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Much of the criticism of Harry Potter comes from a small number of evangelical Christians who hold that the series's depiction of witchcraft is dangerous to children. In 1999, Paul Hetrick, spokesperson for Focus on the Family, a US Evangelical Christian group based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, outlined the reasons for his opposition: "[They contain] some powerful and valuable lessons about ...
The Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling has resulted in numerous controversies over its publication and content, primarily in the realms of law and religion. For further information see: Religious debates over the Harry Potter series; Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series; Politics of Harry Potter; Harry Potter influences and analogues
Often, wielding magic is accomplished by imposing one's will by concentration and/or use of devices to control an external magical force. This explanation is offered for the Force in Star Wars, magic in Dungeons & Dragons, and magic in The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings.
Behold, below we've gathered 38 of the best Dumbledore quotes about life, love, friendship, Muggles, and, of course, magic. Related: 'Harry Potter' Actor Michael Gambon Dead at 82. Dumbledore ...
The fan fiction rewrites the Harry Potter series as an Evangelical version and replaces magic with prayer and religious phenomena. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The fanfiction went viral because of its extreme religious overtones and unpolished writing style, and subsequently became the target of online criticism and analysis.
"The Church-grim" by Eden Phillpotts is a short story published in the September 1914 edition of The Century Magazine, New York. In the novel Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling, the Divination teacher, Sybill Trelawney, associates Harry's tea leaves with the Grim, which she calls a "giant spectral dog that haunts ...
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text features several different types of episodes: regular episodes of the show discuss individual chapters of the Harry Potter books at a rate of one chapter per podcast episode; in addition, each season of the show ends with a wrap-up episode that discusses the volume as a whole and at least one Owl Post episode ...
The actress starred in over 80 films and TV shows such as 'Downton Abbey' and the 'Harry Potter' franchise Dame Maggie Smith , one of the world’s most distinguished actresses, has died. She was 89.