Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows

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When I got on this reading kick, I was searching for a good series to go through so I could remain invested in characters of an extended period of time. For Christmas my wife Beka, got me Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows. But being that the "Deathly Hollows" is the last to come out in a movie I decided to read it first.
The thing about the Harry Potter series is, being a Christian I have witnessed many Christian families banish the Harry Potter stigma from their life. I remember going to see the first one come out when I was a freshman in College and went to see it with some friends. I went through a conflict thinking, how is this movie not inline with Christian values any less than Lord of the Rings, or the Chronicles of Narnia? I remember my friends (who were all Christians) and I left saying," it's Christian, it's Christian!). Referring to how Harry's mother sacrificed herself for her infant son therefore providing "Love" as the protection through the blood. Falling in line with Christs sacrifice for us and salvation through the power of the blood.
Never the less I would hear Christians all over banning it from a healthy Christian walk. Quick to judge if someone was seen renting or walking out of a Harry Potter movie.
Well, after reading this last Harry Potter novel I decided to do some research on JK Rowling and her ties to the Christian faith. This is what I found:

“I believe in God, not magic.” In fact, Rowling initially was afraid that if people were aware of her Christian faith, she would give away too much of what’s coming in the series. “If I talk too freely about that,” she told a Canadian reporter, “I think the intelligent reader“ whether ten [years old] or sixty“ will be able to guess what is coming in the books” (Michael Nelson, “Fantasia: The Gospel According to C.S. Lewis”, The American Prospect, vol. 13, no. 4, February 25, 2002)

I would like to apologize to author JK Rowling for Christians speaking out against her hard work. If we as a faith can and should accept Tolkin or Lewis as champions of the faith in trying to spread the word of the gospel through vivid imagination and mystical creations, than in my opinion Rowling should be allowed to live in their company.

I really don't know what else to say about the book. I would strongly suggest to everyone to read this book. Christian or not.

Stoney

Comments

  1. LillianJanuary 17, 2010 at 8:27 PM

    I absolutely loved this book. I know we just watched all of these movies... but I feel like going back and watching them all again. lol I agree with you on the whole Christian disapproval of Harry Potter. It seems as if they didn't read the book and made accusations based on thin air.

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