*Personaly I think its better than Lord of the Rings by far.--[[User:James G.|James G.]] 19:03, 15 February 2007 (EST)
*Personaly I think its better than Lord of the Rings by far.--[[User:James G.|James G.]] 19:03, 15 February 2007 (EST)
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The 7-volume [[Harry Potter]] series is Lord of the Rings for 11-year-olds, and it does a fine job too. It combines a few elements from Chronicles of Narnia, particularly that [[Summerhill]] clone where the the good kids get bullied before taking a voyage with a stalwart Mouse, rescuing (!) a dragon, etc.
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I'd like to do a comparison of LOTR vs. HP for things like:
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#a villain no one sees or dares to name
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#communication by fireplace or ''[[palintir]]''
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#rings vs. wands
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#the "[[hero's journey]]" Bilbo/Frodo vs. Harry
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#Gandalf vs. Dumbledore
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#little Sam vs. big [[Hagrid]]
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Lots more, and thank God there's no prohibition on original research here! --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 00:04, 29 March 2007 (EDT)