Other books...parallels

[joywitch999]

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Subject: Re: Other books...parallels
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Date: 7/5/00 12:48 am  (ET)

>>>Other character parallels I see are Harry and Nat, Hermione and Nan,
Neville and Tommy, Ginny and Daisy, & Dumbledore and Professor Bhear.

Harry and Nat????? But Harry is BRAVE, and Nat is such a wuss. Remember,
Nat has a *weak mouth* and is always scared of fights. I think Harry
is much more like Tommy Bangs, and Neville is more like Nat. The
only similarity I see is that Nat and Harry are both orphans who make
good. The Hermione/Nan parallel makes sense to me, but not the Ginny/Daisy
one. Ginny doesnt seem particularly domestic to me, nor does she have
a twin who she takes care of, and those are practically the only things
Daisy ever does. She does pine away for Nat, though.

It is a really interesting parallel, though. I would guess that JKR has
to have read Alcott, and I am willing to bet that she is a big fan. I
mean, anyone who adores Jane Austen must be fond of Alcott, right?