[JenB]

It doesn't, and you're maligning a lot of good parents who have read the books and decided that they are no threat to their kids' safety.

[GipperGal]

Look, put aside all arguments about whether it is "harmful", etc. You can not deny that the damn books are about witchcraft and that they borrow from the occult. That's obvious. It's like denying that Gone With the Wind is about the Civil War.

Whether or not it is harmful is another matter altogether. Just as whether or not Gone With the Wind gives an historically accurate portrayal of the Civil War is another matter.