Do Harry Potter stories mention other popular stories?

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In recent history Harry Potter stories have been mentioned in other popular story series such as Doctor Who and The Simpsons.

Do any of the Harry Potter movies mention any other book or TV serials?



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While not a fictional series, there is a scene in Prisoner of Azkaban with a wizard doing wandless magic while reading A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. The real life book is a treatise on quantum physics, and very well known. Introduction by Carl Sagan.




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Did J.K. Rowling steal ideas from other books?

The lawsuit, filed in a London court, claims Rowling's book "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" copied substantial parts of Jacobs' 1987 book, "The Adventures of Willy the Wizard \u2014 No. 1 Livid Land." Jacobs' estate also claims that many other ideas from "Willy the Wizard" were copied into the "Harry Potter" books.

What other books do Harry Potter fans read?

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Is Harry Potter a popular fiction?

The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling is one of the most popular sets of children's novels to ever exist and was quickly adapted to even more popular films.

Is Harry Potter based on another story?

While no, there is no actual Harry Potter, he was based on a real person! JK Rowling drew her inspiration for The Boy Who Lived from her neighbor Ian Potter who lived just four doors down from Rowling when she was a child.



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I can only recollect a mention of the fairy tales like "Cinderella" and few others in the Deathly Hallows when they are about to discuss The Tale of the Three Brothers when they visit Luna Lovegood's father at his home.

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