A less obvious analogue comes from "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." I am making the relationships between Dumbledore and Merlin, and between Harry and King Arthur. There are three comparisons to make. Merlin was King Arthur's mentor and adviser. Dumbledore is essential to guide Harry through the dangers and obstacles that present themselves. To protect Arthur, Merlin took him to a lake and gave him Excalibur. Dumbledore does a similar thing in this particular movie when he gives Harry the sword of Gryffindor (the Sorting Hat) when Harry faced the serpent monster. Lastly, Arthur pulled a sword from a stone which proved his worth and his nobility. This test proved he was the "true king." Harry pulled the sword from the Sorting Hat which proved his worth that he was a "true Gryffindor." In "The Deathly Hallows," Harry gets the sword from a lake even though his locket attempts to drown him.
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