J.K.Rowling & The Legend of Rah and the Muggles

[skywalker1 at ibm.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 14488

I think that Arthur Weasley had a name for what this author is trying 
to do ... Muggle baiting.  Well, this muggle aint biting.



--- In HPforGrownups at y..., my_email_1 at y... wrote:
> Isn't it disappointing to find out that J.K.Rowling did not come up 
> with the idea of Harry Potter but copied it from a previous book 
> titled "The Legend of Rah and the Muggles".
> 
> In Rah and the Muggles there's a character called Larry Potter. 
> Muggles are people who care for two orphaned boys who magically 
turn 
> their dark homeland into a happy place. In J.K. Rowling's books, 
> muggles is the term wizards use for humans who cannot 'do' magic.
> 
> Stouffer's book has a character called Lilly Potter. In J.K. 
> Rowling's series, Lily Potter is Harry's mom.
> 
> The Larry Potter book had characters identified as "Keeper of the 
> Gardens". In J.K. Rowling's book, there are "Keeper of the Keys."
> 
> Stouffer also says that Rowling's books use similar illustrations. 
> Stouffer and her publisher distributed illustrations of Larry 
Potter 
> the author said she designed in the 1980s. The pictures show a very 
> noticeable resemblance: like Harry Potter, Stouffer's character has 
> large glasses and wavy dark hair.
> 
> We would all be very stupid to assume that this is a coincidence. 
How 
> can Rowling make up a story about sitting in a train and making up 
> the characters, while she took the ideas from Stouffer? J.K. 
Rowling 
> is taking all the credit for characters she did not even 'make'!