NOTHING COMES OUT OF NOWHERE

By
William Kelly

Dedicated to my mother and father.

THE STAGGERING SIMILARITIES

between the book for children called
“Travels with Li Po”
And the “Harry Potter” series.

Subject: Travels with Li Po

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:13:15 +0000
The Goldsmith Press Ltd. Newbridge,
Co. Kildare

“This is to say that Mr. William Kelly submitted some chapters of his book, Travels with
Li Po, in the early 90s. As we are mainly a Poetry Press, we were unable to publish the
book -- but were impressed by its quality.”
Viv Abbott, MA, MPhil.
 Brief Introduction to the Synopsis

Coming here to read this you are likely an intelligent person who wants to know the truth about Harry Potter or a
functionary of Rowling’s legal firm assigned to “monitor” every word, movement, change of tense, syntax or whatever I
decide to do to my own text so that they can fulfill their divine mission to protect the public money-spinning persona of
their valuable charge - J.K. Rowling. Aware as I am that these people are paid and paid well to do what they have to do,
and act, for the most part, out of “economic prudence” and the all the rest of it, I cannot say I personally have much
respect for any of them considered as a class. “Get a life”, is my first response; and my second, - “do something to leave
the world a marginally better place than you found it”.
My book TRAVELS WITH LI PO was written for children to help them out of the morass of a conflicted and frightening
world and I have to say that my experience of Schillings and Little, Blair and their supporters suggests to me that none of
them appear to have done much to lessen the conflict or ameliorate the fear but seem solely intent on filling their
pockets. My views however on such matters are not relevant here nor indeed are my views on the literary merits or lack
of them of the Potter series (even if I know better than to accept it all as the product of single mind) or, at any rate, the
three volumes I have managed to clamber through.
This brief exposition of the similarities between Harry Potter and my own creation, however embarrassing it may be for
all concerned including myself, is as short as I can make it because all the factual correspondences cited in it are
important. A fuller exposition you will find on the other links below. The literary world is well enough policed by
conscientious and learned people who still have some reverence for the craft above and beyond its monetary exchange
value; and there is no doubt in my mind that this document will, sooner or later, make its way to their archives as
testimony to what, I am convinced, is one of the most blatant, crassest, brutally cynical examples of competitive
plagiarism in the entire history of world literature. I place it, in terms of authenticity, alongside the fictitious diaries of
Adolf Hitler that not so long ago swindled gullible editors out of a fortune and conned literary ‘experts’ into the
bargain. Lastly, a world wherein I am not at liberty, by reason of ‘legal intimidation’ to express these views is one I must
work to change rather than live to support. Now, I will leave you to figure it all out for yourself, with my assurance that
what you are reading is entirely the truth but, by no means, the whole picture. There are people out there who can place
the missing pieces of that together better than I if they would ever find the courage, or had conscience enough, to do so.
 SIMILARITIES OF CONTENT
Travels With Li Po
STRUCTURE
1. Main Themes - existential abandonment. A boy who is a
sorcerer and doesn't know it but must be trained into
the realisation. The human condition and the search for
Enlightenment i.e., The Philosopher’s Stone and
its immortal gifts.
2. Magical empowerment through self-knowledge.
3. Relationships. Everybody is related to somebody else and
these relationships mediate their lives and, in many cases,
determine them.
4. Sub-theme - low self-esteem.
5. Sub-theme - living by one’s intelligence
6. Sub-theme - time.
7. Sub-theme - Decisions that shape personal destiny and
individual responsibility for them.
8. Sub-theme - madness, dreams and free will.
NB: These themes were established to be amplified later
throughout the series.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
STRUCTURE
1. Main Themes - existential abandonment. A boy who is a
sorcerer (wizard) and doesn't know it but must be
trained into the realisation. The human condition and
the search for Enlightenment i.e., The Philosopher’s
Stone and its immortal gifts.
2. Magical empowerment through self-knowledge.
3. Relationships. Everybody is related to somebody else and
these relationships mediate their lives and, in many
cases, determine them.
4. Sub-theme - low self-esteem.
5. Sub-theme - living by one’s intelligence.
6. Sub-theme - time.
7. Sub-theme - Decisions that shape personal destiny and
individual responsibility for them.
8. Sub-theme - madness, dreams and free will.
NB: These themes were also amplified throughout the series.
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EXPLANATION: This is important enough to be part of the title of the Harry Potter book. In “...Li Po” it is established as the goal to die for. It is indeed what my hero
Owen Muldoon is all about and you would be hard pressed to find a better or more exciting goal for any story appealing to young or old.

P38/39: 'The man who finds The Philosopher's Stone never dies,' said Li Po
haughtily. 'The Philosopher’s Stone, that's what they call the mystery of
things, the answer to the riddle of the universe. Li Po has all power and all
wisdom. He can turn lead into gold as well.'
'Gee,' said Owen. 'I wouldn't mind having that trick up my sleeve.'
'Many have tried, earthling. Down through the ages there have been wizards
and warlocks. In what you call the Middle Ages they called themselves alche-
mists. Before that they were known as The Druids. Li Po learnt his skills in
Egypt. He was an explorer. Still is.'
'Did he tell you the secret?'
'Tell me Li Po. Tell me the secret!' pleaded Owen.
P161: “A stone that makes gold and stops you ever dying!” said
Harry….Anyone would want it!”
P215:”As for the stone it has been destroyed.”... (Dumbledore) “But
that means he and his wife will die, won’t they?”(H P) “They
have enough Elixir stored to set their house in order and then,
yes, they will die.”
P162: Harry and Ron were still discussing what they would do with a
Philosopher’s Stone if they had one. It wasn’t until Ron said he’d buy his
own Quidditch team …

P63: “Bartholomew was a Portuguese alchemist who voyaged to P160: “Professor Dumbledore is particularly famous for .... and his
Peking in search of The Philosopher's Stone. He met Li Po there.' work on Alchemy with his partner Nicolas Flamel. “
'And did Li Po give him.......' P161: “Nicolas Flamel,” she whispered dramatically, “is the only known
'Yes, now he is an immortal, like me.' maker of The Philospher’s Stone!” (Hermione)

'P36: You're not as stupid as you look, earthling. Li Po was a great magician.
He found The Philosopher's Stone.'
'The what?'
'Never mind....... Li Po found the secret of eternal life. I am Li Po, master of P161: The ancient study of alchemy is concerned with making The
myself. I am over two thousand years old. ' Philosopher’s Stone, a legendary substance with astonishing powers.
P35: 'My master was an ancient Chinese philosopher and a magician.”Does it
The stone will transform any metal into pure gold. It also produces
show?'
'Yes.' the Elixir of Life which will make the drinker immortal. (Hermione).

