Re:Any opinions of Harry Potter? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Hannah 3 · 03-11-2001, 01:34 AM

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Re: Re:Any opinions of Harry Potter?

I found this at Hagrid's Hut:

UKMCLive: Kissa371 asks...Your Harry Potter books remind me of JRR Tolkien's Hobbit and Lord of the Rings triology. (My niece is borrowing my Tolkien books to keep her busy until your next book.) Are you a Tolkien fan? Did his work influence the Harry Potter series?

JKR Live: Well, I love the Hobbit, but I think, if you set aside the fact that the books overlap in terms of dragons & wands & wizards, the Harry Potter books are very different, especially in tone. Tolkien created a whole mythology, I don't think anyone could claim that I have done that. On the other hand...he didn't have Dudley ;o)

There!

What's wrong with Harry's attitude? He'd have saved Ginny whether he was Ron's sister or not, simply because he's nice. <img src=smile.gif ALT="

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03-11-2001, 01:34 AM	#11
Hannah 3 Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 64	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 8</TD><TD><img src=http--images.neopets.com-images-newfirefaerie.gif WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=60></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Re:Any opinions of Harry Potter? I found this at Hagrid's Hut: UKMCLive: Kissa371 asks...Your Harry Potter books remind me of JRR Tolkien's Hobbit and Lord of the Rings triology. (My niece is borrowing my Tolkien books to keep her busy until your next book.) Are you a Tolkien fan? Did his work influence the Harry Potter series? JKR Live: Well, I love the Hobbit, but I think, if you set aside the fact that the books overlap in terms of dragons & wands & wizards, the Harry Potter books are very different, especially in tone. Tolkien created a whole mythology, I don't think anyone could claim that I have done that. On the other hand...he didn't have Dudley ;o) There! What's wrong with Harry's attitude? He'd have saved Ginny whether he was Ron's sister or not, simply because he's nice. <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> ~~Hannah~~, The caged bird sings with a fearful trill Of things unknown, but longed for still And his tune is heard on the distant hills For the caged bird sings of freedom. ~Maya Angelou, 'Caged bird', 'Shaker, why don't you sing?'</p>