1

I feel slightly obligated to disagree with Mr. Hitchens about the religious symbolism within the Harry Potter books...particularly in Deathly Hallows.

In fact, on Sunday (August 12, 2007), my family and I went to 1:00 PM Mass at our Church. Sunday's Gospel reading was Luke 12: 32-48, and a certain verse popped out at me as I read along...

Making sure I was hallucinating, I went home after Mass and looked it up in my copy of Deathly Hallows. This is what I found...

*shrug* Mr. Hitchens (as well as some extreme Christian organizations) may ignore the moral center of Harry Potter, but I won't.

Shannon

You are exactly right, and I was so excited to hear that quote at mass this week!

Yeah... there are always going to be people who will argue on and on about there being no symbolism or moral nature of the books... maybe they ought to reread

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lightstar1154 Hippogriff Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,673 Graduated	Miss Sarah Bippity Boppity Boo! Quote: Originally Posted by r+h4ever1 I feel slightly obligated to disagree with Mr. Hitchens about the religious symbolism within the Harry Potter books...particularly in Deathly Hallows. In fact, on Sunday (August 12, 2007), my family and I went to 1:00 PM Mass at our Church. Sunday's Gospel reading was Luke 12: 32-48, and a certain verse popped out at me as I read along... Making sure I was hallucinating, I went home after Mass and looked it up in my copy of Deathly Hallows. This is what I found... shrug Mr. Hitchens (as well as some extreme Christian organizations) may ignore the moral center of Harry Potter, but I won't. Shannon You are exactly right, and I was so excited to hear that quote at mass this week! Yeah... there are always going to be people who will argue on and on about there being no symbolism or moral nature of the books... maybe they ought to reread __________________ Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?