P43: I don't know if it's all a dream and I don't care no more neither.
Don't talk to me about eternal youth or Chinese magicians or anything else
for that matter! I am going to sleep......after I say my prayers.
PLOT continued THE FOREST
EXPLANATION: The enchanted forest that OM has to go through is to facilitate his first encounter with his real self and his hidden power s. If he calls it a jungle on
occasion it is only to allude to the fact that in all its wildness and hunger it has much to do with himself and the world as it is.
P39: 'Are there wild animals in this jungle Li Po?'
'You bet. Millions of them.'
P35: Often he could discern the shape of animals that came near or
heard their presence in the bush. Maybe, I wouldn't even recognize
them even if I did see them, he thought. Strange fruit hung from trees
all around him and once a huge snake dropped down from a branch
right in front of him and scared him half to death.
P41: Creatures stirred in their branches and things moved in the tall
grass all around.
P37: And horses too. They like to ride the horses especially at night.
Angels taught the horse how to run.
P32: If you are not out of the forest by then you will never get out. '
P34: When you sleep at night make sure you are well covered. Apart
from that… you will need all the luck you can get.'
P38: ‘Li Po has all power and all wisdom.’ (Bart)
P35: ‘I've decided to guide you through the forest,' said he. 'Poor Bart
didn't like it. But, what's a Puffin without a conscience, eh?'
P27: Au contraire. It's just that this forest here casts a powerful spell
over anybody what gets too close to it. If it takes a likin' to ye, you're
done for
P34: The deeper he went into the jungle the darker it became, until the
foliage became so thick that scarcely any light got through at all. The
noises and screams that echoed all around him grated on his nerves
and made him fearful.
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P95: “The forest’s full of dangerous beasts, everyone knows that.”
P182: “The forest?” he repeated…. “ – there’s all sorts of things in
there -…”
P185: He walked forward and shook the centaur’s hand.
P183: “It’s not easy ter catch a Unicorn, they’re powerful magical
creatures.” (Hagrid)
....
P181: “Well think again boy - it’s into the forest you’re going and I’m
much mistaken if you’ll come out in one piece.” (Hagrid).
P183: “There’s nothin’ that lives in the forest that’ll hurt yeh if yer
with me or Fang,” said Hagrid.
P184: And into the clearing came - was it a man, or a horse?”
P185: At last, he said, “The forest hides many secrets.”
P186: Their ears seemed sharper than usual. Harry’s seemed to be
picking up every sigh of the wind, every cracking twig. What was going
on? Where were the others?
P186: They walked for nearly half an hour, deeper and deeper into the
forest, until the path became almost impossible to follow because the
trees were so thick.
 MORE similarities of PLOT
EXPLANATION: What are dealt with here are plot significances common to both stories. Sub-themes are dealt with elsewhere in this document.
TRAVELS WITH LI PO BULLYING etc.
P37: His face was round and he hated the fact it made
him look even younger which gave the bullies in his
school one more reason to torture him.
P107. Here it's like a school playground, only a thousand
times worse.’ (Li Po).
P103: Fear makes a man lonely. Loneliness makes a man
afraid. It's a spiral, a prison. So, he frightens others for
the company. Bullies are Jokers.' (Li Po).
P22: The bullies played their games for real, and some-
body always suffered, some more, some less. And
many, like Owen, suffered badly in a way grown-ups
could never understand
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE
P23: Dudley’s gang had been chasing him as usual,..
P20: Dudley's favourite punch bag was Harry.
P27: Everybody knew that Dudley’s gang hated that old
Harry Potter in his baggy old clothes and broken glasses.
P23: Dudley had laughed himself silly at Harry, who
spent a sleepless night, imagining school the next day,
where he was already laughed at for his baggy clothes
and sellotaped glasses.
P47: At school, Harry had no one. Everybody knew that
Dudley’s gang hated that old Harry Potter in his baggy
old clothes and broken glasses, and nobody liked to
disagree with Dudley’s Gang.
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P111: 'It would appear so,' said Owen noting the marble P204: They were standing on the edge of a huge
floor of black and white tiles that stretched out before chessboard…..
him like an endless chessboard.

'P47: Excuse me, Madam. Where is everybody?' asked

Owen..... P51: “Gringotts is hundreds of miles under London,
P48: 'Underground. When any of us gets depressed we see.”
come up here.'

P64: Thirdly, I am not really a Puffin at all, and so I've P213: “….and once I have the elixir of life I will be
got few friends even among Puffins. (Li PO the Master able to create a body of my own….” (Voldemort).
Magician)
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P53: The first thing he noticed was the vaulted ceiling P87… Harry looked upwards and saw a velvety black
festooned with gold stars .... ceiling dotted with stars.

P22: for, St Benedict's High, however pretty it might P568 … P29: tried not to think how he was going to
have looked on the outside, was actually a bullies' haven look on his first day at Stonewall High -....
where the weak and the odd suffered abominably.

P88: Virtue! It's worth its invisible weight in gold fidgets. P50: “Give him five Knuts...”

P33/34: Li Po hopped quickly up to his mirror pretending

not to see his master's disgruntled face. Then, the old P219: I don't think it was an accident he let me find
man laughed: 'It's not that he's vain, as you suppose,' he out how the mirror worked."
whispered. 'That is all an act for your benefit. He knows
a great deal about you.

P29: 'And may I present, gentlemen and unseen

presences ... P86: About twenty ghosts had just streamed through
P47Owen moved on. Once or twice he looked back, not the back wall.
altogether sure if he hadn't been talking to a ghost.

P59: At least that was his first thought. His second was - P59: ...and he leant forward eagerly, expecting to see
And I won't be getting rich either. fabulous jewels at the very least - but at first he
thought it was empty.

P56: 'Tut, tut, tut, tut,' went on The Major, 'and double
tut. It is better for your
own sake and for that of the human race at this perni-
cious time, when the very pith and marrow of our
civilization and culture is under threat, that you
starve.'
P58: 'Tut, tut and treble tut, Sir. Have you no
grat…eee… tuuude?'
P62: 'Tut tut,' laughed Li Po, as he soared into the air.
P19: Indifference ruled everywhere. He was alone in
the midst of it like a tiny spider in a big bath. The sun
sank in a blaze of purple and a cold wind came out of
nowhere. That too frightened him.
P114: As the oars hit the water he covered his nose and
mouth with his hands to ward off the intolerable pong
that rose from the black river.
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P102: Snape’s lips curled into a sneer.
“Tut, tut – fame clearly isn’t everything.”
P118: Peeves cackled. “Wandering around at mid-
night….? Tut, tut, tut….
P37: As night fell, the promised storm blew up around
them. Spray from the high waves splattered the walls
of the hut and fierce wind rattled the filthy
windows……The storm raged more and more fero-
ciously as the night went on. Harry couldn’t sleep. He
shivered and turned over, trying to get comfortable,
his stomach rumbling with hunger.
P206: A disgusting smell filled their nostrils, making
both of them pull their robes up over their nose.
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P47. Jokers killed most of the young'uns. Laughed for P43: ‘A Muggle’, said Hagrid. ‘It’s what we call non-
months too when they did it.' magic folk like them. An’ it’s your bad luck you grew up
P62: For Jokers games are what life is about. in a family o’ the biggest Muggles I ever laid eyes on.
P103: ‘Bullies are Jokers.' (Li Po)

P93: 'That's my job, Sir. I am to virtue what a hog is to

truffles. I can see it in the mystical aura. Psychic, you see.
If in doubt, I send him to Gotcha. Filch is at least able to use wizarding devices that
'Gotcha?' have their own innate magic such as the Secrecy
'The governmental testing laboratory. They have a very Sensor used in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
advanced machine there. It incorporates a lie detector, a Prince.
good manners detector, a virginity detector, an emotion
Wikipedia.org
detector, compassion detector, libido detector,
patriotism detector, a humour detector and so on. It
measures virtue to one ten thousandth of a micro-
penance. It can detect everything. It can even tell us how
many times you have picked your nose in public since
birth. “

