Similarity's To Harry Potter To Lord of the Rings are TRUE!

Harry vs. Frodo, Similar? YES!

Similarities

Evil sorceror referred to as "Dark Lord" who desires to regain physical shape- Voldemort/Sauron
Wise old mentor with a long gray beard and a wizard hat- Dumbledore/Gandalf
A birthday sets off events- Harry's 11th/Frodo's 33rd and Bilbo's 111th
Inherited invisibility device- Cloak/Ring (although the Ring takes you to a different 'world')
Dog named Fang- Owned by Hagrid/Owned by Farmer Maggot
Evil, creepy hooded creatures- Dementors/Nazgul
Deceased parents- Harry's parents were murdered/Frodo's parents drowned
Taken to live with uncle- Harry lives with his Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia/Frodo lives with his Uncle Bilbo (film version - second cousin once removed in the book)
Giant Spider- Aragog/Shelob
Bad guy with a "wormy" name- Peter Pettigrew (Wormtail)/Grima (Wormtongue)
Longbottom- Neville Longbottom who excels at Herbology/Tobold Hornblower from Longbottom who knows much about herbs and pipe-weed
Fight with a troll- Harry, Ron and Hermione fight a troll on Halloween/The Fellowship of the Ring fight a troll
Dark forest- Forbidden Forest/Old forest just outside of the Shire
"Elves" describing a race of people- House elves act as servants/A race of peoples from Middle Earth
Small, pitiable creature who talks in third person- Dobby/Gollum
Goblins- Run wizarding bank Gringotts/One of the evil races of middle earth (otherwise known as Orcs everywhere except in The Hobbit)
Holder of the keys- Hagrid (Keeper of the Keys)/Hurin (Warden of the Keys)
Mischievous pair- Fred & George Weasley/Merry and Pippin (film version)
Forbidden language- Saying "Voldemort"/Black Speech of Mordor
Dangerous willow tree- Whomping Willow/Old Man Willow
Basin of seeing- Pensieve/Galadriel's Mirror
Powerful, life-saving swords- Godric Gryffindor's sword/Anduril
Scar on forehead- Harry/Merry
Do not disturb water because of...- The giant squid/Watcher in the Water
Longed for safe-haven- During the summer Harry wishes he was back at Hogwarts/On their quest, the hobbits long to be back in the safety of the Shire.
Scar from Evil forces- Harry's scar on forehead/Frodo's scar from the Morgul Blade


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It has been proven and well, I adore Harry Potter and yes, I LOVE Lord of the Rings also, HP is just a passion that I love very much. So all you complainers out there, stop whining because THIS IS PROOF!