Is Charlie Bone a Harry Potter rip-off?

[Jacquel]

All too often, I have been hearing that Charlie Bone is a Harry Potter rip-off. But I don't believe that at all.

What do you guys think?

[Elise]

Well, what do you mean by a Harry Potter rip-off? As in, better than Harry Potter, or being too similar to Harry Potter? It's not better than Harry Potter, and it's not too similar to Harry Potter either. Sure, they live in a castle-like boarding school with a creepy and dangerous place on the grounds, and the main character is a boy with magical powers and some horrible family members, but that doesn't mean it's a take-off of HP. It's absurd.

[Jacquel]

Well, there are some similar elements to the story, but as far as we know, Harry Potter lives in a complete magical world and Charlie doesn't.

[Joel]

Jacquel Chrissy Pattinson wrote: "All too often, I have been hearing that Charlie Bone is a Harry Potter rip-off. But I don't believe that at all.

What do you guys think?"

NOT AT ALL

[Jacquel]

Well, here's how most people see this:

Charlie: attends Bloor's
Harry: attends Hogwarts

Charlie & Harry both live with disagreeable relatives

Charlie's father, Lyell, disappeared when he was 2 years old
Harry's parents James and Lily were killed by Lord Voldemort when Harry was a baby.

Charlie & Harry are both part of some prophecy.

Charlie's friends are other endowed people while Harry's friends are wizards.

Charlie's uncle Paton sides with him, and Harry can't get any of his relatives to see the light of anything (unless you count that one time Petunia tried to help him...but that's another story).

Charlie, unfortunately, hasn't had a girlfriend yet; Ginny has been after Harry for several years now.

Charlie is Manfred's distant cousin; he'd be envying Harry, who (THANK GOODNESS!) isn't related to the Dark Lord at all.

Harry lives in the wizarding world while Charlie lives in an ordinary world (with certain people who have strange powers, that is!).

Charlie was supposed to have a 5-book series (but the author changed it to 8 due to their popularity); but Harry has already ended his 7-book run on a high note, or did it?

Let's see what you all think.

[Rory]

i think that your right. They both have their simalarities.

[Jacquel]

But what the differences between Harry Potter and Charlie Bone?

[Clare]

I don't really think it is it has some similarities but here are some differences.
here are some differences:
charlie bone gets to go home on weekends potter does not
charlie bone DOES NOT have glasses potter does
charlie bone DOES NOT have a scar on his forehead potter does
so yeah there we are.
Hope you like it :)