P63: Bartholomew was a Portuguese alchemist who
voyaged to Peking in search of The Philosopher's Stone.
He met Li Po there.'
P110: When they reached the ground floor he was hus-
tled down another flight of stairs to the cellars. He heard
the sounds of lapping water as they stopped.
A subterranean river flowed at his feet in an echoing bab-
ble. A small rowing boat drew alongside through the mist
and he was pushed into it
P19: With an almighty crash the sea closed over.
P15: But, the horror was always present that the light
swell would become an angry sea...
P23: The sea, as if in obedience, became softer as if to
reassure him.
P116: “If mercy were a physical attainment the Compte
would be a total cripple.”
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P160: Professor Dumbledore is particularly famous
for....and his work on alchemy with his partner Nicolas
Flamel.
2942 P84: ....the little boats.... were carried along a dark
tunnel, which seemed to be taking them right under-
neath the castle, until they reached a kind of under-
ground harbor, where they clambered out on to the
rocks and pebbles.
P38: Was that the sea, slapping hard on the rock like
that? (HP)
P37: The storm raged more and more ferociously as the
night went on.
P163: “Long bottom, if brains were gold you’d be poorer
than Weasley, and that’s saying something.”
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P127:….there was really no way he could permit him to pursue P196: “SO WHAT?” Harry shouted. ….There won’t be any Hog-
his mission of world conquest unimpeded. warts to get expelled from! He’ll flatten it, or turn it into a school
for the Dark Arts!..... because I’m never going over to the Dark
Side!”

P15: How difficult it was now to heed the warning he remem- P113: Professor McGonagall peered sternly over her glasses at
bered from Miss Cecilia's talk on safety at sea. "Under no cir- Harry; “I want to hear you’re training hard, Potter, or I may
cumstances,' she said, "if the worse ever comes to the worse, change my mind about punishing you
drink sea-water!"

P17: But, nothing seemed ever to please Jonathan. He was P21: Dudley meanwhile was counting his presents. His face fell.
spoilt and always miserable. In the canteen, Jonathan was the “Thirty-six,” he said. ....”That’s two less than last year.”
only one who dared complain about his dinner, often.

P95: “And now before we go to bed, let us sing the school song!”
P118: THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF STRANDEDUSIA ( Dumbledore).

He's six foot two. Has eyes of green, Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
And the strength of fifty lions. Teach us something please.
His waist is thin. Commits no sin. Whether we be old and bald
His limbs are concrete pylons. Or young with scabby knees,
His word is true. All honour due. Our heads could do with filling
He never will confuse ya. With some interesting stuff,
He's the King, the King, the King of For now they’re bare and full of air,
Strandedusia. Dead flies and bits of fluff.
All hail the King!

EXPLANATION: CP-1, 2 etc refers to a character chart drawn up for Owen that you can find on the complete version of this document.
OWEN MULDOON’S DOMINANT TRAITS
P119: You are very brave. (King to OM)
P99: 'He has her hypnotized. I will set her free.' (OM)
(CP=1)
P104: 'But Yuthere is more than ugly. He's grotesque.
He's evil.'
P20;… the stewardess who made a special request to
the captain so that he could phone his mother to wish
her happy birthday.
P61: There was good food on the table and the smiling
face of his mother. There was the friendly advice of his
father
P18: He clambered on top and lay flat down clutching its
sides, unable to restrain the crying fit that suddenly
came over him. He called out into the darkness. He
called for Theresa, for Fred, for Jonathan. He called for
Miss Cecilia. He called again and again. He heard no re-
ply. His friends were all gone and his teachers too and
all the others who had been on the ship.
P33: Owen thought about his lost friends. He realized he
liked Theresa... more than he thought. And he regretted
now not having told her so.
P32: 'Now, they know what it's like to be drowned.'
Owen collapsed in a flood of tears.
CP=1 (love of family and friends)
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HARRY POTTER’S DOMINANT TRAITS
One of Harry's most defining personality traits is his
bravery and his willingness to risk his life for others.
(http:/wiki.unknowableroom.org Character: Harry_Potter#Characteristics)
(CP=1)
P196: “SO WHAT?” Harry shouted. ….There won’t be
any Hogwarts to get expelled from! He’ll flatten it, or
turn it into a school for the Dark Arts... because I’m
never going over to the Dark Side!”
Friendships are the most important things in Harry’s
life; “More than anything else at Hogwarts, more even
than playing Quidditch, Harry missed his best friends,
Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.” 15. Ibid., Chamber of
Secrets, 11 (the-leaky-cauldron.org)
P153: Harry was so close to the mirror now that his
nose was almost touching his reflection. “Mum?” he
whispered. “Dad?”
P156: And there was his mother and father smiling at
him again and one of his grandfathers nodding happily.
Harry sank down to sit on the floor in front of the mir-
ror. There was nothing to stop him staying here all
night with his family. Nothing at all.
CP=1 (love of family and friends)
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P107: Owen flung himself on the straw face down. Harry doubts himself and this is not only a stage he goes
'Why is all this happening to me?' through at eleven, but at several points in his life. Harry
P108: He even managed to scratch a couple of poems to is often unsure of his abilities and often undervalues
Servilia onto the hard cement, but thinking Li Po might himself. This is what makes Harry human and helps the
consider them amateurish, he quickly scratched them out reader relate to him. (the-leaky-cauldron.org)
again.
P109: Time and again he screamed through the door or
tried to tear it from its hinges. Defeated, he would laugh P76: “I bet,” he added, voicing for the first time
hysterically at his absurd belief in his own strength and something that had been worrying him a lot lately, “I
then the laughter would turn to tears. bet I’m the worst in the class.” (HP) CP=1
P105: 'But, life is so empty. So grey.' moaned Owen. 'I
can't see the point in any of it, if I can't make her my
friend. And I never will. I just want to die, Li Po.' CP=1
P98: He was sure of it as he remembered her eyes on
his, the perfect smile. A feeling of leaden futility was
upon him.
P108: The riddle strained his will. Try as he might he just P205: “We’re nearly there, “ he muttered suddenly. “Let
could not figure it out. CP=1 me think - let me think...” CP=1
P39: Owen, for his part, lay long time thinking. If only P63: Harry could have laughed out loud with relief. He
that ship had spotted him he wouldn't have had to go was safe. CP=1
through all this. CP=1 P154: What Harry feared most was that he might be
P51: He hauled himself towards the gate and lent back able to find the mirror room again. CP=1 (stress)
against it letting out an enormous sigh of relief.
P77: Owen sat up and relaxed. He could think a little
clearer now. CP=1 ( stress)
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EXPLANATION: When the Japanese want to do Hamlet on stage or screen, they pick a small guy with black hair. It is still Hamlet he plays. The character is
the man. Or, as Mr. Yuthere put it so Owen....”what’s a little dye between friends?” For simplicity in reading what follows, Owen is cited by his initials OM
as is Harry Potter - HP. The CP-1, 2 etc refers to OM’s original character chart that you can view in the unabridged account.

