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When Harry Met Dorothy.(Harry Poter, Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz)(Brief Article)
From: The Horn Book Magazine
Date: 20010101
Author:R.S.
L. FRANK BAUM's The Wizard of Oz, commemorated in this issue by Michael Patrick Hearn, has more in common with J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series than just a population of assorted fantastic beings. Other assorted beings, no more fantastical than you or I, have worked hard to keep both Harry and Dorothy out of the hands of children: Harry, for fear that he might seduce them into paganism; Dorothy, because not only does she make attractive the virtues of witches et al. but also because she has been accused of bad writing and series-itis.
With his adventures so far clocking in ...
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