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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

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!

1 COMMENTS:

Hayley Elizabeth Edwards said...

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  • A Very Potter Musical
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