Mythogenesis for Muggles

I'm just a mere muggle myself when it comes to Harry Potter but I thought I'd share these two articles here. One is on the possible origins of the crest of Hogwarts and the other is about the clash of two myths:

From Kells to Hogwarts - does the inspiration for the crest of Hogwarts go back to J.K. Rowling's Christian childhood and the Book of Kells? There's an uncanny parallel going on here which might amuse some fans of Harry Potter.

Parallel Myths - is there a hidden archetypal link between J.K. Rowling and A.S. Byatt? An analysis of Ms Byatt's novel Babel Tower and its symbolic similarity to the mythology of Harry Potter. In case you're wondering, the illustration at the top of this article is a 9th Century versal.