A note to those who insist Rowling copied Tolkien:<BR>Gandalf/Dumbledore: neither of the authors are the first to use a longbearded old man as a sage, who advices the main character.<P>Nazgūl/dementor: the dementors are creatures that removes all happiness from you, eventually making you crazy. Rowling thought of depressions when inventing them, because she thinks it is the worst you can <BR>experience.<P>Black Breath/Dementor's kiss: Black breath can be healed, dementor's kiss is instant and soulremoving.<P>Watcher in the Water/Giant Squid: the watcher is evil, or unfriendly, and the same as Kracken, which make Tolkien the copist. The squid is friendly, e.g. when a student falls in the lake it puts him back in the boat.<P>Sam Gamgee/Ron Weasley: Sam is a friend but also a servant, and he stays with Frodo to the end. Ron is definately not Harry's servant, and they often disagree. Also in all four books Harry goes on alone, because Ron cannot follow him or must do something else.<P>Basilisk: A mythical monster which is very old, far older than Tolkien, who didn't invent Dragons, but stole them from the Chinese.<P>Sauron/Voldemort: Sauron is older than the Earth, plus he has a master who was the beginning of evil. Voldemort is only one of many dark wizards, and he has no master, nor will he submit himself to anyone.<P>Spiders of Mirkwood/Spiders of the forbidden Forest: The spiders in LOTR eat humans, like in HP, but there are differences. In LOTR, they are enemies of the elves, and described as evil. In HP, their leader has never tasted human flesh, and his best friend is a human. Also the other creatures of the forest does not seem to be hostile against the spiders, but think of them as natural beings who have their habitat in the Forest, unlike the elves who fight the spiders in Mirkwood.<P>Orcs/Goblins: The orcs in LOTR are pure evil, and only thinks of killing and destroying good. The Goblins in HP run a bank! They may only have their own intentions at heart, but the wizards are not afraid of dealing with them, or trusting their money to the Goblins.<P>I hope you see some reason in this, and maybe stop critizing Harry Potter as harsh as you do.<P>Sorry Briniel that I have the same arguments as you, I had not noticed your post before now.<p>[ July 12, 2002: Message edited by: Daniel Telcontar ]
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