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To: CholeraJoe
More murder, torture, kidnapping, theft, voyeurism, child abuse, animal cruelty, and interracial dating from J.K. Rowling.

I've read all of the books so far, and I don't recall examples of some accusations in your list. Some of them, yes, but not all of them. Do you have examples?

Also, the Holy Bible doesn't fare well under your standards either.

8 posted on 02/20/2007 2:12:33 PM PST by TChris (The Democrat Party: A sewer into which is emptied treason, inhumanity and barbarism - O. Morton)
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To: TChris

One of the Weasley twins went to the dance in "Goblet of Fire" with Angelica-something, who's black. And Harry and Ron took the Patil twins, who are Indian.

Not that it matters ... CJ was making a joke.


11 posted on 02/20/2007 2:14:37 PM PST by Tax-chick (Every "choice" has a direct object.)
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To: TChris
Murder - Harry's Parents, Emmeline Vance, Susan Bones, Gideon & Fabian Prewitt, and Professor Quirrel who Harry killed with his bare hands.

Torture - Neville parents were tortured into insanity and both Harry and Neville have been on the receiving end of the Cruciatus curse.

Kidnapping - Ginny Weasley was kidnapped by Tom Riddle and Alastor Moody was kidnapped by Barty Crouch, Jr.

Theft - Fred and George Weasley stole the Marauder's map from Filch. Mundungus Fletcher stole virtually everything of value from 12 Grimauld Place.

Voyeurism - Moaning Myrtle gleefully watches Harry undress and bathe in Goblet of Fire.

Child Abuse - The Dursley's treatment of Harry (beatings, starvation, isolation.)

Animal Cruelty - A rare Basilisk, perhaps the last of its kind had its eyes pecked out and was stabbed to death. Dozens of rare acromantulas were crushed beneath the wheels of a 1960 Ford Anglia in the Dark Forest. Hedwig was injured on purpose, as was Buckbeak.

Interracial dating - Fred Weasley and Angelina Johnson, Cho Chang and Cedric Diggory, Harry and Parvati Patil, Ron and Padma Patil, Harry and Cho Chang, Ginny Weasley and Michael Corner, Ginny Weasley and Dean Thomas.

36 posted on 02/20/2007 2:24:52 PM PST by CholeraJoe ("The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord shall be born as the seventh month dies.")
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To: TChris
We had some people in our church that got their underwear in a bunch over the Harry Potter series. It seems to be in the same genre as the Narnia series, good triumphing over evil.

Our family read the series. I loved the idea that we as a family could have discussions about the books.
41 posted on 02/20/2007 2:29:05 PM PST by Kimmers
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