Harry Potter and The Stolen Plot... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

11-16-2002, 05:41 PM

Some people think Mirror of Galadriel and The Mirror of Erised are similar. Not true at all. Here's proof:

Mirror of Galadriel: Not exactly a "mirror", but a basin of magic water. It shows, according to Galadriel: "...for the mirror shows many things. Things that were, things that are, and some things that have not yet come to pass."

Mirror of Erised: An actual mirror. It shows "the deepest, most desperate desires of our hearts."

So, no, the mirrors are different. Now, I don't want to make enemies right away by defending Harry Potter, the book that I like slightly better than LOTR, so excuse anything you may consider "against Tolkien". [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Anyway, you can't pretend Tolkien came up with stuff all on his own. He borrowed some stuff, too. The Beowulf, for instance? Lots of authors use methods that others have, but it doesn't mean it's a total ripoff. But, there's an exception to every rule...Deltora Quest, for instance? [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

11-16-2002, 05:41 PM	#11
mp Guest Posts: n/a	Some people think Mirror of Galadriel and The Mirror of Erised are similar. Not true at all. Here's proof: Mirror of Galadriel: Not exactly a "mirror", but a basin of magic water. It shows, according to Galadriel: "...for the mirror shows many things. Things that were, things that are, and some things that have not yet come to pass." Mirror of Erised: An actual mirror. It shows "the deepest, most desperate desires of our hearts." So, no, the mirrors are different. Now, I don't want to make enemies right away by defending Harry Potter, the book that I like slightly better than LOTR, so excuse anything you may consider "against Tolkien". [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Anyway, you can't pretend Tolkien came up with stuff all on his own. He borrowed some stuff, too. The Beowulf, for instance? Lots of authors use methods that others have, but it doesn't mean it's a total ripoff. But, there's an exception to every rule...Deltora Quest, for instance? [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]