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Are there hidden sexual messages in Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince? Consider these excerpts...
'There was no need to stick the wand in that hard,' he (Dumbledore) said gruffly, clambering to his feet. 'It hurt.' (p 64)
...a hole opened in the middle of all the tentaclelike branches; Hermione plunged her arm bravely into this hole, which closed like a trap around her elbow; Harry and Ron tugged and wrenched at the vines, forcing the hole to open again... (p 281)
Lupin burst out laughing. 'Sometimes you remind me a lot of James. He called it my 'furry little problem'... (p 335)
'I dunno,' said Harry. 'Maybe it's better when you do it yourself, I didn't enjoy it much when Dumbledore took me along for the ride.' (p 355)
'You see?' Dumbledore said quietly, holding his wand a little higher. Harry saw a fissure in the cliff into which dark water was swirling. 'You will not object to getting a little wet?' 'No,' said Harry. 'Then take off your Invisibility Cloak... and let us take the plunge.' (p 556)

Double entendre..no?

"These passages should be read with their context in mind. Yes, when they are read in isolation, they sound like sexual innuendoes."
-- VK Kartika of Penguin India, distributor of Harry Potter books in India

"Yes, there have been instances where they have shown Harry growing up and how he is slowly getting initiated to sexuality. In case of Harry Potter, having double entendre to express sexuality will not have a negative impact on children. Showing their role model -- Harry -- as someone with natural urges will only make children consider sex as something normal."
-- Rimi Chatterjee, lecturer of English, JU

Children's literature might not be kidstuff after all. According to Fredric Wertham's 1954 book The Seduction Of The Innocent, it is replete with sexual innuendoes. Wertham also claims that comic characters like Batman and Robin are gay.

Link: http://whistleblower.blogspot.com/2005/08/po*n-in-harry-pott er.html