I know that the Harry Potter books bring up some controversy amongst Christians (and even hatred or anger), but I love the books and feel strongly that they are not demonic... they are not demonic anymore than Cinderella or Snow White with their fairy godmothers and evil witches. As Bobby has put it, the magic in Harry Potter is not spiritual, it's a matter of physics. Magic is more of a physical thing that these people can do, rather than something they conjure up by praying to spirits or worshipping the devil.
JK Rowling may not have written the book specifically as a Christian allegory, but these books contain so many references to the Christian life, and to Jesus Himself. As Jerram Barrs says in this video, the very ending of the whole series is an image of what Christ did for us.
I'm not writing this to make anyone angry or to start any kind of argument, I just loved this video and wanted to blog about it. Jerram Barrs is a Christian and a professor of Christian Studies and Contemporary Culture at Covenant Theological Seminary. If your conviction is to not read any kind of book with witches or wizards, then stick to your conviction and don't read Harry Potter. But, I think that if a person doesn't read the books simply because a large population of the Christian community says they are bad, then that person is missing out on one of the greatest book series written, ever.
If you're interested in knowing more about the Christian themes in Harry Potter, there is a book called "Looking for God in Harry Potter" by John Granger. It gives a really neat perspective on the books. Also, be aware that this video does have a SPOILER alert, just incase you haven't seen the last movie/read the last book.
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