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Harry Potter "magic" is not even close to Wicca. Nor is it ceremonial magic either. It's really an elaborate system of puns and (mostly Latin but some Greek) words.

A kid isn't going to learn anything about actual magical systems from reading these books. Harmless fairy tale stuff.

Couldn't agree more; ban this work of fantasy, we might as well ban all works of fantasy.

The hyper-anti-Potterites (HAP's) are not swayed by this though. Given your point, they counter something like the following, "It (Potter) may not teach about REAL wicca, but it desensitizes kids to the notion of witchcraft, wicca, and everything else not Christian, making it seem more attractive than Christ, as a general notion. This will lead to the children, down the road, embracing REAL wicca."

Again though it all comes back to the main point, "Should we ban all works of fantasy, even works like the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, which are actually based in Christianity, simply because they aren't 'The Bible'"? (because this really is the ultimate reason, it can't be any other. No other book is worth reading BUT the Bible, at least to the HAP's)

It truly is amazing, amazing how some people don't think their rationale through to its logical conclusion. The logical conclusion here is to ban (and maybe even burn) all books but the Bible. Such people clearly haven't learned from history; hopefully we aren't doomed to repeat it because of their mistake.

It (Potter) may not teach about REAL wicca, but it desensitizes kids to the notion of witchcraft, wicca, and everything else not Christian, making it seem more attractive than Christ, as a general notion.

And whose fault, exactly, would that be? Perhaps the Christian parents who didn't tell the kid HP was a work of fiction and the Bible is a work of faith?

LOL! I do see your point, but some women (and a few men) were just BORN with a case of the 'vapors', and nothing will suit them but to have the world revolve in a manner they personally approve of.

:-)