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spacemint_rhinoPotter is more of a rip off of Lord of the Rings imo.
Orphan who has to stop a once defeated but now returning dark lord, vie destroying object(s) that contain his soul, with the help of a wizard and companions, all while evading the evil followers of the dark lord. Receives powerful artefacts that help him (cloak of invisibility vs sting/mithril coat). Assisted by a father/teacher figure that at first appears to be evil but turns out to be a good and beloved friend (Aragorn/Sirius Black).
Jiggle_PhysicsAnd remember Troll 1 where a dorky, bespectacled, young boy, with messy brown hair, is thrown into a parallel world of magic, who happens to be named Harry Potter
UnderpantsWeevilPotter is more of a rip off of Lord of the Rings imo.
I’ve always had it pegged as a rip off of James and the Giant Peach, tbh. At the very least, there’s a ton Rowling drew from Roald Dahl (including the raging bigotry).
I’ve also heard her accused of ripping off Earthsea.
Orphan who has to stop a once defeated but now returning dark lord, via destroying object(s) that contain his soul, with the help of a wizard and companions, all while evading the evil followers of the dark lord.
This is 90% of D&D games, though. Voldemort is a classic Lich with a twist. She could have written a first draft of this book in high school using the 2e TSR book.
It’s so easy to claim she’s plagiarized the material because the whole book is so comically generic.