Harry Potter is Jesus (by sarah)
(Because I got told off here is an added Spoiler warning - I do mention the end of book four and the whole Harry Potter series)
As some of you know and disapprove of! I am reading Jean the Harry Potter books, we are on book four which I had some trepidation about reading to her due to the ending but she is really into the story. I try and pace it so that we start the reading session with a scary/intense bit and end in a low key moment (so not generally at chapter endings!).
It was getting to the bit where Cedric dies and though there is a death at the beginning of the book this is the first one of someone you are emotionally attatched too/and or Harry is. So I thought I'd make things clear to Jean, 'Jean we are getting to the really sad and scary bit now, worse than the giant snake, we can change to another book?'
'No Mummy I've seen this one on telly.'
'Oh yes you have haven't you? But Jean I think the Harry Potter story gets very scary now.'
'It's ok Mummy because Harry is going to die and come back to life again because he's Jesus.'
I stare and think - how did she know the ending of the series - I ask her.
'I saw it in a film in my head when I slept.'
'Oh ok'
The I thought about it and you know she's right - Harry dies sacrificially to save the other wizards, because he chooses to die to save them his sacrifice protects them and he rises from the dead!
Story wise Jean didn't react to the scene where Diggory dies but this turned out to be because the discription ment she missed the fact he was killed and it was only when they go back to Hogwarts and Harry is cuddling the dead body that Jean went wide eyed and sad.
She still wants the rest of the story :/
Sun 16th May 2010 9:56 am 
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By Angie "Mum", Wed 26th May 2010 @ 8:16 pm
It is good for Jean and any child to watch scarier and slightly upsetting things provided they are 1. supervised, 2 cuddled if they get upset 3. that it is turned off if they request it. It teaches them to cope with upset and to know that it is alright to be upset if someone dies, for the main truth in life is that it will end some day and someone willbe missed or will miss you. She loves watching Doctor Who with Nanny and Ferfer. She accepted the small animals that have died and is becoming a sensible and well balanced little girl.
Mum