Are 'Harry Potter' stories ocultic?
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I read that the Harry Potter books began when the author, working as a waitress I believe it was, began writing down on napkins and scraps, things she thought of during the day to add to the ongoing bedtime story for her kids. People seeing and reading them began encouraging her to put it all together into books that all of us could enjoy. So, if Little Red Riding Hood is occultic, and the Seven Dwarves, and the Three Little Pigs, then yes it's occultic. :-)\nThey were begun and written as entertaining, humorous bedtime stories, that like other bedtime stories, sometimes have a moral to them.
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HARRY POTTER series is my favorite because it is spellbinding, enchanting & bewitching !!! The Harry Potter books are that rare thing, a series of stories adored by parents & children alike!!! Children have always been gripped by the funny, quirky & imaginative stories of J.K. Rowling.
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Well... Same pinch... I love Harry Potter.\nThe Harry potter series are deliciously suspensful, with wonderful plot twists, so many characters- some we love, some we hate, some we suspect. It includes familiar student concerns like homeworks, grades,  hateful professors, fierceful rivalry, blush-inducing crushes. Harry has been growing and so have I!\n\nThe movies are good too. Though i would not compare them with the books! The dirctors have done a good job, though we always feel the book has been reduced to a large extent. The trio (Dan, Emma, Rupert) are more than perfect for their roles. And they hav made every teenage fan go 'gaga'.
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from what I've read on wikipedia and other sources, timothy hunter (books of magic) was created BEFORE harry potter, however both Neil Gaiman and J.K. Rowling could have gotten similar inspiration since they are both from the same country. or as wikipedia and the authors respective sites say "...any similarities between the two are largely superficial and most likely reflect the fact that both draw on common archetypes..." (kinda how some american shows/movies play on the token ethnic guy).\n\nthere is also the fact that while they both look the same, the trials and tribulations the characters face are VERY different.
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YES! I love Harry Potter! I have seen all the movies (so far) and I am in the middle of the 6th book now! J.K. Rowling is my favorite author!!! She is so amazing!!! The actors/actresses in the movies all fit there parts well! I can't wait for the next movie/book!
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Do your own homework.  They're both excellent stories... reading them will be enjoyable.  I'm partial to Bierce myself.
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You must like Harry Potter...
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What is the story about?  What does it teach us?
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No ... By the time the child is old enough to read, more important, old enough to understand what they are reading, they should know the difference between reality and story.\n\nPS.  My daughter has been read every single Harry Potter book out probably @ least 2-3 times each.  She is not interested in witchcraft.
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I honestly believe even very young children can read and appreciate Harry Potter, but it will take them more time than it does an older person.  They are sufficiently absorbing stories, and the kids get sufficiently involved in the characters, that they do read them.  In fact, they read them over and over again, and memorize a great many facts about them.  Check out the web site below.
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Have you ever read a book or watched a show and wished the writers would make something different happen in the storyline?  It doesn't mean that you don't like what DOES happen in the real storyline, but that another way would be cool too.  That is what fan fiction is all about.  If you write fan fiction you can make things happen that would never happen.  It's not all about sex but it is often non-cannon.  \n\nIt's also a way for a movie or book to live on.  Take Harry Potter for instance.  There is one more book left.  After that the Potterphiles will be done (especially once all the tie-in movies have been made)  Fan fiction is a way to tell stories with great characters beyond the imagination of just the writer.  People will continue to write Potter fan fiction way beyond the publishing of the last book.  It just means there are more stories to tell.  \n\nNot all of it is good, but I have read some fan fiction written by teenagers who have very well developed writing styles.  Writing fan fiction hones the creative and written talents of these kids.  It certainly can't hurt! :)\n\nHope this gives you some kind of explanation.
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Ofcourse......its the best.........Harry Potter is the Best!!!!
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It depends on the content.  I think that most TV and movies don't bother to research anything, they just make it all up.  Which doesn't make for a very positive or accurate view of witchcraft or Wicca.  The exception would be Harry Potter.  Although, there are many fictional fantasy elements to Harry Potter.  Rowling did bother to do alot of research on ancient customs and Witchcraft culture.  For example, the three main characters, Harry, Hermione and Ron all have wands pertaining to their Celtic tree month.  \n\nThis is but one example.  The Magickal Creatures are also many times portrayed accurately.  She is also known to use references to other Mythologies.  For example the band. The Weird Sisters, is another name for The Fates of Greek Mythology.
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Yeah, yes, si, oui, da.\n\nBoth to Harry Potter and to Daniel Radcliffe.  However, please realize that the true fans are those that have read and re-read the books.  The movies don't give half the flavor, as good as they are.  If you have enjoyed the movies, you gotta read the books.  Then you will understand more when the next movie comes out.
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yes, I now everything about harry potter there is a game where you answer harry potter questions and it really shows how much of a harry potter fan you really are and how much you really know about him.\ntheres the website
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Why are you even asking?  If you were a Potter fan you would know this.  Damn muggles.
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Why would you read the conclusion? That ruins every story...I think you mean comments or i=what is on the back cover. Some great books are Watership Down, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, good fantasy with morals and leads to a lot of immagionation. I hear goo stuf about harry Potter series/ not just for kids really.