LOTR has very well defined roles for magic. research Harry Potter a bit in the magical symbology..it's loaded with the occult..LOTR isn't.
I think what most are getting at is that in condemning a work like Harry Potter, you must be prepared to condemn similar works as well (GW, LotR, Star Wars, many other movies, books, plays, etc).
Getting back to finding God in Harry Potter, of course you can. I'd be willing to bet you could find SOME element of God in nearly anything. But in many cases, you'd skewing the original intent and that, in my opinion, is almost disgraceful to the work in question. I respect Rowling as a writer, but I've heard some strange reports concerning her private life which lead me to believe she would not be happy about books like "Finding God in Harry Potter".
For perspective's sake, you could probably skew the Bible to mean a number of things Christians would find terribly offensive (ie- proponents of homosexuality have a number of "helpful" verses). Anyway, Harry Potter remains to me simply a form of entertainment (and a good one
). Not trying to offend anyone; that's just what I'd come to. See ya!
-Chadley