Comments on: Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (rated 5 stars)

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:13:50 +0000

Mark,
Hadn’t heard the bit about Dumbledore until my mom related to me what Rowling had said. I honestly can’t see it… ;) And here I am always hammering to people about meaning being in the author’s intent.

I’m obviously extremely disappointed with her statements, and I need to go reference them for myself.

As far as Snape/Judas… well, the biblical analogy is not one that I think
Rowling really intended to perpetuate throughout the book. The themes are there, for sure, but not the overall plot and message of Christianity.

Thanks for the great comments!

By: Mark W.

Mark W. — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:07:42 +0000

I've been tutoring for the past couple months and, without fail, every young person I meet has read, likes, and will discuss Harry Potter at length, even with an older person (me). Before I finished The Deathly Hallows, one of my students had read it twice! Certainly, the books have a lasting literary power: they relate to young people. I too am sad that Harry is over. The story ended beautifully. I'm wondering, though, how Dumbledore's "gayness" figures into any supposed Christian themes. Also, what is the official Christian word on Snape? He seems to follow some of the new takes on Judas as a secret co-conspirator rather than an evil traitor. Oh, the books that could be written... Mark W.'s last blog post..A Ghost of a Response

By: Alan Gable

Alan Gable — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:37:04 +0000

Good review. Alan Gable's last blog post..Zechariah