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[hpraremod]

Discussion Question #5
Let's turn that last question around. What's one thing that you are really glad that JK Rowling added in the books? Or moreso, what's your favourite scene in all the books?

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[nevrafire.livejournal.com]

on serious stuff, I know someone is going to get mad but i dont care, i liked that she put it in.

I liked how she sort off included religion/faith stuff in the books (the afterlife, and stuff) even if the characters are not particularly religious

I liked it because it reverses that thing that just because wizards can do magic, it means they got all the answers. or that just because they're witches and wizards that that should mean they're againt god and religion- And i'm So happy she didn't do that.
I liked that evn with magic, they still celebrated christmas and they still wondered what happened after we die and about love ones and seeing them again and stuff.

that really touched me personally cause i dealt with that stuff when my cousin died. So it was nice that rowling didnt went british total secularism on the books and included the resurrection stone and the limbo king cross and harry's doubts at end of ootp- and luna reassurance,etc

i'm afraid i'm going to be hated for saying that, but that's how i feel.

[masteroftrouble.livejournal.com]

I think it would have been odd if she DIDN'T include religion. Especially since she tried to make these books as close to real life as possible (even with the magic). Real people would worry about that stuff, so why wouldn't the characters?

My roommate went on about Harry as a Jesus figure for a long time and while I partially agreed with her, I told her to never say it again, lol. I'm Athiest and honestly didn't want to read the books thinking on that angle. She went on that angle for Narnia and I can't enjoy that series anymore (I think I have a Jesus phobia).

[alley-skywalker.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I think that is a valid interpretation of the books. I also feel like Rowling was bending a particularly Christian angle there too. So I don't see why anyone would hate you for liking that aspect.
Personally, I found those parts a little too preachy for my taste but it wasn't like the books couldn't be enjoyed even if one chose to not go on a religious angle, which is nice.