In HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, since Drug Use is essential in achieving higher consciousness, Harry and his friends learned to create drugs! [....] The plant, wormwood, contains thujone, an hypnotic drug, banned by the FDA since 1915 [Christian News, "Latest Potter Book Meets Cautionary Response From Christians, July 17, 2000] ; further, wormwood is used to make Absinthe, a hallucinogenic liquor. Further, look at the accurate description such drugs have on the senses: "creep through human veins" ... "bewitching the mind" ... "ensnaring the senses"...
Um.... do you know what the term 'magic potion' means? It's imaginary, for one thing. The potions in Harry Potter don't actually have side effects resembling drugs. Some are medicinal, some have magical effects. Your quotes come from a character who's kinda - weird, not exactly a hero for readers, anyway.
Chuck Colson of Watergate fame defends Potter by telling Christian parents that the magic in Harry Potter books is the "good" magic. It is purely mechanical, as opposed to occultist. That is, Harry and his friends cast spells, read crystal balls but they don't make contact with a supernatural world."
Well, he's right! And if you'd read the books you'd know that divination is the only form of magic that doesn't appear to work. At all. Harry and his friends have never been able to predict the future; their teacher has, only once, and that wasn't even her doing.
Famous Satanist Anton LaVey called this differentiation nonsense. "White magic is supposedly utilized only for good or unselfish purposes, and black magic, we are told, is used only for selfish or 'evil' reasons. Satanism draws no such dividing line. Magic is magic, be it used to help or hinder." [The Satanic Bible, Page 51].
We're, uh, taking quotes from Satanists??!! I thought I'd seen the worst of this Potter-bashing before, but now...
Sirius is one of the most important characters in this book. He is constantly on guard to protect Harry. Listen to occult writer M. Temple Richmond, writing in his book, "Sirius," p. 29:" . . . Sirius is the Keeper of Hell! The Egyptians also called him Set.” Christian author, Bill Schonebelen, former practicing Satanist, says that the Egyptian worship of Set was truly abominable. He says Set was worshipped with obscene, homosexual rituals." Thus, when Harry is related to Sirius, he is related to Satan himself! And when Sirius comes to Harry's aid time and again, Harry is being delivered by Satan!
This is 'stark raving nutters' to use a favorite quote of my own. Sirius Black is not Satan. His name is taken from the Dog Star - Sirius - because he's an animagus (wizard who can become an animal at will. The animal he can become is a gigantic black dog. Hence his name is... Sirius Black.) Sirius is also not related to Harry; he was Harry's father's best friend, and Harry's godfather. He was, indeed, framed for crimes he did not commit.
In the books, Sirius is depicted as a grossly misunderstood good guy who is really wonderful in his heart of hearts. This depiction matches exactly the belief of the occultist, who believes that Lucifer is really the good guy, misunderstood by many.
Well... he is! He's got his problems - apparently he has no common sense and a bad temper, which is why he ended up in prison for crimes he didn't commit. He's got nothing to do with Satan. I should know; I've read the books. Have you?
The God of the Bible is always pictured in the occult as the real bad guy. In the books, Lord Voldemort is cast as the ultimate adversary of Sirius. Of course, the ultimate adversary of Satan in the Bible is Jehovah God. Harry really knows how to pick his friends, huh?
Now you're equating Voldemort, the most evil wizard to ever live, with God?! Good grief! Voldemort wants to take over the world, win immortality, destroy anyone who opposes him, and generally make life miserable for everyone else. Harry and his friends - including Sirius Black - are on the side of the good guys, trying to stop him.
Harry also learns a new vocabulary, including words such "Azkaban", "Circe", "Draco", "Erised", "Hermes", and "Slytherin"; all of which are names of real devils or demons in ancient pagan relgions.
I keep seeing this claim and have been unable to get anyone to verify it. Circe, Hermes, and Draco are names from classical mythology. 'Erised' is 'Desire' spelled backwards. Slytherin and Azkaban are chosen from the pictures those words conjured - Azkaban is a prison, so she picked a word similar to 'Alcatraz'; Slytherin brings to mind images of snakes and creepy things, suited to a not-so-nice group of people.
Again, did you read the books? Are these your own criticisms or someone else's? I'm not attacking you personally, just your fallacious arguments.
The correct track to take is in only one direction and simple to follow although there probably will be many temptations, scarring and habits which will encroach upon thoughts every step of the way by your own will.
The trick more powerful than any craft, is to place all faith in Him, the Lord Christ Jesus as a Savior for any faults or infractions you may have ever committed or were tempted to commit from having a sincere relationship with the one and only true God.
No glory is due any other except by His will. Best of luck and I hope to meet you with us both following His will someday.