Because I'm petty, I'm going to gather you all around and tell you about that time JK Rowling was extremely wrong about something and, by being wrong about it, poisoned Google search results for it for years afterwards and generally made the world ignorant about it
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I mean you look at the other people who went after a piece of JK Rowling's fortune in court and you realize this could only make you end up looking like the bad guy
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Anyway "similar character design" has always been one of the hardest things to sue over (how many superheroes are there who basically look just like Superman or Batman?) Jill Murphy would have a much stronger case with JKR very clearly lifting whole plot arcs and setting details
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And let's not forget Jane Yolen's Wizard's Hall. HP felt like a pretty direct rip-off.pic.twitter.com/OmUFQn4xy2
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I want y'all to know I'm diligently taking mental notes
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