Music, Ideals, spirit in H Potter bands C Hall "Similar to their heroes... musicians imbue their music...with the series' morals, historical tropes and archetypes" & Historically, "Music is a fundamental part of our evolution – it facilitates "human

Morality and musical creativity in the Harry Potter fandom" C. Hall Catherine Hall, in her article, 'Reading and [w]rocking': Morality and musical creativity in the Harry Potter fandom, observes, "Wizard rock, often stylized in written form as 'wrock', creatively engages with and augments the content world of Harry Potter through musically and lyrically diverse performances. Fan studies centred on Harry Potter have often discussed the application of fictional heroism to real-world issues, and wizard rock musicians are frequently cited as fandom activists. However, there is little analysis of the music, lyrics and performances of wizard rock as it relates to the moral messages of the series…… Similar to their heroes in the books, these musicians imbue their music and their self-images with the series' morals, historical tropes and archetypes. They make this morality tangible by donating proceeds of compilation albums or music subscription series sales to nonprofit organizations, and by weaving these messages into their music. I argue that the wizard rock community's application of fictional heroism through music, lyrics and performance encourages fellow Harry Potter fans to embrace heroic qualities in the real world." For perspective: The contemporary-modern popularity of Star Wars and Harry Potter, and the numerous other imaginative fandoms, provide -= as sociological evidence - massive data and evidence of the existence of unconscious spiritual symbolism. Rhiannon Grant in The Sacred in Fantastic Fandom, Grant observes in 2001, the British government ran a regular census, but they included a new question about religion. In response, almost 0.8 percent of the total population said they were a "Jedi" or Jedi knight!" (p. 38) Those results were repeated in Australia and New Zealand. The research in music as social self and spiritual self is remarkable and helpful in highlighting spiritual and religious beliefs.Tianyan Wang states "Since Darwin (1871), more and more scientists believe that human music must be a biological adaptation."Jay Schulkin, Greta B. Raglan state that "Music is a fundamental part of our evolution – and functional because it facilitates "human contact" and our "social self!" and counterpoint to the materialsit maxim that "All spirituality is unreal" = W R Miller, C E Thoresen "A philosophical basis for this perspective is materialism, the belief that there is nothing to study because spirituality is intangible and beyond the senses.