Who thinks that HP and SW are too alike as it is....kidding, kidding, (and s

[joy_the_lemur at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 12290

Ahoy, a long post follows here: 
Hi, I'm just de-lurking today because quite frankly, I'm creeped 
out about how this topic goes exactly with my recent musings.  
Why, just yesterday, I was thinking about the similiarities betwixt 
HP and SW characters!!

I think my notions about this were similar except maybe I'd put in 
Old Obi=Lupin.  Nothing to do with age, obviously...just that they 
seemed to have similar teacher-roles, appear only for part of the 
big tale and disappear (for now).  Also, there is the "prequel" 
notion that  just as Obi-Wan had some past history with Luke's 
dad, so did Remus as one of the Marauders.  Couldn't you just 
see this:

Harry:  You told me Sirius Black betrayed and murdered my 
father...
Rumus:  He convinced your parents to trust Peter...so in a way, 
he did....from a certain point of view.
Harry:  A certain point of view?!

Well, maybe not.  :-)

Luke's father figure is a complicated issue since there's the 
double good/bad thing happening.  In order to make it work with 
HP, I suggest this:

Anakin before Vader:  James Potter
The Vader who betrayed Anakin from a Certain Point of View:  
Peter Pettigrew
Ambivalent Vader:  Well, I'd go with Sirius Black when everyone 
was convinced he was a cold blooded murderer.
Vader Redeemed:  Sirius--Harry's godfather.

Now there are of course, parts of this that don't work.  Vader 
really was a bad guy.  Sirius was only a bit unhinged in his need 
for revenge and all that.  And he didn't serve the dark side.  But 
that's my  view of THAT.

Hmm...how about...

Black:  ...never told you what happened to your father.
Harry:  He told me enough!  It was you who betrayed him!
Black:  No...I am your Godfather...
Harry:  No....that's not true....that's impossible!!

OK, I'll stop with that stuff.  ;-)

Anyway, this all makes Lord Voldemort=the Emperor

So who is Dumbledore?  I'd go with Yoda...the wise but slightly 
wacky and very-old authority figure.

Even though Beru was a kind soul, Owen Lars seems to be 
prime Dursley material. 

I never got to thinking about who Snape's couterpart might be in 
that galaxy far far away...Lando does seem to fit.  Besides, they 
both seem a bit greasy!

Really, I'm a bit worried that I've thought about it this much 
already.  I'll stop now and lurk again.

-Joy

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Denise R" <gypsycaine at y...> wrote:
[SNIP]
> 
> First.
> Leia=Hermione.  Can anyone else see it?
> Luke=Harry.  That naive, trying to be Jedi/that naive, trying to be 
a master
> wizard (and the Skywalker name thing/Potter name thing)
> Han=Ron (NO CRACKS ON SHIPS!  I AM NOT GOING THERE!)
> Obi=Dumbledore.  Of course, from the old Yahoo-casting days 
(whistles)....
> Sabers=wands
> Hagrid=Chewie....  Well, they're both hairy!
> Yoda=Dobie?  Similarity in physical characteristics, if you 
watch the
> official screensaver.  Dobie has the same ears....
> Both series have strange animals.
> I'm not certain if Darth Vader is Peter or Vold.  He was 
re-converted back
> at the end of Ep. 6.
> The two droids.  R2D2=Hedwig.  It's a stretch, I know, but both 
carried
> messages?  I also think Hedwig has the same feisty 
personality.
> C3PO throws me for a loop.  No close who he'd resemble.
> Snape=Lando.  We thought he was a traitor, too.  He helped 
fire the shot
> that destroyed the Emperor though (Now there's the Vold link!)
> Any more similarities you folks can come up with?
> {SNIP}