J.K. Rowling

How else do you title such a post? I'll use the author's name. It's such a massive push for her little industry.. J.K. Rowling.. the name speaks volumes.

So, what do I have for J.K. Rowling? Why is such a post entitled with only a name?

I've read the Harry Potter books, and am a BIG fan. She's a brilliant writer, to any such standards. Her characterization is about the best I've ever seen. She can spin many a tale.. if only the yarn were her's.

She's such an industry, hundreds of sites have been devoted to FanFic... the writing of a deeply devoted fan with the characters Joanne has created.

But, plagiarism is as plagiarism does and I gotta say.. even though I am the BIGGEST HP fan out there she has... there are too many instances of sounding like other authors..

Like the term MUGGLE. Muggle came from a book called: 'The Legend of RAH and the Muggles' by Nancy Stouffer. It details the antics of a hero named Larry Potter. Coincidence? I think not!

First hand plagiarism I've noticed: The name Aragorn from Lord of the Rings.. she named a big, dark spider (very much like Shelob) Aragog. The wise wizard with long gray hair (could very well be Merlin. [most likely or similar to Gandalf] Both Dumbledore and Gandalf are variations from the fabled Merlin) reminds me too much of Tolkien's Gandalf. Ringwraiths, again from Tolkien.. otherwise known as 'Dementors'. The exact description (physical, be it, but black tattered robes, fearsome no faces, destroying peace and happiness at every turn). Sure, it can be argued due to the way such characters are construed that these are solely from her imagination but the similarities are too great not to be explored.

Does she actually plagiarize? As Stephen King once said (paraprhasing here) 'Every author has been accused of plagiarism. Even (and he mentions only one name) J.K. Rowling.' Why, with so many authors to choose from, do you think Stephen King would name only her? He's even been accused of the treacherous act, wouldn't he name himself? No. Because the argument against him was unfounded, unlike Joanne.

Again, to make my dear readers (all two of you) understand, in NO WAY do I doubt J.K. Rowling's gift of storytelling so much so that I actually have to believe the fact she wrote the entire Harry Potter series on a train home one day (that the idea just popped into her head). Guess a good storyteller is only as good as her acting. I'd have to go on the hopes that Harry Potter actually does exsist in Rowling's own mind but in a different time Ringwraiths and a giant spider named Shelob would attack her hero.