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* In ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' Harry and Hermione notice the quotation [[Literature/TheBible "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also"]] on Dumbledore's mother's tombstone, as well as [[Literature/TheBible "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death"]] on the Potters' grave.
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* In ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' Hallows]]'', Harry and Hermione notice the quotation [[Literature/TheBible "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also"]] on Dumbledore's mother's tombstone, as well as [[Literature/TheBible "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death"]] on the Potters' grave.
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* The Potterwatch radio in ''Deathly Hallows: Part 1'' also mentions a [[TakeThat dead witch]] named [[Fanfic/MyImmortal Ebony Raven]].
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ShoutOut examples in ''Literature/HarryPotter''.
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* The Mirror of Erised is inscribed with words spelled backwards. This is how Merlin cast spells in ''[[Literature/TheOnceAndFutureKing The Sword in the Stone]]''.
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* Voldemort's talking down to his minion (a traitor nicknamed Wormtail) is reminiscent of Saruman's abusive treatment of a henchman (a traitor nicknamed Worm''tongue'') in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. And for that matter the business with the locket in the last book that acts as a bad influence on the spirit of whoever's wearing it, seems reminiscent of Frodo wearing the One Ring.
** Dementors vaguely resemble Nazgul.
** Dementors vaguely resemble Nazgul.
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* Voldemort's talking down to his minion (a traitor nicknamed Wormtail) is reminiscent of Saruman's abusive treatment of a henchman (a traitor nicknamed Worm''tongue'') in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. And for that matter matter, the business with the locket in the last book that acts as a bad influence on the spirit of whoever's wearing it, it seems reminiscent of Frodo wearing the The One Ring.
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* The fact that the visitor's entrance to the Ministry is an old broken telephone booth with the phone that should not work is one to the pilot of ''Series/DoctorWho'', wherein Ian and Barbara find an old, broken police telephone booth with a phone that should not work in the Foreman garbage dump.
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* The fact that the visitor's entrance to the Ministry is an old broken telephone booth with the a phone that should not work is one to the pilot of ''Series/DoctorWho'', wherein Ian and Barbara find an old, old broken police telephone booth with a phone that should not work in the Foreman garbage dump.
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* Lupin says that the Wolfsbane Potion he has to take tastes horrible, but that adding sugar would make it ineffective, a reference to the ''Film/MaryPoppins'' song "A Spoonful of Sugar". Apparently it doesn't help ''this'' particular medicine go down...
* [[WordOfGod Rowling]] confirmed in an interview the job turnover rate of Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers was inspired by the turnover of [[Film/ThisIsSpinalTap Spinal Tap drummers]].
* [[WordOfGod Rowling]] confirmed in an interview the job turnover rate of Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers was inspired by the turnover of [[Film/ThisIsSpinalTap Spinal Tap drummers]].
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* Lupin says that the Wolfsbane Potion he has to take tastes horrible, horrible but that adding sugar would make it ineffective, a reference to the ''Film/MaryPoppins'' song "A Spoonful of Sugar". Apparently Apparently, it doesn't help ''this'' particular medicine go down...
* [[WordOfGod Rowling]] confirmed in an interview the job turnover rate ofDefense Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers was inspired by the turnover of [[Film/ThisIsSpinalTap Spinal Tap drummers]].
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* The Potterwatch radio in ''Deathly Hallows: Part 1'' also mentions a [[TakeThat dead witch]] named [[Fanfic/MyImmortal Ebony Raven]].
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* [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Aunt Marge's Waltz]] has subtle musical illusions to Rossini's Thieving Magpie Overture.
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* The final pre-epilogue scene of ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'', where [[spoiler: the deceased Dumbledore's portrait comes to life to congratulate Harry on triumphing against Voldemort]], is more than a little bit similar to the final scene of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', where [[spoiler: Obi-Wan and Yoda appear as Force Ghosts to congratulate Luke on triumphing against the Emperor]].
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* The final pre-epilogue scene score of ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'', where [[spoiler: Chamber of Secrets [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e23i_OvZ4ok Quidditch scene]] quotes pieces from ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' from 3:20 to 4:39 and ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' from 4:40 to 4:45 in the deceased Dumbledore's portrait comes linked video.
* [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Aunt Marge's Waltz]] has subtle musical illusions tolife to congratulate Harry on triumphing against Voldemort]], is more than a little bit similar to Rossini's Thieving Magpie Overture.
* The visuals for thefinal scene Tale of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', where [[spoiler: Obi-Wan and Yoda appear as Force Ghosts to congratulate Luke on triumphing against the Emperor]].Three Brothers sequence in ''Deathly Hallows: Part 1'' was said by WordOfGod to be influenced by the cutout animation style of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPrinceAchmed''
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* The Battle of Hogwarts in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' features the villains laying siege to what is considered to be the last stronghold standing against them, a great deal of established heroic characters being killed off through its course, and the final confrontation between the main hero and the main villain of the series. All in all, very much like The Battle of Autobot City in ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie''.
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* The fact that the visitor's entrance to the Ministry is an old broken telephone booth with the phone that should not work being located in a garbage dump is one to the pilot of ''Series/DoctorWho'', wherein Ian and Barbara find an old, broken police telephone booth with a phone that should not work in the Foreman garbage dump.
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* The fact that the visitor's entrance to the Ministry is an old broken telephone booth with the phone that should not work being located in a garbage dump is one to the pilot of ''Series/DoctorWho'', wherein Ian and Barbara find an old, broken police telephone booth with a phone that should not work in the Foreman garbage dump.
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* The Battle of Hogwarts in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]] features the villains laying siege to what is considered to be the last stronghold standing against them, a great deal of established heroic characters being killed off through its course, and the final confrontation between the main hero and the main villain of the series. All in all, very much like The Battle of Autobot City in ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie.
