Reading 1

            This reading definitely got me thinking about the hidden messages in this popular series. Although I haven’t read any of the books, I have seen every movie and a lot of the interpretations in the article seemed like a bit of a stretch. Devout Christian leaders seemed to be over interpreting the dialogue in the series. The excerpt of Hermione giving Harry a motivational speech on how you are who you are, no matter what kind of magic you’re capable of sounds like a generic message. All movies contain motivational messages that encourage one to believe in them and not let outside influences effect the person they aspire to be.

            This series was unnecessarily ridiculed for the simple imagination of a young writer. JK Rowling started this series when she was a young adult and continued writing. It was a very unexpected miracle that the series took of as it did. I do not believe that she began writing this series with hidden intentions to erupt a religious war and media frenzy over a children’s novel. The fact that authors wrote entire novels debating every word that came out of Ronal Weesley’s mouth seems ludicrous if you consider the audience and origination of the story.