ooohhh, my first post! I guess I'm on both sides. When HP first came out, I forbade my children to read the books or see the movie. I had all the common reasons: witchcraft, rebellion, etc. Mostly I didn't want the family involved in something so controversial. When my oldest was 10 and in youth orchestra, her group was playing the HP theme in a concert. The music was lovely and all the kids were excited...except for my dd who was clueless. It was then that I decided to watch the first movie. We loved it!! We ended up watching the second and third movies and then going through all the books via audio. We are huge HP fans, went to see HP5 on opening night and went to our one and only midnight book party for the release of HP 7. Last year I decided to go back and reread all the books. My dh bought me 6 for Christmas (the only one we didn't own), and I'm re-reading 7 now. Is it classic lit? I don't know. Is it fun? Yes! As a Christian, I don't feel threatened by it.