[The Mushroom]

HerenIstarion, I do not think I am mixing fiction and reality anymore. You say that Harry's abilities are a gift from God. That, I think, gets a little closer to mixing then what I was trying to say.
Of course imagination is a wonderful thing. But there is a distinction between healthy, imaginative play (cowboy, knight, hobbit, etc.), and play involving the occult. A witch is a decidedly un-Christian person. Playing witch is not the same as becoming one of course, but all the same it is a decidedly un-Godly game.

One way HP can lead a child to the occult is once it is banned

If you are saying that HP is only appealing to children if it is banned then I disagree.

And, after all, a child is as much human as an adult, and the problem of choice is set before it as well as any adult.

[children] absorb information through the prism of their own inteligence.

Yes, kids are little human beings. They have a soul and a mind just like you and I do, but their mind is still developing its own thought and ideals. They look to parents/teachers/friends/TV/books to build their views of the world. When many of these people/things support occultism then their view of it will likely turn out positive; the first step to becoming involved in occultic practices.
Looking at the quotes from the children that were in my last post, I do not think they are harboring some sort of "willing suspension of disbelief." I think that they are actually trying to merge the world of HP and our own world; wishing to produce magic in our own world.
Lush, I really don't find HP particularly enriching, but I guess that it's a matter of opinion.

They say music can alter moods and talk to you/ Well can it load a gun up for you and cock it too?

The decision to become a witch always belongs to the chooser alone. My point is that HP can make that decision easier.

Well, I really didn't intend to become so involved in this thread.
This discussion seems to be turning into a "does not" "does to" sorta thing, and I don't think we are ever going to agree. My original intent in posting on this thread was not to change any minds, but to make the Christian view of HP opposition more clear for y'all, to the best of my ability. I really don't think that there is much else to say. I'll be seing y'all around the forums, but it's time for me to leave this thread alone.

Mushie