Harry Potter Speculation

christiangirl · #1 10-24-2007, 06:04 PM

Okay, you all touched on the same point, so there's no point in quoting anybody (well, except you MC--I've already read and enjoyed both of those). I'm glad people understand my rationale for these books. The reason I've been given for HP being bad is because supernatural power either comes from God or Satan and if the books don't say God, then it must be demonic, there's no other choice. I say that's ridiculous. If you don't tell your kids not to watch Snow White, the Little Mermaid, or anything else that has witches, then what's the point? The whole heart of the series is that goodness, innocence, and love will always conquer any other power out there, so if it's wrong to fill my head with thoughts like that, then there's not hope for humanity.

Also, "joke" was the wrong word. I didn't mean a literal haha funny joke, let's call it a "fact" instead. I just think she should have kept that to herself because I don't see the point of having said it. Being "gay" was never brought up in any of the novels and, therefore, didn't contribute to the plot or his development as a character (except in her mind only, but not concretely obvious to anyone else). Why bring it up now that the series is over? It seems to be causing more "upset-ness" than happiness or could possibly the more people think about it.

Drolefille · #2 10-24-2007, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by christiangirl

Okay, you all touched on the same point, so there's no point in quoting anybody (well, except you MC--I've already read and enjoyed both of those). I'm glad people understand my rationale for these books. The reason I've been given for HP being bad is because supernatural power either comes from God or Satan and if the books don't say God, then it must be demonic, there's no other choice. I say that's ridiculous. If you don't tell your kids not to watch Snow White, the Little Mermaid, or anything else that has witches, then what's the point? The whole heart of the series is that goodness, innocence, and love will always conquer any other power out there, so if it's wrong to fill my head with thoughts like that, then there's not hope for humanity.

Also, "joke" was the wrong word. I didn't mean a literal haha funny joke, let's call it a "fact" instead. I just think she should have kept that to herself because I don't see the point of having said it. Being "gay" was never brought up in any of the novels and, therefore, didn't contribute to the plot or his development as a character (except in her mind only, but not concretely obvious to anyone else). Why bring it up now that the series is over? It seems to be causing more "upset-ness" than happiness or could possibly the more people think about it.

I understand what you're saying about the "OMG Magic EVIL!" thing. I don't much understand the logic behind it either.

It was explained in the other thread about this, if not also in this one, that the director/writers for the HP6 movie wanted to include a love interest in a flashback scene. She had to say something to stop that from happening, because it wouldn't be true to the character. Also, fans have asked simply because you haven't ever seen him romantically attached to someone, so they want to know if he ever had a girlfriend/wife/lover/etc. So she told them the truth.

Think of it this way: Would it have mattered if she'd said he was straight and had never married, but loved this woman from her past? Is that different?

lauralaylin · #3 10-24-2007, 07:47 PM

Don't forget that there are psycho fans (myself included) who want to know every single little inconsequential detail about everyone and everything in the HP books.

AlethiaSi · #4 10-26-2007, 01:13 PM

I thought this was interesting:

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Thatcherite Britain, a French philosopher said Friday on the day of the last novel's publication in French.

"It must be said from the start that Harry Potter is deeply political and that the books speak of today's England," Jean-Claude Milner told the left-wing newspaper Liberation.
"Reading it, one can see that J.K. Rowling -- like many cultured English people -- believes there was a real Thatcherite revolution, that it was a disaster, and that culture's only chance is to survive as an occult science."
According to Milner, Harry's world of magic -- and especially the elite public school setting of the Hogwarts school of wizardry -- offer a means of resistance against a triumphant middle-class represented by the non-magic Muggles.

the rest is here

Drolefille · #5 10-26-2007, 03:05 PM

And the winner of the "reading things into Harry Potter that aren't there unrelated to the evils of witchcraft award" is.....

I'm not saying there aren't societal parallels, but that it isn't some sort of "statement" on today's England and what have you.

AlethiaSi · #6 10-26-2007, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Drolefille

And the winner of the "reading things into Harry Potter that aren't there unrelated to the evils of witchcraft award" is.....

I'm not saying there aren't societal parallels, but that it isn't some sort of "statement" on today's England and what have you.

LOL i totally agree. I was like... where is this guy getting this from... i'm sure if i wrote a story about a flying unicorn and his posse of dancing ponies, translated it to french and someone interpreted it... you could compare it to the bush administration. yes of course that makes total sense.

christiangirl · #7 10-27-2007, 01:14 AM

All that paragraph made me think was, "Hogwarts wasn't a public school."

Oh, listen. Hedwig's Theme is the next on my playlist. I must go now--I can't muster up a dreamy glaze and a goofy smile while I'm typing.