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Old 05-31-2003, 11:22 AM   #11
Katherine712
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As a huge fan of both HP and LOTR I can safe with absolutely no doubt that neither are evil. Both books are very similar in many common themes (such as friendship and loyalty even in diffcult times, and following what is the good and right thing to do eben though it may be diffcult). How can two bokks that support ideas such as good wins over evil, kindness, loyalty, friendship be considered evil.
From a literary point of view, both books follow a specific hero archetype where an unassuming hero must somehow save the world at a sacrifice to themselves. This is actually a common theme in literture, especially when magic is used as a background.
I do not wish to get into a debate, and yes this is not a HP board, but I must respond tho those on this site who say that HP is evil, about witchcraft, etc. It is not about evil or witchcraft. As LOTR fans, you might notice that in all of literature, not just these two books, magic is used as SYMBOL!, not meant to be taken literally. Neither the magic of Gandalf of the magic in LOTR encourages any belief in evil, of satanism what so ever. If you believe that crap ( as in the false information, not an insult to the belief, because she has stated that she does not believe in magic) that JKR used black magic in her books, worships the devil, etc then you are very sadly mistaken. That is propaganda from people like the guy who wrote that article. Just like LOTR, hp has roots in lore and mythology. Magic is a backdrop, not the focus. I just couldn't stand for you to be continuly misinformed and perhaps help fuel the fire that HP is evil when it is clearly not. (If it matters at all, I am a devout christian)
BOTH authors encourage good values and morals that everyone can follow, no matter what your religion. Magic is a symbol in these books!

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