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Over the years there has been a lot of debate about JK Rowling and her famous series Harry Potter. I'd never really thought about it before, but there are so many similarities for it just to be concidence.

Here are just a few...

Frodo and Harry's parents are both dead.
They both have a dim-witted friend; Sam and Ron.
Sauron and Voldemort are both refered to as the Dark Lord
Gandalf and Dombledore... DUH
The Ring and the Locket (Horcrux) have the same effect.

That's just a couple, but there are lots more. What do you think?
Just wanna know if I'm the only one that thinks this...

I am also an insane fan of both of those things, so...

I think that there are a lot of similar plot lines that many books share. I mean, no one in the last 100 years or so has really come up with a completely unique idea that has never been done before. Perhaps them being so similar is just a sign that they are both modeled after some awesome ideas from centuries of writing.

I agree with @slg87. I am a huge, huge, huge fan of both Tolkien and Rowling, and I see many similarities between the two series but sadly, it's extremely difficult to come up with a uniquely new idea. There's nothing wrong with admiring and imitating a great story though, so I can see where Rowling might have done that with Tolkien.