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In recent years, the series novel 'Harry Potter' created by English writer J.K.Rowling has raised the reading upsurge and has formed a new literature phenomenon. So many scholars study and analyze it, and the mythical factor and the archetypal nature had already obtained the affirmation and the certain attention. But the study and understanding of the relation between 'Harry Potter' and 'Holy Bible' can not be developed so well.Under the Christian Culture in Britain, 'Holy Bible' has affected lots of English authors deeply. And 'Harry Potter' also copy 'Holy Bible's archetypes to a certain extent. With the aid of the critical method of mythical archetypal, this paper analyze the 'Holy Bible's archetypes in the back of 'Harry Potter'. About the background structure, 'Harry Potter' contracts magic world with muggle world instead of Heaven and Hell in 'Holy Bible'. About ethos, Harry Potter,Lord Voldemort and Dumbledore are the archetypes of Jesus Christ,Satan and prophets. About mythos, 'Harry Potter' is similar to 'Holy Bible'. About dianoia, backslide and redemption can be found in the 'Harry Potter'. The close relation between 'Harry Potter' and 'Holy Bible' shows that 'Harry Potter' is a displacement of 'Holy Bible's archetypes in the new age, and it is also a new footnote of mythical archetypal criticism.