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"The protagonist is a warlock and engages in occult practices."

He's a wizzard, actually (but don't ask me to explain the difference ;)). And from what I could tell from the one movie I saw, "evil" was portrayed as petty and stupid, while "good" always triumphed. Certainly not a particularly anti-Christian message.

As for pushing children toward the occult, I don't think it's unusual (or necessarily harmful) for kids to fantasize about things such as wizzards and magic. I'd be hard-pressed to believe that those fantasies carried over into adulthood and solidified into beliefs.

In any case, it's obviously up to parents as to what their children read, watch or listen to. But with all the real evil in this world, it seems silly to go looking for more where it doesn't exist.

But with all the real evil in this world, it seems silly to go looking for more where it doesn't exist.

Just walk through the fantasy/sci-fi section of Barnes and Noble and you'll see that Harry is just the tip of the iceberg.

There are lots of kids engaging in occult practices. Read the reviews of the Ouija board game on Amazon. How do they become interested in this stuff?