I have a confession. I came late to the Harry Potter series because of my own preconceived notions and my willingness to follow along with other Christians who were writing posts and boycotting and slamming all things Harry Potter. Whether you love the Harry Potter books or hate them isn’t going to be the topic of this post, however. I know there are many godly people on both sides of the argument.
The wrongness in my resistance to the books in the first place wasn’t the problem. It was in my response and attitude. I took the opinions of a few people, didn’t read the books myself, and jumped all in to the bandwagon, vociferously criticizing people who were letting their children read these awful books.
After some time had passed and the books were all written, I began listening to friends who had allowed their kids to read the book. I talked to some of these moms who had actually read them and asked specific questions about the content. And then…I let the kids read them.
It was not until recently, however, that I read the entire series for myself. (I actually listened to the awesome Audible versions of the books.) It didn’t take me long to realize why the books are so popular and why so many, many people have related to Harry and his friends over the years. Much to the amusement of my children, I’ve become quite the Harry Potter fanatic. I know my house- Ravenclaw. I have a patronus- the Siberian Cat. And my wand is elder wood with a phoenix feather core.

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