| 1 | * Oh so many, the author being a troper. |
| 2 | * Series/DoctorWho |
| 3 | ** It's also hinted in the sequel that [[spoiler:Merlin created Doctor Who.]] For a laugh. |
| 4 | * Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer |
| 5 | ** Which is also, strangely enough, real in the wider ficverse. |
| 6 | * Film/ThePrincessBride (Harry practically quotes the 'to the pain speech' verbatim). |
| 7 | * Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy |
| 8 | * Shakespeare: |
| 9 | -->'''Harry:''' [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Something is rotten in the state of Rohan.]] |
| 10 | * Film/TheMatrix |
| 11 | * Literature/TheWarlordChronicles |
| 12 | ** In the surname of the main [[OriginalCharacter OC's]]. Ap ''Derfel''. |
| 13 | * Myth/ArthurianLegend |
| 14 | * Film/RobinHoodMenInTights |
| 15 | * Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean |
| 16 | ** Hell, Harry even quotes the Bible (The 'Faith, Hope and Love, and the greatest of these is love' passage in Corinthians). At Saruman, which is [[FallenAngel immensely ironic]]. |
| 17 | * Creator/MarvelComics and Creator/DCComics. |
| 18 | ** [[spoiler:Ron]] compares Harry to ComicBook/{{Batman}}. [[spoiler:Sirius]] disagrees and compares him to ComicBook/SpiderMan, though notes that this depends on his mood, while [[spoiler:Hermione]] is glad that he isn't the Sentry. This may or may not be {{Foreshadowing}}. |
| 19 | ** As Aragorn notes, 'There is nothing ''mere'' about ''that'' mortal.' |
| 20 | * 300. |
| 21 | * Film/MenInBlack. Emrys and Eirian are fans. |
| 22 | -->'''Harry:''' You have no idea how long it took to pry that one *points to Emrys* away from the sunglasses shop. |
| 23 | * Literature/GoodOmens. The Dramatis Personae. |
| 24 | * ComicBook/IronMan. "Waiting on you now." |
| 25 | * Literature/TortallUniverse. Ginny shares - deliberately - several characteristics with Alanna, down to being nicknamed the Lioness. Harry also shares some characteristics with George Cooper. |
| 26 | * [[Series/Merlin2008 A boy known as Emrys with]] [[spoiler:a mysterious magical heritage and powers]] in service to the Crown Prince who repeatedly saves his life? Sound familiar? |
| 27 | ** Emrys is even a ServileSnarker. |
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