Harry Potter

This post is, timewise, totally out of step with the popular buzz, but that thing I posted the other day reminded me.  Did I tell you that I read all of the Harry Potter books?  Six or seven months ago some friends invited me along to see The Goblet of Fire with them.  Over the course of about two days (not to brag, but they're quick reads) during winter break when I had not much to do I borrowed the books from my sister and read them.

The primary effect of this was that I was quite entertained by thousands of pages of delightful storytelling.  A secondary effect is that I now have a very precise theory on who (i.e. persons of what type of religion) actually needs to worry that these stories may have a potential for harmful influence on their children and why.  Based on assumptions about who reads this site, I'll go ahead and say that it's probably not you.

However, you may find what I have surmised about who and why both interesting and maybe a bit surprising.  But I'm not going to write the post unless someone posts a comment and asks.