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Why we love Jo... She faces the music with her head (and wand) held high!
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Why do people constantly look for religion is stories. JKR wrote a fantastic series of books based on witchcraft (in a fun sort of way).
I guess, however, you can find symbolism in anything as long as you want it to be there
You know every time I read Harry Potter I learn something new. So i went to see the 6th movie and I could tell when things weren't in the movie that were in the book. I don't love Harry Potter but I don't love it like Bella said.
I don't think that it's that the books don't have anything to do with religion. Even if they weren't directly influenced by religion, they carry a lot of the same morals and ideas, such as the strenght of love.
It's kind of ironic that some Christians want to have the books banned or preach against them, yet they DO have Christian themes. I am a Christian and have no problems with the books. I agree with you Rachel. :)
I love how she addressed that in a way that seperates here from the more extreme sides of the arguments.
She faces the music with her head (and wand) held high!
Right now, Jo is on her tour in the states, and MTV just released an interview that addresses religion in HP.
And it is fantastic! Here is how Mugglenet summed it up:
The article focuses on the somewhat controversial issue of Christianity and its place in the Harry Potter series. "To me [the religious parallels have] always been obvious," Jo says, proceeding to discuss how it was inevitable that there would be religious references in the books as "they're very British" and so religious quotes and imagery would naturally be encountered by the characters due to the setting.
When it comes to commenting on her own beliefs, Jo says, "I go to church myself [but] don't take any responsibility for the lunatic fringes of my own religion."
Read the article for the full story.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1572107...
Also in the article, you can click on another link to find out just how much she told the acting trio...