OWEN MULDOON HARRY POTTER

P32: 'Were there any more survivors.......Mister Po?' P15: "...But how in the name did Harry survive?"
'None,' announced the bird as if he was calling a tennis score. P17: "To Harry Potter, the boy who lived."
P16: Owen Muldoon found it very hard to believe that he was (The Chosen One)
the sole survivor. (The Chosen One)

P36: 'And what if I call you Loony Muldoony? Would you like P11: "Harry. Nasty, common name if you ask me."
that?' P81: ‘Think my name’s funny do you?’(Malfoy)
(the name)
'You don't like Gabriel?'
'My name is Li Po.' (Li Po to OM) (the name)

P37: OM... was also skinny and a little knock-kneed.

P30: 'Skinny, isn't he?' (Li Po of OM) P20: "....Harry had always been skinny for his age."

P30: He'd be famous overnight. He'd be on every television
channel in the world. He would be more famous than anyone
that had ever lived. CP-2 ( the dream of fame)
P15: "He'll be famous - a legend - I wouldn't be surprised if
today was known as Harry Potter day in future - there will be
books written about Harry - every child in our world will know
his name." CP-2 (the dream of fame)
P47: “…. you’ll be right famous at Hogwarts”.

P69: Owen needed no more persuasion. Seconds later, he was P20: Harry didn't look it, but he was very fast.
running through the traffic,
P49: The thing to do was to get to hell out of there as fast as his
footwear would allow.
Muldoon -Potter
P40: 'What!? Speak to a tiger.......me!? You speak to him.'
P42: 'Tiger, tiger burning bright in the forests of the night,' he
began. (brave)
P27: 'Puffins don't talk,' scoffed Owen.
P45: 'Just......just don't say another word,' said Owen. 'Not an-
other word. I mean it.'
'P103: ‘Of course, she does, you stupid bird! Everybody wants to
be free!'
P40: ‘This is no time for jokes bird!” (OM) (capable of anger)
P17: 'I really don't know how to dance,' was all he said.
P67: “I don’t really know.” CP=2 (self-honesty)
P93: 'And where do I come into your scheme?' asked Owen
looking down at his rags.
P79: He adjusted what was left of his clothes and tried to ignore
the chaffed toes that poked through his trainers.
P102: Owen turned his head away, and then sadly began pick-
ing threads from the fringe of a rent on the knee of his jeans.
P61: He remembered too how shabby he looked in the mirror of
The Major's hall.
P80: Owen sat down on the velvet feeling very awkward in his
rags. CP=2 (concern for appearances)
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P25: “I know,” Harry murmured through the glass although he
wasn’t sure the snake could hear him. “It must be really
annoying.”
P202: “Yeah,” said Ron, “and lucky Harry doesn’t lose his head
in a crisis.” (brave)
P24: ….’MOTORBIKES DON’T FLY’
P111: “Give it here,’ Harry called, ‘or I’ll knock you off that
broom!”
P192: “I wish I knew what this means!’ he burst out angrily.
(HP)
P116: “Shut up, both of you!” said Harry sharply....
P134: “He’s just made that story up,” Harry muttered angrily....
(capable of anger)
P102: “I don’t know, sir,” said Harry.
P70: “Yes,” said Harry. “The thing is – the thing is, I don’t know
how to-“CP=2 (self-honesty)
P29: He sat down at the table and tried not to think about how
he was going to look on his first day– like he was wearing bits
of old elephant skin, probably.
P23: Dudley had laughed himself silly at Harry, who spent a
sleepless night, imagining school the next day, where he was
already laughed at for his baggy clothes and sellotaped glasses.
CP=2 (concern for appearances)
Muldoon -Potter
P26: 'Where am I, Sir?' he asked.
P78: 'If there is any way I can repay you for your kindness
Missus.....,' began Owen:
P53: ‘I....would be glad of any food you could spare me, Sir.’
P57/58: 'I couldn't possibly accept all that,' said Owen
remembering his manners. CP=2 (mannered)
P58: He was angry at the way these people had made a fool of
him.
P89: There didn't seem to be a lot to smile about and he felt
foolish. CP-2 (self-regard)
P26: Try as he did, he could not sleep. Images came and went in
his mind:
P26: 'Inquisitive wee lad now, aren't you?' (Bart)
'I have to know....' began Owen.
P62: 'Wait a minute!' cried Owen. 'There are some questions....'
P66: 'You see I'm lost...... I'm trying to find......'
P28: 'But, I have to know!' Owen stared wild-eyed.
P53: 'I am a traveler on my way home,' he said clearly. (OM)
CP = 1, 2 (seeking truth) and we can’t find him anywhere – just give us a hint – I know I’ve
P18: He clambered on top and lay flat down clutching its sides,
unable to restrain the crying fit that suddenly came over him.
(cries when he has to)
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P73: “Poor dear – no wonder he was alone, I wondered. He was
ever so polite when he asked how to get on to the platform.
P41: I’m sorry, but I still don’t really know who you are.’ (HP)
P217: And sir, there’s one more thing.... (HP) CP=2 (mannered)
P107: “Typical,” said Harry darkly. “Just what I always wanted.
To make a fool of myself on a broomstick in front of Malfoy.
CP=2 (self-regard)
P135: Harry went to bed with his head buzzing with the same
question. Neville was snoring loudly but Harry couldn’t sleep. He
tried to empty his mind –
P63:… he swallowed a lot of new questions that had just
occurred to him….
P112: “Potter, this is Oliver Wood. Wood – I’ve found you a
Seeker.”
P145: “We must have been through hundreds of books already
read his name somewhere.” (HP) CP = 1, 2 (seeking truth)
P217: ...which gave Harry time to dry his eyes on the sheets.
When he had found his voice again...
(cries when he has to)
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P32: Is there danger in the forest?' P187: “The forest is not safe at this time – especially for
‘For you there will be.’ (OM special) you.”
(HP special)
P89: 'But that is lying!' protested Owen. CP-2 (integrity)
P213: “LIAR!’ Harry shouted suddenly. CP-2 (integrity)
P66: The dryness was back again in his throat. ‘The Land of The
Best People in the World,' he lied. P212: “I must lie,” he thought desperately. “I must look
P68: 'Yes!' lied Owen. 'I know a few ologies.' and lie about what I see.”
(lies when he has to) P61: “Nothing,” Harry lied.
(lies when he has to)

P82: 'I suppose not,' said Owen who blushed carmine as his
P195: Harry flushed.
stomach gurgled. (can blush)
P62: Harry felt himself go red. (can blush)

P106: Maybe, she wasn't who he thought she was. In that case,
P189: But who’d be that desperate?” he wondered aloud.
beauty was just an illusion; and if it was an illusion then what
“If you are going to be cursed forever, death’s better isn’t
hope for anyone? (OM ) CP = 2 (intellect)
it?” (HP) CP=2 (intellect)
P58: 'You belong in another century, all of you. Can't you see
P81: He held out his hand to shake Harry’s but Harry
that?' (relies on his own viewpoint)
didn’t take it. “I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for
P96: 'I'll consider your offer, Sir. But I have to go.' ...Honesty
myself, thanks,” he said coolly. (relies on his own viewpoint)
P30: If I could take Li Po back home with me......I would make
millions. P123: Harry had a lot of trouble keeping his mind on his
P60: I'd have a swimming pool and a gym. And I'd live until I was lessons that day. It kept wandering up to the dormitory
a hundred and ninety. CP-2 (Pride of Ownership) where his new broomstick was lying under his bed….
(CP-2) (Pride of Ownership)

