It might surprise you to learn that I do not disapprove of the Harry Potter phenomenon. I do not think that Christians who read these books or watch the movie are in any way practicing witchcraft. The books are first and foremost literature. There is, in the movie and book, a great deal of attention given to spells and incantations but from my point of view the main point being made has nothing to do with witchcraft. I will get to this point in a moment. But first let me throw in a word of caution. If anyone misses the point of the books and rushes headlong into witchcraft or Wicca, or any version of the occults, thinking that there is some power to be had, they have been sorely mislead. They are on a fool’s errand and are believing something to be real when it is not.

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