Amen to CArolC; people ARE burning HP books here and there. As a youth librarian myself I tread this delicate ground every day.

Susan, the value of discussing it among friends is that we can share experience and strategy so we are better prepared for discussions in the "real" world.

I am quite used to calmly telling people that the public library has something for everyone be it books on witchcraft and Wicca or the Mandie mysteries (Black maid, Indian guide, and all).

I thinkg there is some leftover rmillenium fever in operation here. Extreme conservatives are feeling powerful with W in office and are pushing their agenda, meanwhile screaming that Wiccans, gays, etc. are pushing theirs.

Yes, creationism books go in religion, not science. No, books on evolution stay in science. As do books about wolves and dogs being related.

These are largely the same people who ban dancing and think Catholics are all going to hell. Ask them about that if they want to discuss HP. Also ask them if, when the rapture comes, they think God is really going to boil the rest of us in hot pitch, and they get to watch. Then ask them how that jibes with a loving God. Point out it jibes more with a control freak who can't stand to be crossed.

But then I live in a town where I have to explain what Unitarian Universalism is, and why I drive 120 miles round trip on Sundays to be around a few kindred spirits.

end of rant. -- MA who tried to see HP again today, but all shows sold out. thank all the stars and little fishes.