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I am terribly vexed. I had plans to read it, immediately.<\/p>\n

As we wait for Harry, I thought you would enjoy this piece by Dave Kopel<\/a> from just about two years ago. Discussing John Granger\u2019s excellent book The Hidden Key to Harry Potter<\/a> (unhappily hard-to-get and pricey, although Granger\u2019s other book, Looking for God in Harry Potter<\/a> is also very good and you can get it thru my bookshelf) Kopel writes:<\/p>\n

The most useful parts of The Hidden Key are the author\u2019s extensive discussion of symbolism. Harry lives in Gryffindor House, founded by Godric Gryffindor. \u201cD\u2019or\u201d being French for \u201cof gold,\u201d we could translate the name as \u201cgolden griffin.\u201d The griffin has a lion\u2019s body and an eagle\u2019s wings; a hybrid of the animals that are master of the sky and of the earth, the griffin was traditionally a symbol of Jesus, master of the spiritual and temporal worlds.<\/em><\/p>\n

The unicorn, too, is a traditional Jesus symbol; pure and powerful, it could only be tamed by a virgin, as Jesus could only be incarnated by a virgin. In Sorcerer\u2019s Stone, drinking its blood brings life, and its killing is an especially hideous crime.<\/p>\n

Sigh. I love this stuff!<\/p>\n

I hope my book comes today. If not, well\u2026it IS my husband\u2019s birthday. I suppose I could lavish some attention on him! :-)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"