HP=L!F3

As I opened my Google Chrome account to start my blogging, I had the privilege of seeing how many days are left until Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows arrives into the theaters and into my life. As the fateful day draws closer (November 19th), my anticipation grows immensely. Why am I blogging about this? There are multiple reasons, but I'll just name two.

1) Why not? Harry Potter is amazing. End of story

2) I was reminded of something I learned when I was younger.

My mother was not allowed to read literature like Harry Potter because it had "dark magic" that contradicted the power of God. I never really thought of HP that way. It got me thinking, if my grandmother didn't allow it, then many other people must look at it the same way as well. Could HP be seen as a contradiction to God? I suppose it could, in a more deeper, spiritual way. But I seriously doubt JKR was trying to show this. This also got me to thinking about just literature in general and how there are so many books out in the world that could have been picked apart until they proved a point. So many good books have been misinterpreted due to over-analysis. This is why books get banned, if you ask me. People will pick apart books until they are satisfied with their conclusion. A girl in a story could be wearing a red dress, and some people will think "that symbolizes the Devil! SHE IS A DEMON" or they will think "Red, she must be in love!" when really, maybe the author just wanted to put the girl in a red dress. I'm not saying that the analysis of books is bad, I'm just saying that there are lines that can be crossed. So people should be careful. (I'm also not criticizing my grandmother, I just disagree with the whole "dark magic" idea)