"When we first started 'Harry Potter' and cast 10-year-old Daniel Radcliffe in the title role, parents drove their 10-year-olds to see the movies. Today, those same kids are now driving themselves to the midnight shows."[1] Dan Fellman, Warner Brothers
"In a chilling performance by Ralph Fiennes, the [Voldemort] character plays out like a dimensional compliment to Adolf Hitler. ... his deliberate hatred of the muggle race [humans] mirrors the Nazi internment of the Jews."[2]
"Death Eaters constitute a group of wizards and witches, led by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort... who seek to purify the Wizarding community by eliminating the Muggle-borns. They...recognize one another by the Dark Mark on their left forearm, a sign created by Voldemort to summon them instantly to him."[3]
Dark, dismal, demonic, deadly.... There's no sign of joy in this disturbing movie! Yet it captivates children, stirs love for evil, and arouses addictive cravings for more stimuli and ever darker thrills.[5] Why are the forces of evil so enticing?
"These are dark times..." declared Rufus Scrimgeour, the Minister of Magic (rumored to be a vampire), as the movie begins. "Our world has never faced a greater threat."[4]
What a load of crap! I am Pagan, and I can tell you that Harry Potter is FANTASY! Pure and simple. It has no resembleance to any real Pagan or Occult practice. On that note, I also take issue with the idea that anything Occult is satanic. The term means "hidden teachings", why were these teachings hidden? Well namely because those who practiced anything the church didn't like were burned at the stake!
ReplyDeleteBelieve what you want, Harry Potter is not going to turn your kid into a Satan Worshipper. Best quote ever was from a man by the name of Dr. Paul Riley, "Harry Potter isn't satanic, parents are." In other words, screwy parents do more damage to their kids than Harry Potter, Twilight or any of that.