A Christ figure is an
allusion, not a 1-for-1 duplicate of Christ. A few of
Elfwreck's points attempt to debunk the idea of a Christ figure because Harry does
not do a certain thing that Christ did. There's no hard-and-fast rule for defining a Christ figure, but you don't need a 100% alignment. That's why it's called an "allusion" and not, say, an "allegory."
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Dumbledore chose to die at Snape's hand, for Voldemort's purposes. What makes his sacrifice less effective? Christ died at the hands of the Roman army, not any supernatural entity.
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What magical consequences were there from Dumbledore's sacrifice? Harry's sacrifice had a direct, magical consequence of protecting those he loved. Lily's was similar, and the "vehicle" of her magical protection was her blood.
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When did Christ offer the opportunity for repentance to his killers?
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Christ offers repentance to everyone. He did not make a vocal offer to those who killed him (beside "Father forgive them for they know not what they do"), at least not that's recorded in the Bible. However, his sacrifice covers even them. Harry specifically asks Voldemort to feel remorse, and in Christian theology, this is pretty much the first step to salvation.
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Lily, of course, is the first mother in the history of wizardkind to willingly die for her child. Riiiight.
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It seems that she was the first whose loving, substitionary (Lilly's last words are,
"Not Harry, please no, take me, kill me instead---") sacrifice
directly resulted in a magical protection for her child. As Dumbledore says:
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"You would be protected by an ancient magic...I am speaking, of course, of the fact that your mother died to save you. She gave you a lingering protection...a protection that flows in your veins to this day."
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And you can also the direct reference to blood here as well.
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Anyway, if the Harry Potter books are actually Christian allegories, what does that mean? That they become acceptable for Christian children, and as a non-Christian parent, I should discourage my kids from reading them or seeing the movies?
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Another important point. I have not, nor ever will, claim that Harry Potter is a Christian
allegory. Harry Potter contains an allusion to Christ. He is a Christ Figure (to some extent, so is Lilly), but this does not mean it's a retelling of the story Christ in magical form.
Nor have I claimed -- or ever will -- that Harry Potter containing Christian imagery somehow
legitimizes the work for Christians. Just as I would not claim that
His Dark Materials is somehow
illegitimate due to its themes. Books are books, ideas are ideas. We should not fear books or ideas, no matter where our particular ideology lies. We can discuss them and agree or disagree with them, certainly. But we shouldn't claim that only those ideas that align with our beliefs are "acceptable."
-Pie