Among the young, an interest in witchcraft, sorcery, and allied occult activity is growing at an astonishing rate. Some libraries now put their occult section beside the Potter books, to make access easier for young readers. Thus, millions of children, including large numbers of Catholic children, are getting involved in spiritually and psychologically dangerous activity. Harry Potter provided the role model. As a Catholic, does that concern you? I'd submit that if your child was showing a serious interest in "witchcraft, sorcery, and allied occult activity", and you didn't know it... then you aren't a very good parent.
This ridiculous and reactionary nonsense that people spout about Harry Potter, makes it all but certain that they'll be ignored as fruitcakes when a real problem manifests itself.
Imagine the following far-fetched scenario. After reading
Harry Potter in school, a child goes to the school library and does a search on witchcraft and ends up
here or other related sites.
'...makes it all but certain that they'll be ignored as fruitcakes..." Hey! OWKN! You just described my philosophy regarding YOU!
Well, to be fair, you're only bass ackwards wrong 75% of the time.