Ever since it came out way back when, I have always been a big fan of the Harry Potter series. There was something in J.K. Rowling's writing that made the books addictive and fun to read. I could read each of them in one day, even the 800 pagers, and I would be reluctant to stop. It was a let down for me to get to the end of The Half-Blood because the book was over and I wanted more. Not to mention that at the end (highlight to reveal spoiler). Dumbledore is killed by Snape. I always thought Snape'd turn out to be all right. It was a good book and I look forward to next July when, I assume, the last one comes out. Not to mention my 19th birthday too.
And yet Harry Potter gets all this flak from fundamentalists, especially Baptists, it always seems to be Baptists, who claim Harry Potter is the devil! This is the stupidest thing I have heard in my life. And I've heard lots of stupid things before. There argument is that Harry Potter practises magic, which God has forbidden. Why would God forbid something that isn't real? These people take the book too seriously. First of all, I doubt that any of these people have actually read the book. They simply assume that he is a devil-worshipping satanist because he practises magic. If they'd read the book and stop assuming this crap, they'd learn that Harry is a christian hero. A christian hero does not want glory and power. A christian hero takes the necessary risks and only the necessary risks. A christian hero puts himself last. Harry does all this consistantly; how can he be the devil? Although God is never mentioned, the characters celebrate Christmas and Easter. Harry Potter has no satanic practises in it, unless fighting against evil and fighting for your friends has become a satanic rite.
What about Lord of the Rings? Gandalf is a human wizard, an Istari in the form of a human. He used magic to fight of the Nazgul outside of Minas Tirith. He used magic to fight Saruman at Orthanc. He used magic to fight the Balrog in Minas Tirith. Is Gandalf evil? Is Lord of the Rings the devil? You cannot say that Lord of the Rings is not evil and say that Harry Potter is.
Star Wars Jedi use this mysterious Force. The Force is simply another form of magic. Is Qui-Gon evil? Luke? Yoda? Obi-Wan?
No. None of these characters are evil. Same goes to Harry Potter. The books are not evil.
And if you haven't read the books, shut the hell up.
In other news, I'm beganing to develope a bad case of senioritis. The ickle firsties are a great group to make fun of. Its amazing that they can get lost in a hallway that goes straight! The confusion in their faces is hilarious
"I can't find my way to Buway's woom! I'm wost!"
Freshmen. Ah. I feel superior this year. It's almost as if I am better than them. I like the feeling, it's energizing to be superior to Ickle Firsties, Sophies, amd Juniors. Go Class of 2006! wOOT.
Yeah, I was a freshman once, but I survived, therefore I get the right to make fun of them. Muah ha ha ha!
279 more days to Graduation.
J Kuhl Signing Off
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