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Originally Posted by jrlewis
Yeah, but Harry never earns his victories. His friends all have actual skills and specialties that they care about, that make them unique people. Harry's only abilities seem to be "being special" and "winning"
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Usually his 'victories' come with a price though. Someone either dies or is badly hurt. He never quite escapes unscathed from his adventures. I think J.K.Rowling used a good deal (if not the total) of the Hero's Journey as the structure of her series on Harry Potter. Dumbledore is the Mentor for example and then there are the trials he goes through to keep Voldemort from winning time and time again.