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...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Luke 12:34
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows p.325 American Edition:
Harry stooped down and saw, upon the frozen, lichen-spotted granite, the words KENDRA DUMBLEDORE and, a short way below her dates of birth and death, AND HER DAUGHTER ARIANA. There was also a quotation:
"Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
*shrug* Mr. Hitchens (as well as some extreme Christian organizations) may ignore the moral center of Harry Potter, but I won't.
Shannon
