2. A Conspicuous Lack of Gods

You might have noticed--as I did upon finishing the HP septology--that the storyline appeared to have included almost every possible creature from a vast collection of mythology.  And yet, it seemed rather curious to me that nowhere in the entire canon did it make any mention of a god or gods.  I chalked this up to a preference by J.K. Rowling, that she thought she'd better steer clear of anything further that could induce the anger of religious parents.

But then as I reviewed the story in my head and attempted to dovetail some of it in with the ancient stories of Greece and Roman gods I got the notion that all this might be connected somehow.  What if the witches and wizards of Harry Potter's world were in fact those same "gods"?  The gods of the Greeks and Romans sometimes married mere mortals, spawning "demi-gods".  The HP story seemed to focus a bit on this pureblood versus mudblood parentage rivalry.

Now take this even one step further and consider the following:

1. Assume for a moment that the Bible is somewhat historical, to include the first part of Genesis
2. Genesis 1:1-9  [paraphrasing here] God created the Earth

So then, God technically wasn't from Earth.  By definition, anyone not from Earth isn't an Earthling.  Another name for this is an extraterrestrial or an alien.

Exodus 20:3  "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."

That was in plural.  Gods, with an 's'.  Okay, so assume for a moment that the Bible is historical, that God is a kindly extraterrestrial and that his angels are too.  Based upon the plurality of that last passage, combined with a rich history of various religions that suggest the same, also assume that more than one race of extraterrestrials exist.  It's an easy-enough assumption, given the size of our galaxy.

So... what if the entire Harry Potter story is a metaphor for our reality?  Witches and wizards would be aliens or anyone who had enough advanced knowledge to exercise their personal power in ways that would seem like magic to others.  Muggles would be anyone who--lacking the knowledge and training--would be in the dark with respect to what was really going on.

To take this a step further, there appear to be different groups with opposing ideas about how things ought to be.  From the perspective of one side then you might label these groups "good" and "evil".  The good guys would be those extraterrestrials from the Sirius-B star system.  Note the similarity to the name Sirius Black.  The bad guys would be those extraterrestrials from the Alpha-Draconis star system.  Note that this is in the Draco constellation, Draco being another prominent character in the story.  The Draconian aliens are supposedly reptilian.  The ancient Hebrew word for serpent in the Adam and Eve story could very well have been mis-translated here.

Those who seem to know about the Draconian aliens suggest that they're fond of a drug that's an extract of our own adrenalin called Adrenalchrome.  They also suggest that in battle they are known to tear apart a victim for the purpose of eating the adrenal gland.  I'm guessing then that this is where the nickname "Death Eater" was coined.

The gray, big-eyed aliens that we're mostly familiar with would find their analogy in the HP series as the house elves.  In UFO groups it is acknowledged that the grays seem to be the caretakers of the various species of aliens.  Like the HP storyline, they would work for and take orders from both sides, in other words.

Giants?  Yes.  Both the story and the Bible appear to have them.

Genesis 6:4  "There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown."

In other words, the Nephilim of the Bible were "half-giants" like Hagrid.  Doesn't this sound like the demi-gods of Roman/Greek religions?

Isaiah 6:2  "Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew."

The word Seraphim means "burning ones".  In other words, the Seraphim of the Bible were (probably small) fire-breathing dragons.

I wouldn't say that I'm the most religious person you'd ever meet but I have read the Bible and I have a good memory for what I've read.  My analytical mind likes to find connections where it can and this is one of those times when a lot of commonality is showing up between the two works.  Is there anything to this?  I think so.  Keep reading and I'll keep sharing my thoughts.  There's a lot more to uncover in these several books.