I read that you mentioned Wicca somewhere above. Some of you may have thought Wicca is evil. It is not. If you look at any of the sites on Wicca you will see that it is a purely good religion that follows nature. It has nothing to do with Satan. The church´s reasons for banning these books is because they are afraid of losing believers in their own religion. This is stupid, the church is just possesive and it wants everyone to follow Christianity, so it says that all Pagan religions are evil. I am a good example of someone who has decided to turn Wiccan partly because of the Harry Potter books, but that was my own choice, and there are many more reasons behind my decision. This woman is obviously very Christian and believes that the Bible´s word is law. Harry Potter books may be leading children away from Christianity, but then all children have a right to find their own beliefs, they shouldn´t have to be forced by their parents or the church. All children have an imagination and if Harry Potter books were banned, there will always be another way for children to find new beliefs. We are in the 21st century and everyday there are less young people who go to church, less who believe in Christ or God, and less who say their prayers or go to confess, whether there be Harry Potter or not. I know people who think Harry Potter is only for children and they still claim that they don´t believe in God. Harry Potter is merely a book to be enjoyed by anyone who wishes to read it, and not only that, it has taught many children to want to read and learn and turn off the television for a change. It is no different to books like Lord of the Rings or the Chronicles of Narnia. Was there that much controversy with those well known works of literature? As far as I know, Harry Potter has not lead any children to become Satanists, and I don´t know why it should, because as all of you well know, Harry Potter is a character who fights evil, not who creates it.