P50: But, suddenly, his legs began to tremble as if an electric
current had been passed through them.
P40/41: A wave of fear came over Owen. He grabbed his
machete.
P110: Owen could see why as he gazed with horror at the
numerous skeletons that lined the way
P40/41:'But I am! I'm terrified. Look at me; I'm trembling from
head to foot.' (knows fear)
P80: The square man went on:
'You are not bad looking. Of course we will have to do something
about the chin, too pointy. And dark hair is in these days. But,
what's a little dye between friends? And the knees might have to
be straightened. (knees)
P102: Then he fell to his knees, overcome by a sadness that was
impossible to bear. (pain of loss)
P108: He grew to hate this old man even though he was not real.
(can hate)
P68: Are you familiar with that word.......ideology?'
'Yes!' lied Owen. 'I know a few ologies.' (not the academic)
P41: 'You're a coward.'
'I am not!' CP-1 (bravely determined)
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P203: He took a deep breath…..He expected to see sharp beaks
and claws tearing at him any second.
1343 1092 P205: Harry’s knees were trembling. What if they lost?
P211 And to Harry’s horror, a voice answered….
P206: Shaking, Harry moved three spaces to the left.
P86: Harry’s heart gave a horrible jolt. A test?
(knows fear)
P20: Harry had a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair and bright
green eyes."
P153:.... even a little old man who looked as though he had
Harry’s knobbly knees. (knees)
P153: He had a powerful kind of ache inside him, half joy, half
terrible sadness. (pain of loss)
P144: “I hate them both,” said Harry, …. (can hate)
P41: “I know some things,’ he said. “I can, you know, do maths
and stuff.” (not the academic)
P90: ‘....Plenty of courage I see....- and nice thirst to prove your-
self.’ CP-1 (bravely determined) (sorting hat).
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P75: Owen, feeling suddenly very ashamed of himself, fought his P179: He felt so ashamed of himself that he went to Wood....
way through the mob. CP-2 (integrity) CP-2 (integrity)

P23: He resolved then he would not sleep again, no matter what. P179: Harry’s new resolution not to interfere in anything....
(resolute) (resolute)

P213: “Then kill him fool and be done!” screeched Voldemort.

P62: “… If you had laughed out loud even once they would have (faces possible death)
killed you on the spot. Sports people, don't you know?” (Li Po).
P114: One boiler coming up.' He reached for his pen to add his
signature to Owen's death warrant. (faces possible death)

P61: 'You've been reading my thoughts!' exclaimed Owen sitting P203: Not for nothing though was Harry the youngest Seeker in
up. (aware) a century. He had a knack for spotting things other people
didn’t. (aware)

P52: He was an absurd and comical little thing but Owen didn't
feel brave enough to laugh P92: Harry didn’t know whether to laugh or not.
P92: It was difficult not to laugh. (has a sense of humour) (has a sense of humour)
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LI PO ALBUS DUMBLEDORE
NB: I should be borne in mind that Li Po is not a puffin but an (Albus means ‘white’)
ancient alchemist and magician in the form of a puffin. His
actual human description is below.

P45: Li Po could be anywhere, anywhere in this wide universe. P215: “We must have crossed in mid-air.” (Dumbledore)

P102: Then, a very old man with long white hair and beard came P10: He was tall, thin and very old, judging by the silver of his
and she took his arm. (Li Po in the flesh). hair and beard…..He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak
P32: Then, there was the beak, yellow as a banana, curved like which swept the ground and high-heeled, buckled boots.... and
an Indian dagger, .... his nose was very long and crooked…..

P38: 'A great poet. He Taught Confucius everything he knew. P48: “Great man, Dumbledore.
Wisest man in China my master is. (Bart about Li Po). P217: Dumbledore now became very interested in a bird out on
P36: 'You're not as stupid as you look, earthling. Li Po was a the window sill,….
great magician. P92: ...Best wizard in the world!

'P39: “Did he tell you the secret?' P157: “Sir – Professor Dumbledore? Can I ask you something?”
'Yes.' …..Dumbledore smiled. “You may ask me one more thing, how-
'Tell me Li Po. Tell me the secret!' pleaded Owen. ever.”
'Here it is. Always brush your teeth and get to bed early at night.' “What do you see when you look in the mirror?”
(wry humour) “I? I see myself holding a pair of thick, woolen socks.”
(wry humour)
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P107: 'Why is all this happening to me?'

Li Po ignored the question:
P62: 'Truth is, earthling; I was interested in how you would cope.
You did very well.'
P.62: 'I apologize,' explained Li Po. 'But, I have great faith in your
instincts.
P62: “… If you had laughed out loud even once they would have
kill you on the spot. Sports people, don't you know?”
P44: L Po’s insistence took the form of a long lecture on laziness
P106: Something in what the bird said always seemed to reach a
part of him that seemed to be wiser than his thinking self.
P51: ‘The Law. That's what law. They have to learn the blessings
of old age. When they learn that lesson, they will be young
again.' (Li Po - mentor and controller)
P219: "No, it isn't," said Harry thoughtfully. "He's a funny man,
Dumbledore. I think he sort of wanted to give me a chance. I
think he knows more or less everything that goes on here, you
know. I reckon he had a pretty good idea we were going to try,
and instead of stopping us, he taught us enough to help. I don't
think it was an accident he let me find out how the mirror
worked."
(Dumbledore - mentor and controller)

P28: Vain creature by all accounts this Puffin, he thought to

himself.
P78: He looked pleased with himself but then he never seemed P217: It was one of my more brilliant ideas, and between you and
to look anything else. me, that’s saying something. (Dumbledore about himself)
P31: 'When God was handing out the looks to Puffins he got a (vanity)
wee bit extravagant when he came to Li Po, that's what I say.'
(Li Po about himself) (vanity)
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Li Po-Dumbledore continued
P102: Then, a very old man with long white hair and beard came Albus Dumbledore was tall and thin, with long silver hair and a
and she took his arm. long beard (auburn in his earlier years). He had brilliant blue
P108: Always, at the end of the dream the ancient one would eyes, which usually twinkled with kindness and mischief.
appear to take her out of the garden. He grew to hate this old
man even though he was not real. He was a mystery.

P39: Li Po, enthralled at his own quip, flew around the tent
letting out that shrieking laugh of his. (Li Po’s zany humour)
P43: 'Maybe that's why you met the tiger in the first place,'
counseled his feathered sage. 'Li Po, he say, a little brush with
danger can paint a most revealing picture.
P61: 'Go away,' said Owen, turning over so that the bird would
not see his tear-filled eyes.
P44: But Li Po pecked at his neck and face so that he had no
choice but to keep moving forwards.
P105: Owen rolled over on the straw and with tearful eyes gazed
up at the low ceiling: 'I just want to die,' he moaned. (to Li Po)
P64: 'I'm not saying you are lying. But, you know a lot more than
you are telling, Li Po.' (Li Po and Om- buddies)
P91: “Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few
words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Squeak!
(Dumbledore’s s zany humour)
Harry and Dumbledore forged a bond comparable to that
between two brothers, in spite of the century in age difference.
Harry felt comfortable enough around the impressive,
intimidating figure of Dumbledore to shout at him in frustration,
cry out of grief, admit to his fears, and entrust him with his life.
http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki Albus_Dumbledore#Personality_and_traits
(Li Po and Om- buddies)

P101: And where was Li Po? Why wasn't he here when he
needed him most?
P62: 'I apologize,' explained Li Po. 'But, I have great faith in
your instincts.
P50: 'A mere...I could have gotten killed!'
'I could have gotten killed, I could have gotten killed, I could
have gotten killed,' mimicked Li Po as he shrieked and whirled
above him.
It was Dumbledore who arranged for the infant Harry to be res-
cued from the cottage at Godric's Hollow . His abilities as a wiz-
ard are combined with a cunningness and subtlety of mind that
allows him to comprehend human nature in addition to Dumble-
dore's great trust in the power of the human spirit...

