Are there Christian Morals hidden in Harry Potter Novels?
Some critics say that J.K. Rowling has a lot of Christianic ties in the Harry Potter series. Not in the way that he is God, but that Harry Potter has many similarities to Jesus. He dies in place of his friends and "resurrects" from the dead. He becomes an idol for his classmates and encourages them to break away from society and do what is right. The fact that there were technically 7 horcruxes--not counting Harry--is a sign of death, as well as Voldemort's name. 7 can be a lucky number for most people these days, but 7 can also be a deadly number. Judaism considers 7 a perfect and complete number. However, 7 can also be a deadly number in the case of the 7 deadly sins. Harry Potter's story begins when his mother Lily--a symbol of purity--dies for him, he is considered the chosen one, he has a moment in which he does not want to do what he is asked and in the end decides to do it anyway. In addition to this, he sacrifices himself to Lord Voldemort, resurrects--a decision he makes--and then procedes to fight against Voldemort. This idea of self-sacrifice because of love is in many ways similar to the story of Christ. JKR portrays what it is to be morally good. Through Albus Dumbledore--the ex-headmaster of Hogwarts--she says that being morally good is not something a person is born wih, but rather something that a person choses to be with the choices he makes. Dumbledore often brings up the choice of love and doing everything in the name of love. Essentially this is a Christian message that is spread through Evangelism. Through all these and other various reasons, many critics of the series are lead to the conclusion that JKR was trying to instill religious beliefs in the next generation. This all leaves me to wonder, "Do we need to restore our faith in God?"