I love theorizing about Harry Potter, and I'll blog about my "Who is R.A.B." theory later this week. Today I want to blog about an article I read in the Scotsman titled, "Will Harry meet his maker in final chapter?"

IT APPEARS that JK Rowling has dropped the biggest hint yet that the final Harry Potter book will spell the end for her boy wizard hero….

She said: "I contemplate the task with mixed feelings of excitement and dread, because I can't wait to get started, to tell the final part of the story and, at last, to answer all the questions."

Bloggers do it. Fans do it. Even newspaper journalists do it. We love to parse and dissect anything J.K. Rowling says about her books. Rowling's remarks give no indication to me that she plans to kill off Harry Potter, but just as Jim Dale's opinion fueled speculation, so has Rowling's hints.

The real focus of this post is the title of the story. We know that "meeting your maker" is a euphemism for death, but I think it's curious how the mention of "Harry's maker" hasn't sparked a discussion among Christian fans. In fact, I often wonder why Christians don't talk about the many references to God found in the books. Characters have been known to use words like "Lord" and "heaven," though there isn't any mention of religion per se.

What do you think about this? Have you ever discussed whether wizards and witches in Harry Potter believe in God?