Values Hidden in Harry Potter

Several religious groups are against the Harry Potter series because of their beliefs; they are against the idea of magical creatures, witches and wizards. But in reality, this story goes beyond these, it teaches us a lot of values through the characters and their actions. Some of these values include: respect, courage, perseverance, friendship, loyalty, and something that Voldemort could never have, love.
In first place, we have Hermione Granger, a really intelligent, brave, and strong girl. Throughout the story we see Hermione evolve and change in the seven books. In her first year, she suffers because she has no friends, but after several events she finally understood that friendship was an important thing in her life that helps her get through her life. In the second year, she got through the bullies and learned to defend herself by not listening to them. In her sixth year, she learned to overcome several obstacles like heartbreak, although she was very sad, she didn´t get depressed and continued with her life. She continues to do this in the seventh book, when Ron leaves, but she still gets through the fight against the dark wizards.
Second, we have Sirius Black, although he was raised by dark wizards, he decided not to be like them. He took the right path in his life and made really good friends, but he was dead to his family; they didn´t accept him. He shows loyalty to his friends, by protecting their son, Harry Potter, until the end. Although everyone thought he was a bad person, he didn’t let that get to him. He proves them wrong by telling the truth of the day he got into Azkaban (prison).
Next, there is Severus Snape, a really important character because of his role through the truth behind the lies of Albus Dumbledore. First, everyone thought he was a bad character, but then we realize that he was actually good. He killed his headmaster, not because he was mean, he made him a favor by avoiding a slow death. He teaches us that if you are determined to change, you can do it. No matter what bad things you did, you can always change and be good. He made the bad decisions, but at the end he made the right ones.
At last, there is Harry Potter, who is the main character of the story. He had an awful childhood because he had no parents, and his aunt and uncle treated him badly. He lived under the cupboard of the staircase. Harry became a good wizard because he chose to be one, by choosing a good House and not a powerful, seeking House. He chose the right friends and to fight against Voldemort, who killed his parents. From all of the characters of the sequel, he encountered many awful obstacles. He overcame the death of his godfather, who was like his father. He saw how Snape killed Dumbledore, and couldn´t do anything about it. But his bravery was what helped him to overcome everything that happened in his life and to persevere in the fight against the dark wizards. He fought against darkness, not for seeking revenge, but for doing the right thing and finish with the dark times.
To summarize everything, we learn that if we really understand what J.K. Rowling wanted to transmit by the actions of every character. We finally comprehend that this sequel is not a devil`s thing. It is a story that has many real-life situations changed to the magical world. Every single character teaches us a lesson that we can apply throughout our lives.