[Luna]

I don't have kids, but I tell parents how to raise their children. :) But only in my head when I'm out in public and the little tykes are running around misbehaving and the parents don't notice or don't care.

An English teacher of mine said that if evil is portrayed as evil, it's good. I've seen two of the HP movies, and it was a story about good vs. evil, and the evil was clearly defined. To me, it's no different than the Star Wars saga. Evil is shown as evil, and whether that evil is destroyed by magic or the force, it's destroyed. Magic can be symbolic of our own power to overcome evil. And of course, fantasy is just fun to escape into to get away from this uptight world.

[Pippin]

Re #130

I couldn't have said it better myself! :o)

[Antoninus]

I've seen two of the HP movies, and it was a story about good vs. evil, and the evil was clearly defined.

Not exactly. If I remember correctly, one of the hallmarks of the Harry Potter series is people who you thought were acting in an evil manner end up being portrayed as good-guys in the end. Also, Harry continuously breaks the rules, never suffers any consequences, and indeed, is often rewarded for breaking the rules in the end.