Not your usual Harry fare...
They keep saying that Harry is Jesus because he died and came back. Dude, my gods have been doing that since the Baby Jesus was still pooping his swaddling clothes.
I will now present to you through expert literary analysis unequivocal evidence that JK Rowling is, irrefutably, Pagan. Not only is she Pagan, but she is, in fact, an Orpheus Cultist. The Harry Potter series is her manifesto, and just by merely scratching the surface, it is plain to see that it is in truth an Orphic allegory, with her main character, Harry, representing Orpheus himself.
The most stunning example of this is Book 2 of the series, which is lifted directly from the original Greek tale of Orpheus. Harry Potter must go through the sewers and descend into the basement of the school (a clear metaphor for crossing the River Styx into the Underworld) and charm the basilisk (Cerberus) with an incredible gift that only he has - Parseltongue (Orpheus' harp). He must then rescue his future love, Ginny (Eurydice), from the wicked ruler of darkness, Voldemort (Hades).
The similarities don't stop there. Rowling goes through several different permutations of the Orpheus tale throughout her book series, including the Middle English narrative Sir Orfeo, this time with Cedric Diggory taking up the role of Heurodis (the Celtic Eurydice). Harry and Cedric are transported to the seat of Voldemort's power - the graveyard where he regains his body - much in the way that Orfeo and Heurodis are transported to underworld kingdom of the faerie king (don't be fooled by the name; Celtic faeries were not the nicey nices Disney would lead you to believe in). Harry then fights to save both himself and Cedric, and while he was successful in rescuing himself, Cedric (Heurodis) is lost. While this may seem like a departure, bear in mind that as an Orpheus Cultist, Rowling would feel the need to draw back to the truest source of her faith, the original Greek tale, in which the one Orpheus has come to rescue is inevitably slain, proving that while you can cheat Death, you cannot rewrite Fate.
I could go on, but I'll reserve it for a later time after I've done more research into the matter. However, I believe you'll find that my analysis is quite sound. The seventh book seals this in a very solid way, however, I will spare that bit until more of you have read it, as it has only been three days.
F-locked; QWP; Context "here" read this "lovely tidbit" and her snark-o-meter overloaded!
I will now present to you through expert literary analysis unequivocal evidence that JK Rowling is, irrefutably, Pagan. Not only is she Pagan, but she is, in fact, an Orpheus Cultist. The Harry Potter series is her manifesto, and just by merely scratching the surface, it is plain to see that it is in truth an Orphic allegory, with her main character, Harry, representing Orpheus himself.
The most stunning example of this is Book 2 of the series, which is lifted directly from the original Greek tale of Orpheus. Harry Potter must go through the sewers and descend into the basement of the school (a clear metaphor for crossing the River Styx into the Underworld) and charm the basilisk (Cerberus) with an incredible gift that only he has - Parseltongue (Orpheus' harp). He must then rescue his future love, Ginny (Eurydice), from the wicked ruler of darkness, Voldemort (Hades).
The similarities don't stop there. Rowling goes through several different permutations of the Orpheus tale throughout her book series, including the Middle English narrative Sir Orfeo, this time with Cedric Diggory taking up the role of Heurodis (the Celtic Eurydice). Harry and Cedric are transported to the seat of Voldemort's power - the graveyard where he regains his body - much in the way that Orfeo and Heurodis are transported to underworld kingdom of the faerie king (don't be fooled by the name; Celtic faeries were not the nicey nices Disney would lead you to believe in). Harry then fights to save both himself and Cedric, and while he was successful in rescuing himself, Cedric (Heurodis) is lost. While this may seem like a departure, bear in mind that as an Orpheus Cultist, Rowling would feel the need to draw back to the truest source of her faith, the original Greek tale, in which the one Orpheus has come to rescue is inevitably slain, proving that while you can cheat Death, you cannot rewrite Fate.
I could go on, but I'll reserve it for a later time after I've done more research into the matter. However, I believe you'll find that my analysis is quite sound. The seventh book seals this in a very solid way, however, I will spare that bit until more of you have read it, as it has only been three days.
F-locked; QWP; Context "here" read this "lovely tidbit" and her snark-o-meter overloaded!