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The Magic of Resurrection

by Travis Prinzi on December 6, 2005

For years, believers in Christ have been captivated and inspired by the resurrection of Aslan in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Aslan explained that it was the result of the deeper magic from before time. Lewis, of course, was not trying to portray what we might call “pagan” or “occulting” magic. He was using magic as a literary tool, communicating the power and reality of resurrection in the midst of the natural world.

J.K. Rowling has also used resurrection imagery in every one of the Harry Potter books thus far. Here is a brief summary of what we have seen:

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Christ Symbol and Resurrection in Half-Blood Prince

by Travis Prinzi on September 21, 2005

Once you hit page 500 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, it would take a heart attack to tear your eyes away from the pages that remain, and even then, you’ll probably be dragged to the cath lab clutching the book in your hands. As soon as the pace picked up around the chapter on horcruxes, I began searching for the resurrection scene and the accompanying Christ symbol (see point 8 in this Granger article if you don’t know what I’m talking about). Having learned early on in the book about the inferi and not having encountered them yet, I expected them (being dead, you know), to figure heavily into the resurrection scene.

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