
Little Buddha
3 kids:
- Jesse doens't belong to that world
- Raju is the first that Jesse meets on his journey and has a brother (perhaps he has more siblings: perhaps as many natives they are a large family) who makes some kind of joke
- Gita, the second Jesse meets (along with Raju) is snooty and know-it initially as she has read a lot and eventually befriends the other two.
An old man: Lama Norbu, a master, an authority, a guide, a repository of knowledge and guardian of secrets and traditions

Harry Potter
3 kids:
- Harry doesn't belong to that world
- Ron is the first that Harryt meets on his journey by train and has two brothers (he has more siblings: the Winsleys are one large family) who make some jokes
- Gita, the second Harry meets (along with Ron) is snooty and know-it initially as she has read a lot and eventually befriends the other two.
An old man: Dumbledore, a master, an authority, a guide, a repository of knowledge and guardian of secrets and traditions