P45: Li Po flew higher and higher until he was a tiny dot; and
then he disappeared entirely. (Li Po invisible)
P61: 'You've been reading my thoughts!' exclaimed Owen
sitting up. Li Po moused along the branch and tried to look
indifferent. 'That's not very nice Mister Po!'
'Well......I......was curious, that's all.'
(Li Po mind-reading)
P76: 'Appearances rule here,' replied Li Po. 'Li Po, he say,
….appearances rule when poor man seek riches in mirror.'
P99: Li Po, he say, what you think of as destination maybe only
another part of
journey.'
P104: Li Po, he say, man who cannot live with what he cannot
get, cannot live with what he got.'
P105: Li Po, he say, poet who try to kiss moon's reflection may
fall in water and drown.'
P105: 'You have to learn about the emptiness too. You, yourself,
are the emptiness.'
P105: 'But, life is so empty. So grey.' moaned Owen. 'I can't see
the point in any of it, if I can't make her my friend. And I never
will. I just want to die, Li Po.'
(Li Po as sage)
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Invisibility: He claimed the ability to render himself invisible with-
out the use of an Invisibility Cloak. To achieve such a state,
Dumbledore merely used an extremely powerful Disillusionment
Charm. Occlumency/Legilimency Expert: Dumbledore was also
skilled in Occlumency and Legilimency. http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki
Albus_Dumbledore #Personality_and_traits (Dumbledore invisible)
Many people, particularly Harry Potter, often noted that Dumble-
dore sometimes seemed to see right into their mind and correctly
decipher what they were thinking. http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki
Albus_Dumbledore#Personality_and_traits
(Dumbledore mind-reading)
P157: However this mirror will give us neither knowledge nor
truth.
P215: After all, to the well organized mind, death is but the next
great adventure.
P157: “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
(Dumbledore as sage)

LE COMPTE DE PILFER
Etymol.ogy: “Pilfer” = to steal
P110: Countless bodies hung from the vaulted roof and from be-
neath the arches in all sorts of contortions...
P116: ... the Compte de Pilfer, says so. He's the chap you just
met. Tall isn't he? But, absolutely without mercy. If mercy were a
physical attainment the Compte would be a total cripple. (sadist}
P111: The men disembarked and Owen was handed over to an
official. He was a tall man with strikingly green eyes: (ie, Pilfer).
P112: His Majesty has a lot of work to......ex...ecute.' His pur-
poseful stressing of the last word did nothing to make Owen feel
welcome. (Pilfer)
P116: He designed this palace and furnished it too. I just sign
things for him.
P120: Everybody knows I am mad. It's an honour to be mad, Pil-
fer tells me. And he ought to know. Pilfer knows everything.
(expert on the palace)
P120: Pilfer would be really angry, that's for sure. He would put
an end to my supply of chocolate. That's the sort of cruel man he
is, capable of anything.
P107: They have a king... 'More often than not he is told to sign
an order of execution.' (by Pilfer)
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ARGUS FILCH
Etymology: “Filch” = to steal.
P181: “It’s just a pity they let the old punishments die out…hang
you by your wrists from the ceiling for a few days, I’ve got the
chains still in my office, keep ‘em well oiled in case…
Filch is a rheumatic and hunchbacked man who wheezes and
shuffles when he walks. (sadist} Harrypotter.wikia.com
P99: Even worse than Peeves, if that was possible, was the
caretaker, Argus Filch.
P99: Filch owned a cat called Mrs. Norris……with bulging,
lamplike eyes just like Filch’s.
P99: Filch knew the secret passageways of the school better
than anyone….
His knowledge of the secrets and shortcuts of the castle is
almost unparalleled..... He has been known to favour almost
sadistically harsh punishments... wikipedia.org
(expert on the castle)
This bitterness expresses itself in the endless restrictions he
places upon the students and the powerful desire he has to
torture them. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/
Muggles%27_Guide_to_Harry_Potter/Characters/Argus_Filch
P116: “Do you think I am going to stand here and wait for Filch
to catch me?”
P119: Filch must have hurried off to look for them....but they
hardly cared - all they wanted to do was put as much space
between themselves and that monster.

BARTHOLOMEW O’MALLEY
( Bartholomew. No birth date given, but old enough to be Owen’s
granddad.)
P25: Glad to be out of it. That were forty years ago now.'
P24: He saw that the old man was dressed in animal skins and
wore a funny hat with flowers on it. ..., his little blue eyes peer-
ing off into nowhere:
P26: An old man, a beachcomber, had found him and carried
him to his hut buried deep in the forest. (Bart’s hut)
P24: 'Tis that, son. Irish as stout and shamrocks or babblin'
brooks.'
P24: 'Was shipwrecked meself a long while ago.
P25: 'The fightin' Irish they call us. Been fightin' the English for a
thousand years or more.' (speaks in vernacular)
P46: . He searched his rags and produced a big rusty key.
'There it is,' he said. 'Can't pull the gate no more, that's the
problem.’ (the gatekeeper)
P33: 'He called you Bart!' shrieked the Puffin.
P34: 'One other thing. If you do make it, tell nobody about me
or where I am.' (Bart - a private man)
P24: The old man smiled to himself and tweaked one of his
bushy eyebrows. (Bart)
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RUBEUS HAGRID
(Aged 65. Born 1929 -http://harry-potter.hellzworld.com/
hagrid.html)
P133: Hagrid could be seen.... bundled up in a long moleskin
overcoat, rabbit fur gloves and enormous beaverskin boots.
P104 Hagrid lived in a small wooden house on the edge of the
forbidden forest.
P169: When they knocked on the door of the gamekeeper’s hut
an hour later… (Hagrid’s hut)
P40: “I’ll not say no to summat stronger if yeh’ve got it, mind.”
P40: “Got summit for yer here. (speaks in vernacular)
P41: “Call me Hagrid,” he said, everyone else does. An’ like I told
yeh, I’m keeper of the keys at Hogwarts....”
P48: Be grateful if yer didn’t mention that teh anyone at
Hogwarts. (Hagrid - a private man)
P48: He cast a sideways look at Harry under his bushy eyebrows.
(Hagrid)

