Posted on 08/01/2007 6:59:32 AM PDT by ParsifalCA
I am warning those who have not finished the series . . . and there must be still a few of them by now. . . that there are spoilers ahead. I have just finished the last book . . . having spent an enjoyable evening with it thanks to Sam’s Club and an indulgent wife.
I am done with Harry Potter and enjoying the literary aftertaste the way one enjoys a fine meal almost as much after it is done as when it is being consumed . . . though it is a bit sad that the series is finished.
And it is really finished . . .
Will one be able to re-read the books with pleasure?
I think the answer is only a tentative “yes.” If one knows the “puzzles” and “the secrets” of the book, it will not take away the charm of the characters or the fun of a good Quidditch match, but the first read will always be the best.
The strength of these books is in the plot and the second read, when everything is known, will be satisfying for finding all the clues to what happens . . . but I am hard pressed to know if I will want to re-read them a third or fourth time.
A really great book is as good on the fourth read . . . and some children’s books (Little White Horse) are better.
I deeply enjoyed the last book and thought the ending satisfying. For those who found them quite Christian, they will find much in this last book to give strength to their idea.
(Excerpt) Read more at exilestreet.com ...
Something that I noticed early on was that the "secular" magic words, "Abra-Cadabra" were so closely related to the killing curse... I thought that was very interesting, possibly indicating that she doesn't approve of magic (the occult, and how dangerous it can be?) herself.
Mark
Thailand?
Someone had to do it.
Good observation. Someone also pointed out earlier that her mocking portrayal of Trelawny could also indicated her disapproval of "real life" witches.
Should I be insulted?
“There’s nothing in there that says anything about personal attacks or a request to stop same”
#102: “You keep trying to make this about me. Why don’t you stop it and stick to the topic.”
Ole Voldy and Carville! Separated at birth! LOL!
And that doesn’t say anything about personal attacks. Sorry bub I don’t know what additional words you had in your head while writing it I can only go with the words you actually typed. Which doesn’t include anything about it being a personal attack (which of course it isn’t anyway) and doesn’t request I stop same. As for being “on topic” the whole occult whine is off topic, deal with it. And I still think you have an unhealthy obsession with teenage male prostitutes.
“Yours is more the latter than the former.”
Both examples use a Biblical “abomination” as a neutral, judgement-free plot device.
Well, since I don’t do any of those things, nor do I know any fans of the Harry Potter books who do, then we’re all good!
I think we can add a “fourth” thing learned from Harry Potter - some folks will go to great lengths to condemn fictional fantasy books. Wish they had more to do...
We spend way too much time in the internet? :)
Nope, because those wouldn't be interesting stories.
Occultism and homosexuality are a one-to-one comparison in terms of their bBiblical status as “abomination”.
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and so is wearing clothes of mixed fabrics. Your point?
Weren't those Abraham's guests?
I thought that was Lot, before Sodom and Gemorah were destroyed... And then there was the incest, but I forgeet if that was Noah with his daughter, or Lot with his daughter. And don't forget about what David did, sending the husband of a married woman off to die, so he could get her.
Mark
“And I still think you have an unhealthy obsession with teenage male prostitutes.”
You really don’t have an argument to put forward, do you.
My faith is not at issue.
Tut-tut! Don't be so quick to dismiss my question! This issue is every bit about one's faith. An amount the size of a mustard seed could move a mountain, could it not?
Then tell us: Is YOUR faith strong enough to thwart the "evil influences" of Harry Potter books?
If your children were to "accidentally" read a chapter, have you provided them with a foundation so well grounded in faith that they can tell fantasy from reality? Can they discern?
Would they have learned from your example to have faith that God is real and powerful and protects them as believers?
So far, what you are projecting is an image of someone so afraid that your faith is so much weaker than the world that you cannot bear to even look at children's fairytales!
You seem less of a "Christian Soldier" and more of a ... well, I won't insult you, PM.
God bless you; and try to remember that those who fear God in their heart need not fear the devil in a Harry Potter book.
“Nope, because those wouldn’t be interesting stories.”
But lets say they were written in such a wayu that children found them interesting...
No kidding. Books they haven't even read.
I had a friend in high school who was convinced that LOTR was the devil because it had "wizards" in it.
Then she saw the movies, read the books and realized what we had been trying to tell her.
*sigh* If these people only knew what a waste of energy it is.
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