Star Wars.... and FICTIONAL politicians

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No: HPFGUIDX 9867

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Belinda Susan Rodrigues 
<astrothena at y...> wrote:
> 
> Yup, there are lots of fun parallels between Star Wars
> and HP. I once drove myself crazy by using Episode 1
> as the basis of an argument against JKR doing a
> prequel series once she finishes all seven books. My
> main point was that prequels for for Star Wars because
> we know nothing about Luke and Leia's parents. Then I
> tried to recount just how we know so far about Lily
> and my argument crumbled before my eyes...
> 

Has anyone else here read the "Star Wars" novels, particularly the 
New Jedi Order series? The Empire has atrophied to a small corner of 
the galaxy and a new republic called (wait for it..) the New Republic 
runs most of the galaxy from Coruscant. Anyway...

 In NJO, the leader of the New Republic is an alien named Borsk 
Fey'lya who at first refused to believe the NR was being invaded from 
outside the galaxy (aahh, space opera!), then refused to publicize it 
and devote appropriate military resources to it all the time 
threatening the careers of those who *were* taking action, including 
Luke Skywalker, who now runs (take a wild guess!) a training school 
for Jedi! 

 Another thing I think of with Fudge is "Yes, Minister"; Corny seems 
to combine the worst traits of Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey.