Why is it that great stories like Harry Potter tug at our heart strings and touch the deepest part of our beings?
The simple answer is that pieces of the gospel of Jesus Christ are embedded in the stories.
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry and his friends go through the trial of a lifetime to defeat evil. They are on the road to Jerusalem--the end of the journey: death.
Yet that is not the end of the story. There is resurrection.
Throughout the whole series of Harry Potter, it expresses our human journey through life, the joys, the mishaps, growing up, pain, suffering, forgiveness, life, death. It tells our daily life of doubt, fear, adventure, stubbornness (much like the gospels).
Think of other timeless great works such as The Lord of the Rings. The character Aragorn is a type of Christ figure, so are Gandalf and Frodo. It is a story of life, death, resurrection, a new age with many joys and many hardships along the way.
To make something clear: none of these stories are allegories. They only hold pieces of the gospels, pieces of truth. This is why humankind is drawn to such epic stories because they remind us of the good, of virtue, of the greatest story (that happens to be true) ever told on Earth, the story of Jesus Christ: his life, suffering, death, and resurrection. His defeat over evil and death and his promise of new and everlasting life for those He loves and love him in return no matter how imperfectly. These are the stories we want to read and watch, these are the stories we return to time and time again.
If you don't believe me read the gospels (and the whole new testament), then watch or read Harry Potter (specifically the Deathly Hallows) or Lord of the Rings in the light of the gospel.
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