Harry Potter influences and analogues Potter" involve an average eleven-year-old, better at sport than academic study, who is sent to boarding school. Upon arrival, the boy gains a best friend (in Tom's case, East, in Harry's case, Ron Weasley) who helps him adjust to the new environment. They are set upon by an arrogant bully – in Tom Brown's case, Harry Flashman, in Harry's case Draco Malfoy. Stephen Fry, who both narrates the British audio adaptations of the "Harry Potter" novels and has starred in a screen adaptation of "Tom Brown", has commented many times about the similarities between the two books. "Harry Potter –
Tom Chandler (The Last Ship) was killed when Shaw kidnapped his children), and Tex (who gave his life in the final showdown with Shaw), resigned his commission. 16 months after leaving the Navy, Tom and his family had relocated to Greece, where he worked as a fisherman. There, he crossed paths with Giorgio Vellek (Jackson Rathbone), a Greek-American crime lord, his sister Lucia (Sibylla Deen) (whom he romances for information) and eventually reunites with the crew of the "Nathan James". Tom decided to rejoin the Navy and help resolve the Red Rust crisis. By the episode "Casus Belli", Tom had been promoted to Admiral and