Hio!

themajicou Elementale at aol.com
Wed Dec 19 01:06:13 UTC 2001


Howdy!

I'm a 22 y/o gal in love with all things Harry Potter! I love plot 
debates as much as the next Harry fan, but what I really like to do
is 
to make silly, spontaneous comparisons of other entertainment media
to 
HP. 
Warning: this is really, really stupid. But hell, it gave me a
chuckle 
when I thought of it. Here goes... The other day I was channel
surfing 
and came across an old cartoon called Inspector Gadget, a childhood 
favorite of mine. The basic plot of most episodes is very simple. Dr. 
Claw does something illegal. Dr. Claw has two goals: kill Inspector 
Gadget, and take over the world. Y'all see where I'm going with this? 
Good! Inspector Gadget to the rescue! Gadget bumbles through every 
episode, recieving help from Penny and Brain (her dog). Throughout
the 
episode, Gadget is completely clueless about his mission and Penny 
eventually solves the crime. At the end, everthing turns out okay,
but 
Dr. Claw is never caught. Over the credits, you hear him proclaiming 
"I'll get you next time Gadget, next time!"
While I don't see any similarity between Harry and Inspector Gadget 
(Harry doesn't bumble) I see a slight similarity between Hermione and 
Penny. The biggest thing though is Voldemort and Dr. Claw. Its funny. 
Both Dr. Claw and Voldie have many followers, a loyal pet, and just 
can't seem to finish one simple job. I could easily see Voldemort 
saying at the end of each book "I'll get you next time Potter..."

At least Dr. Claw has never been physically defeated.

Majicou (a Snape fan)





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