[PetroniusMaximus]

“Did you happen to notice I very specifically said: “Harry Potter magic is fiction”?”

“I have an idea for a wonderful series of children’s books. I’m imagining a delightful fantasy world. In my world, there is a secret: tucked away on the upper shelves of every home is a product that, when used the right way, can make children’s dreams come true: common rat poison, when mixed with orange soda, turns into an elixir that’s out of this world. When you drink it in one big gulp, not only does it taste heavenly, it also makes you happy, beautiful—and for 24 hours, it gives you the power to accomplish one wish. One shy, picked-on, but highly intelligent boy has discovered the secret, and he intends to use his new power to help the world. These books will be exciting adventures—easy enough for 8-year-olds but compelling enough to keep teenagers entertained.

What? Parents would worry that this “innocent fantasy” might spill over into the real world? Someone might actually try mixing rat poison and orange soda in real life?”

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/october23/34.113.html

[TexasAg1996]

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/october23/34.113.html

Hey look, it's yet another outdated website written by someone else. You must be getting good at searching the Internet looking for anti-HP stuff to post here. I bet it's probably easier than critical thinking, too.

[null and void]

Aw come on, you’ve already demostrtated that you can come up with better straw men that that!

I’m disappointed in you.

[JenB]

Our point is that Harry Potter magic is not “real” occultism. So it would be like a story where you mix Fizzing Wangdoodle Powder with orange juice. And then you’re complaining that kids are going to mix rat poison with orange juice and die and we say no, Fizzing Wangdoodle Powder is imaginary and not rat poison.