Margaret Masson offers a brief comment on the wider debate the Harry Potter books of J K Rowling have aroused among evangelical Christians. She argues that much of the negative reaction to the stories is misplaced, and that the moral universe they contain is fundamentally sympathetic to a Christian understanding.

The Harry Potter books of J K Rowling have caused controversy among Christians. Andrew Goddard argues that the books offer a fascinating and helpful series of ethical insights, for example with regards to the use of power, rules and moral formation.