P24: ...he decided there and then that the old man was right
about the forest because everything on the table came from
there.
P25: The shack was very neat and furnished with a wide variety
of wooden things, tables, shelves and chairs that looked very
ornate and homely. (Bart’s hut)
P34: Bartholomew had washed his denim, jacket, his T-shirt, his
jeans and even his trainers. He heaved a rucksack onto the boy's
back:
P35: Old Bartholomew had thought of everything, even a sheet
of polythene that he could leave out at night to collect fresh
water. (caring Bart)
P24: The dish of rice and vegetables and fruit pie tasted so deli-
cious ....He had never tasted anything like it.
P33: 'I do, Bart.' said Owen reaching for another slice of pineap-
ple pie. (Bart has the chef’s magic touch)
P33:'Anyway,' said Bartholomew. 'Time to eat. You get yourself
out of bed and go and freshen yourself up and I'll make us a good P169: Hagrid made them tea….
meal.'
P26: Owen could hear him talking to himself outside. He seemed
angry about something. He heard a bucket or a wheelbarrow be-
ing kicked and then, silence. It didn't seem to Owen as if he was
coming back in again. Now he was talking to himself again,
louder this time. (Bart has a temper)
P25: Understand me drift?' He got up and draped a blanket over
Owen. 'Think ye'd better sleep now, son.'
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P104: There was only one room inside. Hams and pheasants
were hanging from the ceiling, a copper kettle was boiling on
the open fire and in the corner stood a massive bed with a
patchwork quilt over it. “Make yerselves at home,” said Hagrid.
(Hagrid’s hut)
P40: He bent down over the fireplace; they couldn’t see what he
was doing but when he drew back a second later, there was a
roaring fire there. It filled the whole damp hut with flickering
light and Harry felt the warmth wash over him as though he had
sunk into a warm bath. (caring Hagrid)
P41: He passed the sausages to Harry who was so hungry he had
never tasted anything so wonderful.
(Hagrid has the chef’s magic touch)
Dear, dear, you know, that temper of yours will lead you into
trouble one of these days, Hagrid." —Lucius Malfoy provoking
Hagrid. http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Rubeus_Hagrid#Harry_Potter
P181: “Then get back off ter the castle an’ pack. Go on!”
(Hagrid has a temper)
P48: He took off his thick black coat and threw it to Harry: “You
can kip under that,” he said.

