T.H. White and JKR

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No: HPFGUIDX 121185


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...>
wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know if JKR has ever mentioned T.H. White as an author 
> she's read? 


I found this at Guardian Unlimited: 

>>Rowling has described Wart from TH White's The Sword In The Stone as
"Harry's spiritual ancestor" (http://books.guardian.co.uk)<<

So, not only is she familiar with White's work, but she acknowledges
the comparison between it's main characters.  I would be surprised if
the *wasn't* very familiar with Merlin before she wrote the HP books,
and if Dumbledore wasn't (at least to some extent) based on White's
version.

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