AN: Just something I really thought some of you might want to know. I don't mean to cause any controversy. I just read it myself and it caused myself to wake up. Just thought you guys might want to inform yourselves like I did.

7 Fiction Affects Children
I know, Harry Potter is mostly fiction, but does this mean it has no effecton its readers? The truth is: Fiction is a powerful communicator of ideas which can affect human behavior. One need only think of John Bunyan's immortal classic, The Pilgrim's Progress (1684). Bunyan's book is an imaginative allegory about a young man named Christian who leaves the City of Destruction and embarks on a dangerous journey toward the Celestial City (representing Heaven). Along the way he encounters friends­like Prudence, Piety, Hopeful, and Faithful­and subtle foes ­such as Worldly Wise Man, Ignorance, Flatterer, Vain Confidence, and Giant Despair who lives in Doubting Castle.

As Christian meanders along the Narrow Way, he eventually meets a hideous, scaly fiend named Apollyon (who represents the Devil). After a fierce fight, Christian finally pierces the fiend's heart with his Sword (representing the Bible), delivering the death blow. Of course, The Pilgrim's Progress is also entirely fiction, yet for over 300 years it has inspired young people to turn from sin and to live upright, righteous lives by the grace of God.