[stylist] Harry Potter

[justin williams]

I don't either.  I was just curious, because now it sounds like something I
may want to read.  

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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eve Sanchez
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 11:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Harry Potter

Just to be clear; Wicca is not witchcraft. Not all witches are Wiccan and
not all Wiccans are witches. I am not saying that Rowling was teaching the
craft, but she did borrow lots from it. This also shows how much care she
took in learning truth to use in her fictional piece. She gathered from many
sources, not just one. And sorry, if you learn the root history of the words
used for one of the unforgivable spells, you will find, with some Middle
English manipulation, an ancient spell. It did not have the same meaning as
she uses it, but there is an evolutionary link that she utilized. Yes, Harry
Potter is a fictional piece, but it has many elements that are taken from
truth, as has been said, like language, history, and witchcraft too. And
sorry, I see no dangers in it. Eve

On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 2:32 PM, justin williams
<justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay.  I didn't no if she had went and looked up stuff from wicca or not.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit 
> Pollpeter
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 4:59 PM
> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [stylist] Harry Potter
>
> No, it's fiction, fantasy fiction, and doesn't attempt to be *real* in 
> any way. Many conservative Christians claimed that Rowling was using 
> real
> *spells* in the series, but anyone who has read the books knows this 
> is nonsense. Rowling does use real Latin terms for many of the spells 
> in HP, but even when using Latin, it's silly things like
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by *real witchcraft.* When I said 
> witchcraft, I meant she borrowed popular and literary references along 
> with mythological and historical references to create the world of 
> Harry Potter. It's a complete work of fiction and nothing is intended 
> to be considered *real* or imply such a thing.
>
> Rowling was raked across the coals when HP first was released, though 
> many of those opposing Rowling and the books praise Lewis and Tolkien 
> who created similar pieces of fiction including magic. Yet they can't 
> handle Rowling and Harry Potter for some reason.
>
> So again, I'm not entirely sure what your question implies, but the 
> term witchcraft was used as a term most recognizes a prototype for a 
> literary character or plot and not as a term implying something real. 
> By witchcraft, I mean magic and didn't intend to imply Rowling was 
> using so-called witchcraft, or Wiccan, ideas or spells. We are after 
> all discussing fiction and fantasy and not a historical discussion on 
> magic and witches, or pontificating on the dangers of witchcraft.
>
> Bridgit
> Message: 31
> Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:35:22 -0400
> From: "justin williams" <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
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> So, her stuff pertains to real witch craft?
>
>
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