Homeschooling mother and literature expert Nancy Brown once banned all "Harry Potter" books from her home, having heard witness after witness to the book's "evil" content. But when a trusted friend recommended she give the boy wizard a second chance, she did – with great trepidation. The results of her tests were a surprise to both the Catholic community, and to Brown herself, and are detailed in Brown's "The Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide."
"I began reading the first book, and immediately, I started absorbing the plotline, the character. The fact that they were witches immediately fell to the background. First and foremost, they were people," Brown told WND.
Brown cites evidence there are Christian intentions behind Rowling's books, the most convincing of which comes from an article in American Prospect:
Rowling initially was afraid that if people were aware of her...
