Thousands of people everywhere went to the first day showing of the final of the Harry Potter Movies..."The Deathly Hallows Part II"...Some attending our youth conference couldn't resist and skipped a workshop or two in order to find out how the director ends this highly successful series (no, I wasn't one of them...I'll wait and go with hubby when I get home).
The Busted Halo has an article asking, "Is Harry Potter Christian?" They've touched on aspects such as...is Harry the Christ figure?...“Finally, the truth. Lying with his face pressed into the dusty carpet of the office where he had once thought he was learning the secrets of victory, Harry understood at last that he was not supposed to survive. His job was to walk calmly into Death’s welcoming arms. Along the way, he was to dispose of Voldemort’s remaining links to life, so that when at last he flung himself, the end would be clean, and the job that ought to have been done in Godric’s Hollow would be finished: Neither would live, neither could survive.” (Deathly Hallows, page 691)
The series also shows a magnificent affinity for tolerance.... "Rowling wanted to take a different route and express more of the ambiguous and plural nature of religion immersed in a world of suffering — to probe questions of meaning rather than doctrine. For instance, one of the greatest themes of the series is tolerance (or social justice to use a Christian term). Harry’s relationship with inferior house elf, Dobby, is a good example and could be interpreted to be an allegory for immigration. Moreover, Dumbledore’s acceptance of the muggles symbolizes the difference and complexity that exist today."
Visit the article to read their take on other parts of the story...but all in all, I have always felt the books are a good example of right and wrong, love and friendship, those leading and those following and sacrifice. Can't wait to see the movie!
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