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Is Harry Potter satanic?

By: Brittany Johnson

"Witchcraft", is a term commonly associated with the Harry Potter franchise. Which can easily be seen from the title of Harry's school, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But Harry Potter is not about learning witchcraft. It is the story of a young orphan boy who grew up in a rotten home, and after learning of his magical ancestors, finds friendship and love at his new home, Hogwarts. Along is journey to discover his true destiny, Harry, and his two best friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, accomplish impossible tasks, such as getting past a humongous three-headed dog. All the while remaining the best of friends. Harry Potter is not satanic, it is an incredible tale of friendship, bravery, and loyalty.

Most people who believe it is satanic, have never actually read the books, or even bothered to watch the movies. So in my opinion their argument is invalid. But they do make somewhat valid points. For instance, they believe that the snakes in the series, such as the basilisk in book two, the Hogwarts house Slytherin, and its symbol, a snake, refer to satan and the serpent that corrupted Eve. You see, if the accuser had read the book or watched the movie, they'd be informed of the fact "There's not one witch or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin.", a quote by Ron Weasley. Slytherin house is full of bullies, tricksters, and purebloods(no non-magic folk in the family history). The other three houses represent intelligence(Ravenclaw), creativity(Hufflepuff), and bravery(Griffindor). The basilisk is a giant serpent that is petrifying the muggleborn students(opposite of a pureblood) at Hogwarts. Harry sets out to defeat the basilisk, after a good friend of his is captured by the evil, Tom Riddle, heir of Salazar Slytherin. He defeats the basilisk in the end, and I believe that can be interpreted as Harry defeating evil.

Joanne Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, defends her characters names in an exclusive interview. A Harry Potter hater informed her that several names she chose for characters, such as Draco and Dumbledore, can be interpreted as satanic. She reveals that several of the Harry Potter character names were randomly selected from the church log. In addition, Draco is merely the Latin term for Dragon. Dumbledore is the Latin term for bumblebee, because she imagined him as happy, and walking through the halls of Hogwarts humming to himself. Does that seem satanic to you?

Another accusation frequently thrown at the Harry Potter fandom, is that there are signs of occult symbols in the series. One is the unicorn in the first book, then the phoenix, Dumbledores pet Fawkes. First of all, the unicorn represents purity. Firenze, a centaur living in the Forbidden Forest on the outskirts of Hogwarts, says, "You have slain something pure and defenseless to save yourself." Pure, and defenseless, are the two choice words chosen by Jo. Not evil, harmful, corrupt, or satanic. Fawkes is the phoenix, he represents loyalty. In __Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets__, Tom Riddle says Dumbledore will be asked to leave, due to many of the students being petrified. Harry Potter says, "Dumbledore will always be here, as long as those who remain are loyal to him." Words of a twelve year old child, that we're so loyal, Fawkes appears and helps Harry defeat the basilisk. These animals are not satanic, they are meant to send a message to the reader of the power of loyalty, and purity.

The Harry Potter franchise has been such an inspiration to so many people. Evanna Lynch the actor that is cast as Luna Lovegood, beat anorexia in the hopes of auditioning for the fifth Harry Potter film/book, __Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix__. Mrs. Rowling became aware of her incredible win, and gave Evanna her dream role as Luna. Joanne was not trying to show satanism by writing in a unicorn, and a phoenix. She was not trying to show satanism with any of the snake references, only that good should always overcome evil, and that love conquers all. People who read these books don't read them to learn witchcraft. They read them because when you read a Harry Potter book, you can escape a bad reality, into a wonderful fantasy land. The movies are not carbon copies of the books, but they give the same feeling while watching. They show how, in the words of Albus Dumbledore, "Happiness can be found, in even the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light."

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http://www.cuttingedge.org/News/n1380.cfm Con- there have been satanic symbols found on the cover of harry potter books. http://www.lasttrumpetministries.org/tracts/tract7.html Con- teaches your kids about Wicca/witchcraft http://www.michaeljournal.org/potter.htm Con- promotes the occult http://remnantradio.org/Mirror/www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Wicca%20&%20Witchcraft/harry_potter_is_of_the_devil.htm Con- bible reference reprimanding witchcraft https://www.debate.org/debates/Is-Harry-Potter-Satanic/1/ Con- harry is evil https://secure.cbn.org/spirituallife/OnlineDiscipleship/HarryPotterControversy/harrypotterharm.aspx Pro- comforting, shows in the bible similarities to harry potter http://www.debate.org/opinions/does-harry-potter-promote-satanic-witchcraft Pro- harry potter doesn't promote witchcraft http://evangelicaliberal.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/why-harry-potter-is-not-satanic/ Pro- they are Christian stories in disguise as witchcraft. http://www.namastepublishing.com/blog/author/david-robert-ord/how-harry-potter-isnt-satanic-illumines-jesus-message Pro- illuminates Jesus's message http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/kids-teachers/pdf/aBookThatShapedMe.pdf Pro- helped students become avid readers