EXPLANATION: The origins of the style are fully
explained in the complete version of this document.
SIMILARITIES OF STYLE
P67: ‘Yes, you know, BELIEFS!’
P30: Li Po could THINK! (use of caps for specific emphasis)
P78: The entrance to the Virtue Agency lay atop of a steep flight of marble steps.
The huge glass door was flanked by lofty statues in the Greek style and there
were a brace of bronze lions on their plinths. As soon as he entered the spacious
foyer his eyes met a pretty little girl seated at a desk big enough for a game of
ping-pong. She was evidently the receptionist and a busy one at that, for she had
no less than six phones all around her. So acute was Owen's shyness that he
hesitated before approaching her and instead pretended to read the notice board
that stretched right across the far wall. He adjusted what was left of his clothes
and tried to ignore the chaffed toes that poked through his trainers.
P51: He closed his eyes and took a deep breath and then another until finally he
regained his composure. Slowly, he began to descend. When he touched the
ground he fell down flat in the dust and lay there listening to his heart pounding
aware that his fingers were still fluttering like blades of grass. He hauled himself
towards the gate and lent back against it letting out an enormous sigh of relief. Li
Po flew down and perched on his shoulder.
'Can't...can't understand how that gate got locked...I was sure....”
“I locked it,” said the bird.
P17: Standing there at the rails, a light warm breeze blowing through his thin
blond hair he felt good. It was a beautiful night filled with the scent of plants, the
moon so hugely near and bright, and the sea so calm. He stood there, looking out
at the vast expanse of the ocean hoping to see again, in the dying light, the school
of dolphins that had followed the ship for miles.
P45: The village was quiet as he approached and seemed to lack any color but a
mousy grey. A dog or something whimpered in the distance. Shutters creaked in a
blustery wind. He pushed the big wooden gate. It gave way easily. Still, he could
hear nothing. A long street flanked by old tenements stretched before him in the
dying light. There were no pavements and no tarmac on the road, just the same
old grey dust everywhere. He could see no signs of life at first until at the very
end of the street he spied what he thought was a pile of rags.
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P202: “HAVE YOU GONE MAD?” Ron bellowed.
P196: “SO WHAT?” Harry shouted. ….There won’t be any Hogwarts to get
expelled from! “ (use of caps for specific emphasis)
P63: A tinkling bell rang somewhere in the depths of the shop as they stepped
inside. It was a tiny place, empty except for a single spindly chair which Hagrid
sat on to wait. Harry felt strangely as though he had entered a very strict library;
he swallowed a lot of new questions which had just occurred to him and looked
instead at the thousands of narrow boxes piled neatly right up to the ceiling. For
some reason, the back of his neck prickled. The very dust and silence in here
seemed to tingle with some secret magic.
P115: They pulled on their dressing-gowns, picked up their wands and crept
across the tower room, down the spiral staircase and into the Gryffindor
common-room. A few embers were still glowing in the fireplace, turning all the
armchairs into hunched black shadows. They had almost reached the portrait
hole when a voice spoke from the chair nearest them: “I can’t believe you are
going to do this, Harry.
P108: At three-thirty that afternoon, Harry, Ron and the other Gryffindors
hurried down the front steps into the grounds for their first flying lesson. It was a
clear, breezy day and the grass rippled under their feet as they marched down
the sloping lawns towards a smooth lawn on the opposite side of the grounds to
the forbidden forest, whose trees were swaying darkly in the distance.
P54: For a famous place, it was very dark and shabby. A few old women were
sitting in a corner, drinking tiny glasses of sherry. One of them was smoking a
long pipe. A little man in a top hat was talking to the old barman, who was quIte
bald and looked like a gummy walnut. The low buzz of chatter stopped when
they walked in.
SIMILARITIES OF STYLE continued
P76: Owen observed that the people in the pews ate as they prayed so that
the place looked and felt like a huge restaurant. Some of them cried while they
ate. Owen knelt down beside a woman. At first he tried to pray but when he saw
that the woman was eating sandwiches his mouth began to water and his stomach
rumbled. Eventually, unable to endure it any longer, he turned to her abruptly:
"Could I have a sandwich, Missus?"
P70: As he wiped the dust from off his badge with his sleeve he saw funeral
cortege coming up the hill towards him. As it passed, he noticed with awe that it
was no ordinary funeral but something of a mass funeral. He counted. There were
no less than one hundred and fifty coffins being transported uphill in a long
procession that seemed to go on forever. Each coffin was carried by four men in
white coats and white trousers and even white shoes while a representative of the
deceased walked behind dressed in the usual garb of black. Behind him walked
three more people, also in black, the relatives. These three were all women. Every
coffin therefore had one man to follow and three women. And it was odd too how
sprightly and healthy the men in white looked compared to the ones who slow-
marched after them. These were frail and stooped and their skin a greyish blue
color. Nobody cried.
P22: When the sun itself peaked above the horizon he felt as happy as he ever did
in his life. The sea, as if in obedience, became softer as if to reassure him. Fish of
radiant hues that he had never seen before leapt up out of the water and plopped
back in again. He was alive like them and just as happy.
P50: Owen looked down unable to believe he had climbed so far and yet secretly-
proud of the fact that he had survived.
P100: Half an hour later he found himself in what appeared to be the local jail.
Local is scarcely the right word, for it stood in the countryside miles outside town.
There wasn't a house in sight. And it didn't quite resemble any jail he had ever
seen. It looked more like a lighthouse, its tower rising to a gigantic height. Around
its turret, crows circled and squawked.
P54: Owen followed him into the sitting room. The first thing he noticed was the
vaulted ceiling festooned with gold stars and the many chandeliers whose candle-
light gave the place an eerie glow. He looked around hoping Li Po had followed
him but the Puffin was nowhere to be seen. Nobody seemed to notice his arrival.
There were a number of highly decorated people in the room. Every now and then
one of them would break out in loud applause. Oddly enough, the room was
sparsely furnished for its immense size. Because of the ceiling's great height all the
furniture in the room, especially the two long divans in the center, looked
dwarfed. Some of the ladies and gentlemen sat on these while all the others
strolled around the room like sleepwalkers.
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P71: Harry pressed on through the crowd until he found an empty compartment
near the end of the train. He put Hedwig inside first and then started to shove and
heave his trunk towards the train door. He tired to lift it up the steps but could
hardly raise one end and twice he dropped it painfully on his foot.
"Want a hand?" It was one of the red-haired twins he'd followed through the
ticket box.
P123: As seven O’clock drew nearer, Harry left the castle and set off towards the
Quidditch pitch in the dusk. He'd never been inside the stadium before. Hundreds
of seats were raised in stands around the pitch so that the spectators were high
enough to see what was going on. At either end of the pitch were three golden
poles with hoops on the end. They reminded Harry of the little plastic sticks Mug-
gle children blew bubbles through, except that they were fifty feet high.
P121: As the owls flooded into the Great Hall as usual, everyone's attention was
caught at once by a long thin package carried by six large screeching owls. Harry
was just as interested as everyone else to see what was in this large parcel and
was amazed when the owls soared down and dropped it right in front of him,
knocking his bacon to the floor. They had hardly fluttered out of the way when an-
other owl dropped a letter on top of the parcel.
P165: He couldn't ever remember feeling happier. He'd really done something to
be proud of now - no one could say he was just a famous name any more. The eve-
ning air had never smelled so sweet. He walked over the damp grass, reliving the
last hour in his head, which was a happy blur....
P100: And the fleet of little boats moved off all at once, gliding across the lake
which was as smooth as glass. Everyone was silent, staring up at the great castle
overhead. It towered over them as they sailed nearer and nearer the cliff on which
it stood.
P87: Harry had never even imagined such a strange and splendid place. It was lit
by thousands and thousands of candles which were floating in mid-air over four
long tables, where the rest of the students were sitting. These tables were laid
with glittering golden plates and goblets. At the top of the hall was another long
table where the teachers were sitting. Professor McGonagall led the first years up
here, so that they came to a halt in a line facing the other students, with the
teachers behind them. The hundreds of faces staring at them looked like pale lan-
terns in the flickering candlelight.
 SUMMARY OF PLOT SIMILARITIES
EXPLANATION: VERY IMPORTANT or essential similarities are in
TRAVELS WITH LI PO
CHAPTER 1: OM ESTABLISHED AS LOST, ABANDONED, A MIRACULOUS
SURVIVOR LINKED TO ANOTHER WORLD. HE IS THE CHOSEN ONE of
whose presence the cosmos and all creatures in it are aware. OM is
linked to the forces of nature. Survives he cause he is recognized for who
he is and protected by unseen powers. IT IS ESTABLISHED THAT HE IS
BADLY BULLIED AT SCHOOL. CAST OF THE SERIES INTRODUCED. THIS IS
HIS BAPTISM OF FIRE IN THE WILD FORCES OF NATURE.
CHAPTER 2: OWEN IS RESCUED BY OLD BART. OM FINDS HIMSELF IN A
SURREAL WORLD. IS IT DREAM OR REALITY? IS INTRODUCED TO LI PO
HIS MENTOR AND GUARDIAN, AN ANCIENT ALCHEMIST who has taken
the form of a comical little Puffin in order to instruct his charge.
CHAPTER 3: THE ENCHANTED FOREST. OM’s education begins in earnest.
Li Po tells OM about THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE to whet his appetite. Li
Po behaves unexpectedly. But OM is more concerned with survival at
this stage. HP COMMUNES WITH A WILD ANIMAL, A TIGER. Li Po
demonstrates his clairvoyance by seeing INVISIBLE PRESENCES.
CHAPTER 4: OM journeys through the Land of The Serious who are
constantly at war with The Jokers. They live underground. OM meets the
gatekeeper and MUST PROVE HIS COURAGE in order to escape by
climbing over the gate that is a hundred feet high.
CHAPTER 5: OM and hunger. The Red House. Madness.
THE ROOM OF MIRRORS. Forced to make a fool out of himself for food.
CHAPTER 6: OM PERFORMS UNCONSCIOUS MAGICAL FEAT OF LEAPING
WALL. HE PINES FOR HIS MOTHER AND FATHER. Has fun with Li Po. Is
cross examined by the customs man, the incurable Joker.
CHAPTER 7: OM arrives at Abandonville, the nightmare metropolis
where people are divided into only two classes, the Uglies and the
Beautifuls.
CHAPTER 8: The Virtue Agency and SATANIC MR. YUTHERE.
CHAPTER 9: OM betrayed and imprisoned. Obsessed with girl. Sees Li Po
as he really is in a dream... a wise old man. Is sent to the palace to meet
king and runs into the evil sadist Le Compte de Pilfer.
CHAPTER 10: Li Po scuppers Yuthere’s plans. OM is released.
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Y e l l o w . Other Important similarities are in WHITE.
HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE
CHAPTER 1: HP ESTABLISHED AS LOST, ABANDONED, A MIRACULOUS
SURVIVOR LINKED TO ANOTHER WORLD. THE CHOSEN ONE. Nature
itself knows of his existence. He is linked to the forces of the cosmos.
Survives because he is recognized for who he is and protected by unseen
powers.
CHAPTER 2: IT IS ESTABLISHED THAT HE IS BADLY BULLIED AT HOME AND
AT SCHOOL. HP PERFORMS UNCONSCIOUS MAGICAL FEAT OF
APPEARING ON ROOF. HP COMMUNES WITH A WILD ANIMAL, A SNAKE,
and releases it by magic.
CHAPTER 3: HARRY'S BAPTISM OF FIRE IN THE WILD FORCES OF NATURE.
HP IS RESCUED BY OLD HAGRID and told he is special - a wizard.
CHAPTER 4: HP promised fame and recognition at last as the wizard he
had no idea, except in retrospect, that he was and he is off to study
witchcraft and expand his powers. CAST OF SERIES INTRODUCED.
CHAPTER 5: HP has the fortune. Only fame awaits
CHAPTER 6: HP FINDS HIMSELF IN A SURREAL WORLD.
CHAPTER 7: The school regime. MEETS DUMBLEDORE, HIS MENTOR AND
GUARDIAN, A 150-YEARS-OLD ALCHEMIST.
CHAPTER 8: Madness. Dumbledore behaving unexpectedly. Harry the
thinker.
CHAPTER 9: Harry has feelings.
CHAPTER 10: HP MUST PROVE HIS COURAGE.
CHAPTER 11: HP has established his warrior credentials again. Intro to
The Philosopher's Stone.
CHAPTER 12: HARRY LONGS FOR HIS MOTHER AND FATHER.
THE INVISIBLE PRESENCES. THE ROOM OF MIRRORS.
CHAPTER 13: THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE.
CHAPTER 14: Interlude.
CHAPTER 15: THE ENCHANTED FOREST and its strange creatures.
The three headed dog. The baptism of fire proper. Hermione lets it all
hang out. Harry has more feelings.
CHAPTER 16: Chess game. Journey to the last chamber.
CHAPTER 17: SHOWDOWN WITH SATANIC VOLDEMORT.