What if Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins Switched Roles ... Who Would Succeed?

[Melissa]

I've never actually read the Harry Potter books, but I have seen a few of the movies, but I love the LOTR books. That being said, when I first read the title my gut reaction was that Harry Potter would probably kick Frodo's ass because Frodo's a bitch.

[Sonia]

Melissa wrote: "I've never actually read the Harry Potter books, but I have seen a few of the movies, but I love the LOTR books. That being said, when I first read the title my gut reaction was that Harry Potter w..."

How is Frodo a bitch?

[Rich]

LOTR is my favorite but in terms of characters, both are resourceful. I think both would succeed.

[Adam]

Merry and Pippen would have gotten Frodo thrown out of Hogwarts.

[Jestersinc]

I think Harry's boots would not have lasted the walk, and I wonder what Tom Bombadil would have thought about Harry, but then again Frodo does not have any inherent magic, actually Hobbits appear to be quite resistant to magic.

Chances are that the Ring would have appealed to Harry a lot more than it does to Frodo, thus corrupting Harry and creating the next Dark Lord, and poor Frodo would have been kicked out of Hogwarts due to his inability to command basic spells and not being able to reach the footrests for the Nimbus 2000.

Thus Voldemort would have had free reign..Thinking about it, I would be more scared of Frodo in Hogwarts than Harry in Middlearth, because I have no idea where middle earth is, but Hogwarts is just inside or outside London..thus we would feel that impact.

[Mari]

Frodo would totally be a hufflepuff since he's a tad bit timid but loyal.
What if gandalf and dumbledore had a showdown? who would win?

[Daniel]

Frodo Baggins> Harry Potter

[Daniel]

Jaye wrote: "I'm on the fence.
A part of me believes that Frodo would totally kick Harry Potter’s arse, because:
1) Harry would be lost without his wand.
2) Harry is too young— he would never be able to han..."
I swear Frodo was 55 or something when he did it

[Micaela]

I think that nither of them would succed because Frodo doesn't have magic so he couldn't defeat Volemort and Harry doesn't have a strong enough will to take the ring to Mordor.

[Sue]

To say they're interchangable is a bit simplistic, but these characters follow similar arcs. They each have a destiny that is proceeded by a long journey where they learn the tools they need to defeat evil. Harry has Ron and Frodo has Sam, and l think that's the crux of the issue. I don't think Ron could resist the power of the ring since he broke and ran in The Deathly Hollows. Sam, on the other hand could probably help Frodo get thru potions and find all the Horcruxes. In short, Frodo could handle Hogwarts, Harry couldn't handle Middle Earth.

[Chelsea]

Sue wrote: "To say they're interchangable is a bit simplistic, but these characters follow similar arcs. They each have a destiny that is proceeded by a long journey where they learn the tools they need to def..."

There are too many things at play here to really give a "final," answer.. because the magic of the worlds they're from is TOO different. I can say though.. that Sam only wore the ring for a short amount of time and so had no real chance to be sucked into its power.. whereas Ron had to have the locket on for significant periods of time, on a rotating schedule, for a few months. That's a bigger risk to me. I don't think Sam would survive that kind of constant exposure to it.

My big question is.. Harry didn't know that he was a horcrux. If he knew he would have to die the entire time, would he have gone through with it? Frodo seemed to have a better idea of what he was getting into (especially after Gandalf fell). Would that change be enough to break Harry? I'm not sure.

My gut reaction is to say that they would both succeed because they're both stubborn enough, both self-sacrificing, and both extremely loyal to the "good," side. I think I'm going to stick with my gut on this one. Things would be DIFFERENT.. but taking out the restrictions that wouldn't exist realistically if they switched roles, that is, if we can assume that they would both be adapting the powers/nonpowers of whatever world they're in.. I think they'd both get the job done.

[Micaela]

But in the 5th boook he can't even keep Voldemort out of his mind. He doesn't have enough will power to even bring the ring to Mordor None the less though Mordor to Mt.Doom.

[Hazel]

The ring beat frodo, yes, but it was in his possession for 17 years before Gandalf even sent him off to destroy it, and the journey was several years too. He had that ring for ~20 years, it was only after that amount of time and getting close to mount doom that he lost to it, as the ring had a sentience of its own, and started throwing its power at frodo in an attempt to preserve itself. Frodos mental fortitude is far higher than potters, but everyone cracks eventually.

Harry, being a human, would have fallen to it within weeks of it coming into his possession, as had happened with every other human who ever possessed it. Even Gandalf didn't want to touch it, as he knew he would fall to it, and Gandalfs a far better wizard than harry, as well as having better mental fortitude that him. Galadrial refused it on the same grounds. Harry would have fallen tot he rings power, and so would have made himself known to a nazgul, and that would have been that.

That being said, Frodo isn't a wizard, and would never have gotten into Hogwarts, and so there wouldn't be a story there at all.

However, if you want to be objective. They're both books and both fictional, so if I decided to write some fanfic with harry instead of frodo delivering the ring, I would write it so that harry won, otherwise the story would be rubbish. The same with frodo in harrys world, I'd have written it so that frodo was a wizard, and so that he won.

[Shane]

Frodo would need Sam. Harry would need those other two friends of his...no, I'm not all that familiar with the Harry Potter series...I stopped reading the first book because it was so boring, but I saw the first two movies. Anyway, it's fun to speculate. While we're at it, could the Incredible Hulk destroy the ring?

[Gerd]

Jaye wrote: "I think Frodo would be in Gyffindor... he is rather brave... or perhaps Ravenclaw..."

Or Muggles...

However, not being too familiar with HP, is magic an inherent trait in Harry's world or is it something that can be aquired/learned? The latter could really help Frodo there.

On the other hand, as pointed out Harry couldn't resist the power of the ring, but mayhap he would use it to return to Hogwarts and destroy Voldemort(?), which would leave Middle Earth save again. :D

[Micaela]

Ipek wrote: "I still don't think that Frodo has as much power as Harry because a hobbit is not that a good choice to give the ring and make him destroy it.and I think that it was too much for frodo to do it."

Hobbits have way more will power than men so it was a good choice and having it for 20 years is a lot longer than any man could have it for.

[Sherri]

I think they'd both fail if they changed stories. They were created to be where they are: Frodo in Middle Earth and Harry Potter at Hogwarts. They are where they're supposed to be and to switch places would be failure for both.

[Shanna_redwind]

My thought is that if Gandalf couldn't resist the ring, Harry Potter probably couldn't either. Yes, he's good, but the ring was able to corrupt the best of men and it was only Frodo's earthiness and resistance to magic that allowed him to carry it that far.

Frodo on the other hand, wasn't really equipped for the magic needed to succeed in Harry Potter's world.

However, if they just switched personalities and not physical bodies, I think that both would be able to succeed having similar stubbornness and inherent goodness.