I live in NYC and I hang out in the village. I have met people down there who are "out of the broom closet". Unfortunately, I also have met people who worship the man down under. They both seem to think Harry Potter is that same children's fiction that has been put out for years. The witches I have met seem to think it is show good prevailing over evil. I didn't hang around the others long enough to see what they think about Harry Potter. My take on it is that the movie is not based on a true account of actual events and neither is the book. I can promise you that. I think the book encourages children to read and that's it. I rather have children reading fiction than playing a video games and watching violent programming. When they pick the book up, it is in the fiction section. All you have to do is tell the kids it is make believe. My mother always told me that the stuff was made up and I believed her. I knew what the word fiction meant and that movies are made for entertainment purposes. Most kids know it is just a book made into a movie. What is the big deal?
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