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starduchessI finally got around to listening to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and it struck me how much the novel was similar to the Jesus story. Then, I was looking at some DH information on-line and came across a snippet of an interview with J.K. Rowling in which she said that if you looked at the Christian narrative you would have been able to guess the conclusion of this book.
Harry obviously is playing the part of Jesus, going so far as to willingly give up his life to protect his friends and die at the hands of his enemy. He then passes through death, King's Cross station, and emerges resurrected back to life. He goes on to defeat the Dark Lord (Satan) and frees the world from his reign of terror, becoming its savior. Harry, in uniting the Hallows, becomes the Master of Death, another title associated with Jesus.
There are also plot points in the novel that relate directly to Biblical passages. The temptation of Jesus is written out in the form of Aberforth's questions and urges to Harry to flee, run away, save himself, he doesn't "got to do" what Dumbledore (God) wants him to do. The scene when the Golden Trio are still looking for the diadem and everyone else has been showing up to fight but Harry doesn't want them to, in fact, that's not even the point to his coming back to Hogwarts, feels very much like the night when the soldiers come to arrest Jesus and the apostles try to take up arms and Jesus has to tell them "put down your weapons; go be fishers of men." After the battle is won, people press on Harry to come be with them, see their dead, listen to their tales, and that reminds me of the times when Jesus was asked to come heal the multitudes even though he might be exhausted.
Of course the big theme of the book is that we should sacrifice ourselves as the greatest act of love for others. Lily Evans did it for her son. Severus Snape did it for Lily. The Order members and students and teachers willing to fight did it for their family members and friends. Harry Potter--Jesus--did it for all of the world. What a beautiful message!
Happy Easter.
Harry obviously is playing the part of Jesus, going so far as to willingly give up his life to protect his friends and die at the hands of his enemy. He then passes through death, King's Cross station, and emerges resurrected back to life. He goes on to defeat the Dark Lord (Satan) and frees the world from his reign of terror, becoming its savior. Harry, in uniting the Hallows, becomes the Master of Death, another title associated with Jesus.
There are also plot points in the novel that relate directly to Biblical passages. The temptation of Jesus is written out in the form of Aberforth's questions and urges to Harry to flee, run away, save himself, he doesn't "got to do" what Dumbledore (God) wants him to do. The scene when the Golden Trio are still looking for the diadem and everyone else has been showing up to fight but Harry doesn't want them to, in fact, that's not even the point to his coming back to Hogwarts, feels very much like the night when the soldiers come to arrest Jesus and the apostles try to take up arms and Jesus has to tell them "put down your weapons; go be fishers of men." After the battle is won, people press on Harry to come be with them, see their dead, listen to their tales, and that reminds me of the times when Jesus was asked to come heal the multitudes even though he might be exhausted.
Of course the big theme of the book is that we should sacrifice ourselves as the greatest act of love for others. Lily Evans did it for her son. Severus Snape did it for Lily. The Order members and students and teachers willing to fight did it for their family members and friends. Harry Potter--Jesus--did it for all of the world. What a beautiful message!
Happy Easter.
