Harry Potter: 3 More Things I Learned

ExileStreet ^ | 8/1/07 | John Mark Reynolds

[Corin Stormhands]

Can we find some connection to Ron Paul? That’ll really stir things up!

Ron Paul is definitely a muggle.

[TalonDJ]

Well the fact that the wizard population is so tiny despite being more powerful, thus having better survival traits. That and the existence of squibs.

Next up, abortion! Wait, is that not controversial enough? hmm...

[PetroniusMaximus]

“Oh, so it did not effect you but Ignatz is not capable of raising kids to be as virtuous as you?”

I am an adult and am capable of discerning when I am being presented with a pack of lies - such as is presented in HP.

[Xenalyte]

Your mother turned you on to “Office Space”?

You must have one of the coolest moms EVER. (You oughta get her a red Swingline.)

[Tax-chick]

It’s always good to find a new subject for reading, and Lincoln is extremely interesting!

[ReignOfError]

I wonder why several B&Ns I’ve visited set out a display table of HP books and then fill a table right next to it will serious occultism books?

1) define "serious accultism books."

B) Document that this has occurred. Dates, place, and if you have a camera in your cell phone, bonus. I somehow don't see any bookseller with half a brain stacking Aleister Crowley books around the Harry Potter display. It would be one for the all-time annals of dumb marketing, and B&N didn't get where it is by being stupid.

[TexasAg1996]

Well the fact that the wizard population is so tiny despite being more powerful, thus having better survival traits. That and the existence of squibs.

Darn it! I knew I skipped the evolution part too quickly.

[TalonDJ]

I think my next book should be a Lincoln biography.

I am pretty sure he dabbled in the occult. I mean, just look at all that black clothing! The clearly not pointy hat was a deliberate obfuscation.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I'm stuck on the evolution bit...

Careful examination of the fossil record clearly shows that Grindlows are descended from Sea Monkeys.

[Corin Stormhands]

Wizards can apparate, so there's no sense in having any kind of borders, thus wizard immigration is OK.

But, what does it mean that you can't apparate in and out of Hogwarts? Hmmm???

[Tax-chick]

He's like Thicknesse, the imperiused new Minister of Magic obeying and helping the enemy?

Now there's a sharp observation.

[TalonDJ]

I am an adult and am capable of discerning

Hey, I bet that covers the teen male prostitute porn too eh? Handy!

[TexasAg1996]

But, what does it mean that you can't apparate in and out of Hogwarts? Hmmm???

Securing your own home or a building is easy. You can't possibly secure a country. You couldn't, for example, build a fence on your southern border to keep out illegals. It's just not magically possible!

[Corin Stormhands]

Actually, I really don't know enough about Lincoln (other than what I was taught in grade school) to really comment on that. Isn't that sad?

That's frightening. My oldest came home from kindergarten and told us that the "South Americans killed Abraham Lincoln."

And we live in Virginia...

[Xenalyte]

>>Seems like people who aren’t supposed to be reading about witchcraft sure are spending a heckuva lot of time reading about it.<<

“I only came in here to get directions on how to get away from here!”

[TalonDJ]

But, what does it mean that you can't apparate in and out of Hogwarts? Hmmm???

Give me a sec... I am sure I can tie that to HP being anti homeschooling...

[Tax-chick]

South Americans killed Abraham Lincoln.

LOL!

I remember when my kids discovered that their friends next door had never heard of the Alamo.

[Corin Stormhands]

I only came in here to get directions on how to get away from here

*snort*

[discostu]

Actually I’ve put forth my argument multiple times. You keep fleeing in terror from that and then return to whining about how I think it’s creepy you talking about teenage male prostitutes is a good argument.

Let’s review shall we:
There is no occult in HP.
There is nothing similar to real world occult in HP.
This is made clear early on in the first HP book and movie (and repeated throughout) when we learn that Harry does “magic” even though he knows nothing about it.
Your “sources” are crap, you’ve got a supposedly pagan organization that no one ever heard of and if you go to their website it’s clear they aren’t actually very much of an organization; a general secretary to a teacher’s organization who doesn’t actually know anything about the occult; and a bunch of condemning “Christians” who not only think Harry Potter is evil but also include Mormon and Jehovah’s Witnesses on their evil list.

So there it is again the argument I’ve put forth multiple times, and that you keep ignoring to whine about other stuff. You really should stop lying, you know I’ve made these arguments, you know they win, you know you have no facts. Trying to say I haven’t presented an argument is just pathetic and lame at this point. You’re wrong, man up and admit it. Stop aligning yourself with the worst elements of “Christianity” (those people really aren’t Christian) and work with the truth.

[Lil'freeper]

But, what does it mean that you can't apparate in and out of Hogwarts? Hmmm???

It means they're protectionist xenophobes.