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* The Battle of Hogwarts in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]] Hallows]]'' features the villains laying siege to what is considered to be the last stronghold standing against them, a great deal of established heroic characters being killed off through its course, and the final confrontation between the main hero and the main villain of the series. All in all, very much like The Battle of Autobot City in ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie.''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie''.
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* Lupin says that the Wolfsbane Potion he has to take tastes horrible, but that adding sugar would make it ineffective, a reference to the ''Film/MaryPoppins'' song "A Spoonful of Sugar". Apparently it doesn't help ''this'' particular medicine go down...
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* Susan Bones could (possibly) be a reference to [[Characters/DiscworldDeathAndCompany Susan Sto Helit]] from {{Literature/Discworld}}.
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** Dementors vaguely resemble Nazgul.
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** The chocolate frogs are reminiscent of the chocolate-covered (real) frogs in the "Crunchy Frog" sketch.
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** The chocolate frogs are reminiscent of the chocolate-covered (real) frogs in the "Crunchy Frog" sketch. The same sketch also gave us Cockroach Clusters.
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* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' has a line about a rat named Wormtail losing a paw. Possibly coincidental, as the resemblance of a rat's tail to a worm is easy to come up with.
* Another possible reference: Susan Bones and DEATH's granddaughter Susan from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''.
* Another possible reference: Susan Bones and DEATH's granddaughter Susan from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''.
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* In the ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' film, when Malfoy conjures the snake that exposes Harry as a Parselmouth, a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Yoshi]] sound can be heard.
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* In the ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' film, when Malfoy conjures the snake that exposes The "Wizengamot" is a wizarding high council and court; Harry as faces trial in front of the full Wizengamot in ''Order of the Phoenix''. This is a Parselmouth, Shout Out to the "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witenagemot Witenagemot]]", a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Yoshi]] sound can be heard.RealLife Anglo-Saxon council of nobility that advised kings of England up until the Norman Conquest.
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"You have your mother's eyes" is too common a trope to be a shout-out without some more definite indication. (And Lily's name isn't an indication, because there isn't a character with that name in The Secret Garden.)
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* There are a number of shout outs to ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'':
** Cockroach clusters.
** "Mary Whitehouse has taken umbrage, no surprise there," said Creator/JohnCleese. The last name of the Whitehouse caricature in ''Order of the Phoenix'' is "Umbridge".
** The chocolate frogs are reminiscent of the chocolate-covered (real) frogs in the "Crunchy Frog" sketch.
* Voldemort's talking down to his minion (a traitor nicknamed Wormtail) is reminiscent of Saruman's abusive treatment of a henchman (a traitor nicknamed Worm''tongue'') in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. And for that matter the business with the locket in the last book that acts as a bad influence on the spirit of whoever's wearing it, seems reminiscent of Frodo wearing the One Ring.
* The whole thing about [[Literature/TheSecretGarden Lily's eyes]].
* In ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' Harry and Hermione notice the quotation [[Literature/TheBible "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also"]] on Dumbledore's mother's tombstone, as well as [[Literature/TheBible "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death"]] on the Potters' grave.
* The fact that the visitor's entrance to the Ministry is an old broken telephone booth with the phone that should not work being located in a garbage dump is one to the pilot of ''Series/DoctorWho'', wherein Ian and Barbara find an old, broken police telephone booth with a phone that should not work in the Foreman garbage dump.
* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' has a line about a rat named Wormtail losing a paw. Possibly coincidental, as the resemblance of a rat's tail to a worm is easy to come up with.
* Another possible reference: Susan Bones and DEATH's granddaughter Susan from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''.
* The final pre-epilogue scene of ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'', where [[spoiler: the deceased Dumbledore's portrait comes to life to congratulate Harry on triumphing against Voldemort]], is more than a little bit similar to the final scene of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', where [[spoiler: Obi-Wan and Yoda appear as Force Ghosts to congratulate Luke on triumphing against the Emperor]].
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* There are a number of shout outs to ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'':
** Cockroach clusters.
** "Mary Whitehouse has taken umbrage, no surprise there," said Creator/JohnCleese. The last name of the Whitehouse caricature in ''Order of the Phoenix'' is "Umbridge".
** The chocolate frogs are reminiscent of the chocolate-covered (real) frogs in the "Crunchy Frog" sketch.
* Voldemort's talking down to his minion (a traitor nicknamed Wormtail) is reminiscent of Saruman's abusive treatment of a henchman (a traitor nicknamed Worm''tongue'') in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. And for that matter the business with the locket in the last book that acts as a bad influence on the spirit of whoever's wearing it, seems reminiscent of Frodo wearing the One Ring.
* The whole thing about [[Literature/TheSecretGarden Lily's eyes]].
* In ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' Harry and Hermione notice the quotation [[Literature/TheBible "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also"]] on Dumbledore's mother's tombstone, as well as [[Literature/TheBible "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death"]] on the Potters' grave.
* The fact that the visitor's entrance to the Ministry is an old broken telephone booth with the phone that should not work being located in a garbage dump is one to the pilot of ''Series/DoctorWho'', wherein Ian and Barbara find an old, broken police telephone booth with a phone that should not work in the Foreman garbage dump.
* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' has a line about a rat named Wormtail losing a paw. Possibly coincidental, as the resemblance of a rat's tail to a worm is easy to come up with.
* Another possible reference: Susan Bones and DEATH's granddaughter Susan from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''.
* The final pre-epilogue scene of ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'', where [[spoiler: the deceased Dumbledore's portrait comes to life to congratulate Harry on triumphing against Voldemort]], is more than a little bit similar to the final scene of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', where [[spoiler: Obi-Wan and Yoda appear as Force Ghosts to congratulate Luke on triumphing against the Emperor]].
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