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  2. Harry Potter influences and analogues - Wikipedia

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    The Harry Potter series shares many similarities with George Lucas's Star Wars with respect to main characters, especially heroes and villains, as well as story plotlines. [54] [55] Scholar Deborah Cartmell states that Harry Potter 's story is based as much on Star Wars as it is on any other text. [56]

  3. List of fictional universes in literature - Wikipedia

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    Harry Potter universe: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: 1997 J. K. Rowling: The fictional universe of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of fantasy novels comprises two separate and distinct societies: a Muggle world (our own world) and a "wizarding world" (various magically hidden places throughout the world). Heechee Saga: Gateway: 1977

  4. List of Harry Potter characters - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of characters from the Harry Potter series. Each character appears in at least one Harry Potter-related book or story by J. K. Rowling.These books and stories include the seven original Harry Potter novels (1997–2007), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2001), Quidditch Through the Ages (2001), The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2008), Harry Potter and the Cursed ...

  5. 19 Books Like ‘Harry Potter’ to Read Next (Or Instead Of ...

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    Here are 19 alternative books to the Harry Potter series for readers, including "The Magicians," "Heartstopper," and "Six Crimson Cranes"

  6. List of stock characters - Wikipedia

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    Harry Potter in the Harry Potter book series by J.K. Rowling; Neo in The Matrix film series; Christ figure: Someone who dies a martyr only to rise from the dead to fight evil, as in the story of Jesus. The similarity may be intentional or not. Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis; Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings book by J.R.R. Tolkien

  7. Lists of fictional characters by work - Wikipedia

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    List of Emberverse characters; List of Ender's Game characters; List of Fablehaven characters; List of Fudge series characters; List of The Godfather series characters; List of Hank the Cowdog characters; List of Harry Potter characters; List of Henderson's Boys characters; List of minor The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy characters

  8. List of fictional games - Wikipedia

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    Thud – a chess-like game of Trolls and Dwarves appearing in Terry Pratchett's novel of the same name; Wizard's chess – a variant of chess in the Harry Potter universe, featuring magically animated, intelligent pieces; Zathura – a Jumanji-like game from the book of the same name and the film Zathura: A Space Adventure. [6]

  9. Shift (Narnia) - Wikipedia

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    Shift is a fictional character in the children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. He is the main antagonist of The Last Battle, which is the last book of the series. Shift is an ape who, like many animals in Lewis' work, can talk; Lewis does not specify what kind of ape, but Pauline Baynes' illustrations depict him as a ...