[stylist] Harry Potter

Wed May 1 17:44:11 UTC 2013

;) You won't be sorry in the end. Happy reading. Eve

On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 7:53 AM, justin williams
<justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay.  No I haven't.  I read the first few pages and thought they were
> juvenile.  But, I am going to take your advice and read these things.  Think
> me I might just learn a little something.
> Grin.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eve Sanchez
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:41 AM
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> Justin, I am taking it that you have never experienced Harry Potter. I will
> warn you then. I almost did not get into them because, as with many books,
> they start out simple and gain momentum. At first look I thought they were
> juvenile. If I went with my first impression, I would have missed so much.
> Once you get into it though, you see the evolution of the story and start
> making connections between the early books and the later books that are
> genius.. Work through it and enjoy.
> Blessed Be. Eve
>
> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 9:12 PM, justin williams
> <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I don't either.  I was just curious, because now it sounds like
>> something I may want to read.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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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>> 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
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>>> Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:35:22 -0400
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>>> So, her stuff pertains to real witch craft?
>>>
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