Yes, Rowling certainly used her vivid imagination and used classic fairy-tale myths and transformed them into something original.
But may I disagree with you, Iarwain (politely). I do think Rowling has somehow 'borrowed' soem of Tolkien's ideas and turned them into her own perception. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Best.
Tarien
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