Harry Potter pt. 5

In the 6th movie we see a lot of authorities using those underneath them.  The evil ones do it right alongside the 'good.'  We excuse the 'good' because it seems the most expedient things at the time (not to mention we are cheering for them inside), but the evil one we condemn for using a 'child' instead of being brave enough to do the job himself.
There is one strong undergirding theme of respect and trust being earned. You cannot invade another person's mind or memory without their consent.  You cannot get a spot in the inner circle without earning a good grade in class by trying/studying.

We see again the people cannot be trusted to reveal to us their true motives.  Pretenses get cast away in the heat of the moment and in the crush of real.  There is an interesting message where one person goes with a 'gut feeling.'  I was taught all my life that the 'heart is deceitful and desperately wicked' and that feelings or 'gut' urges were sin just because of their origin.  If you find out later that it wasn't, oops.  Otherwise, you do well by blocking this sin the moment it enters your mind.
Sometimes..... gut feelings can have bearing on the situation and sometimes you may be right.

There are some humorous moments where 'love' and 'attraction' are taken too far and we see that not all 'gut' feelings are true or lasting.  The moral there was to stick close to the people who have stuck with you.  For years:your best friends.  They may end up being more than friends later on....

The 7th movie is more heavy on the storyline then anything else but we see some good stuff.  Dark magic causes depressed feelings and fighting among Harry and his friends. We see that sometimes before fighting about the issue at hand it is better to remove the things that are muddying the waters in the first place.  Clear heads dont waste time and resources screaming at one another.
We see that no matter what the personal cost friendship and love is worth sacrificing for.  We are encouraged to cry when a side character stands up for himself and defends others even as he is killed.  We see a 'bad' person hesitate at a moment of triumph and we see a 'good' person turn other people in to evil out of hope for gain.

We also see someone being confronted with their worst fears.  I think a person's fears tell us more about who they are then their hopes or dreams, so I loved this scene (in a twisted way, knowing it would turn out alright).  His worst fear consisted of spiders (same here), his mother wishing he was a daughter, his best friend belittling him, and the girl he loved ditching him for the person in the spotlight.
When faced with the apparitions of complete rejection, he is paralyzed.  He lays there wondering, wasting precious seconds, if any of it is true, if all of it is true, if anything he knew was true.
And then the voice of his best friend reminds him of the situation and he slays the creature giving rise to the doubts.

My only question is: how do the evil ones know of our worst fears?  Can the devil read minds?  How do they know exactly where our weakest points are?
It plagues me that no matter where I go and no matter what success I achieve in life or over my personal issues, my worst fears are going to be thrown in my face and are expected to cripple, maim, or even completely incapacitate me.....

And that this isnt something I can change.