Similarities Between "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter"

While watching Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in class, Jeni and I noticed that the series has some similarities to the Harry Potter series. Here are some parallels I have thought of:

• The heroes: Frodo and Harry both are not the typical big, strong, confident heroes in many stories. Frodo is a hobbit, which is considered kind of wimpy, and Harry is scrawny and wears glasses. They are both surrounded by characters that would better suit the hero guidelines. However, they both prove everyone wrong by saving everyone.
• The masters: In both stories, Frodo and Harry have masters that guide them in becoming heroes. Gandalf and Dumbledore are both wise, old wizards. They are very prominent in the beginnings and kind of disappear towards the end. Also, both Gandalf and Dumbledore die and reappear. Gandalf comes back to life, while Harry meets Dumbledore again when he dies. 
• The objects of evil: In both stories, there are objects that sustain evil forces and have to be destroyed. In Lord of the Rings, the ring has to be destroyed to finally kill the evil king. In Harry Potter, Harry and his friends have to destroy horcruxes for Voldemort to finally die. Both of these objects cause stress to the bearers. Frodo gets cranky with the ring, and Harry and his friends get cranky when they wore the necklace horcrux.
• The obvious: Magical worlds and creatures!

Bibliography:

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. London, Bloomsbury. 1998. Print.

Tolkein, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings. Ballantine Books, New York. Copyright 1954-1974. Print.