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Potter the wizard's fate will be known July 21 with the release of "Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows," Book 7 of J.K. Rowling's fantasy epic. Worldwide sales of the first six books already top 325 million copies and the first printing for "Deathly Hallows" is 12 million in the United States alone."Every phenomenon is a kind of myth unto itself, a myth about how a phenomenon becomes a phenomenon. The story of how the public embraced Potter only gives more momentum to Potter in our culture," says Neal Gabler, an author and cultural critic whose books include "Walt Disney" and "Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality.""Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," the fifth Potter film, is a guaranteed blockbuster. The first four Potter movies have grossed more than $3 billion worldwide, and sales for the soundtracks top 1 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, which tracks the retail market. Potter is the rare literary series to inspire a video game and is expected to have a theme park, in Orlando, Fla., by 2010."When something has staying power, it's because it strikes some kind of fundamental chord," Gabler, the cultural critic, says. "Kids identify with Harry Potter and his adventures; they identify with his empowerment. It's all very circular. We feel empowered by making a phenomenon out of something like Potter and Potter itself addresses the very idea of empowerment."http://cbs13.com/entertainment/entertainment_story_181123640.html
PS:The "staying power that strikes some kind of fundamental chord"is power alright,but the kind of power that will enslave you now and take over your entire life in the future.Instructing children in the occult like these books do will undoubtly open a door for fascination with control and power that will only be saciated with more and more of the occult.I know I was there.I was 5 when that door was opened in my life and generated only more thirst for darkness.Harry Potter is very well thought witchcraft with a twist and a hook for young and old minds.Sad part is that even some so called"pastors" and "christians" have bought into this and not only endorse the books they even have Harry Potter Bible Studies....Not kidding folks....!A sad sign of the times we are living in and the deception among christians....!!!!
As in the days of Noah....
