Rowling's Goblins = Tolkien's Dwarves?

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar

They have no power

They actually do. They have magic of their own. Dobby uses it in the second (or was it the third?) book to vandalise in Harry's aunt and uncle's house and if I'm not mistaken, the house elf magic plays a part in the latest book as well. So, in this area, Rowling's house-elves are not that different from Tolkien's Elves, though the question of whether Elves have magic or not can always be debated...