[Erulasto]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Gandalf - Dumbledore<BR>Nazgûl - Dementors<BR>Spiders of Mirkwood - Spiders of Forbid. Forest<BR>Black Breath - Dementor's Breath (just my name for the ripoff)<BR>Sam Gamgee - Ron Weasley<BR>Basilisk - Probably got the idea of a serpent from Smaug<BR>Sauron - Voldemort<BR>Orcs/Goblins/ Uruks - Goblins of Gringotts<BR>Watcher in the Water - Giant Squid<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>let's continue this, shall we...<P>Merlin - Gandalf - Dumbledore<BR>Grim Reaper - Nazgûl - Dementors<BR>human arachnophobia - Spiders of Mirkwood - Spiders of Forbid. Forest<BR>any folk myth - Black Breath - Dementor's Breath (just my name for the ripoff)<BR>World's First Clumsy Person With A Heart Of Gold - Sam Gamgee - Ron Weasley<BR>Dinosaur bones - Basilisk - Probably got the idea of a serpent from Smaug<BR>A Villain - Sauron - Voldemort<BR>Ugly Monsters - Orcs/Goblins/ Uruks - Goblins of Gringotts<BR>Sea Monsters - Watcher in the Water - Giant Squid<P>don't you think that it's a bit daft accusing someone of plagiarizing age-old cliches? not that that's all there is to what you listed, but that seems to be the only facets you are comparing. why not compare Lord of the Flies to Tom Sawyer, after all, both are books about adolescents.