[I still care]

I know some hate it, but the Harry Potter movies are loaded with conservatism. Old fashioned family values, where people mistrust a powerful government and instead count on friends and family for the help they need. The overreaching intrusiveness of government and power. The fifth book is huge for the second amendment.

I am of the opinion that all those kids that read Harry Potter are going to be ripe for conservative ideals.

[TheHawksNest]

I am of the opinion that all those kids that read Harry Potter are going to be ripe for conservative ideals.

Let's hope!

[Chickensoup]

I just watched 1984 with the teenagers last night. That made them pucker.

[ElayneJ]

I like the treatment of good an evil, at least in the first Harry Potter film. I think I agree with you. :)

[Catsrus]

And I contend that all who know the background of Harry Potter should run as far away as possible from this satanistic programming. Conservative values? No, more like witchcraft, which the Bible forbids.

The woman who wrote the series is involved in the occult. Please don’t suggest this crap to families.

[Tribune7]

I know some hate it, but the Harry Potter movies are loaded with conservatism.

I thought the same thing. Hogwarts celebrates Christmas and the government bureaucrats are either screwing things up or aligned with evil.

[Mercat]

Actually, the books are not just about magic, they are largely constructed around alchemy which has a deep tradition in the Christian Church. They also draw on pre-Christian traditions like the hero narratives. And of course, the messianic narrative throughout. Harry goes down into the depths in each book and rises in conjunction of a symbol of Christ. In the last book he is the symbol of Christ. And throughout the books the theme is of self sacrifice and love for others. It is also the modern narrative of acceptance of and love for others, even those who are different like muggles and werewolves and giants. If you are simply relying on the movies, I recommend that you read and reread the books. The movies are wonderful because of the casting and the sets but leave a lot of the wonderful plots out.

[paudio]

I agree with you. The notion that there's evil in the world, and the 'peace loving' government tried to deny it at first (under Cornelius Fudge), ineffective (under Rufus Scrimgeour), then purely evil who wants to control people's life (Pius Thickness) should make children be skeptical of government...

I used to avoid HP books and movies, but after a while I came around. There's a reason C.S. Lewis used fable, witches, etc., to tell the Good story. It appeals to children (and other ages too). While Rowling didn't mean to tell the Gospel, nevertheless she unintendedly tells a conservative story.

[MacMattico]

I wholeheartedly agree!