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I was basing my supposition that you have a problem differentiating between fantasy and reality because our your comments and citing various Bible versus. I stand by my claims. I would much rather err on the side of righteousness than compromise with the world. Me too. But I am not compromising just because I've read the books and saw the movies. My faith is strong. And I've never been tempted. taking heed when my God gives me a warning. I heed God too. But God didn't tell me about fantasy. He was talking about reality. That is my personal decision to make. Of course it is. So what was your point? You don't see anything edifying in the Potter series because you haven't read them. I didn't say your life isn't complete without them. My life is complete without them, but it has given me alot of enjoyment. Hardly sad. It was you who try to state that I or others base the value of a person's life on reading the books. Far from it. Reading Potter doesn't make witchcraft "more palatable". It doesn't teach witchcraft. It teaches about defeating evil, friendship, courage, strength, ingenuity, respect, perserverance, sacrifice, family, etc. Do any of those sound familiar to you?

Who said I hadn’t read any of the Potter books... I did start to read the 1st one and considered it a waste of time... sorta like the McDonalds of the literary world, lots of mass appeal but way short on substance.

As far as differentiating between fantasy and reality, I ask you... how often is fantasy used to teach a reality? Are you saying that there isn’t witchcraft? Are you saying that there aren’t people who read Harry Potter and wish they could cast spells, etc. for real?

Wicca and voodoo are alive and well where I live, it’s a very small jump from fantasy to reality. Not all parents are ideal Christians who make sure kids do know the difference between light and darkness. I just don’t happen to agree with you that all children see past the witchcraft and wizardry in either the books or movies to glean the virtues you stated. My opinion may be based on my limited experience, but it seems the kids I’ve asked do in fact say it’s the witchcraft and wizardry that make the books fun and interesting. And I stand by my opinion that it is exactly what makes the reality more palatable.