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** He's [[Heel Face Turn|much nicer now]]. {{spoiler|Raising sheep in Australia}} will do that apparently. |
** He's [[Heel Face Turn|much nicer now]]. {{spoiler|Raising sheep in Australia}} will do that apparently. |
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* In ''[[Harry Potter (Literature)|Harry Potter]]'', Harry receives his Invisibility Cloak from an anonymous benefactor as a Christmas present his first year. Two years later (exactly), he's given an expensive, top-of-the-line broomstick from another benefactor. Both times, he discovers who it was by the end of the year. |
* In ''[[Harry Potter (Literature)|Harry Potter]]'', Harry receives his Invisibility Cloak from an anonymous benefactor as a Christmas present his first year. Two years later (exactly), he's given an expensive, top-of-the-line broomstick from another benefactor. Both times, he discovers who it was by the end of the year. |
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** Later, in ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and |
** Later, in ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|Goblet of Fire]]'', a "benefactor" enters Harry into the Triwizard Tournament and gives him assistance by proxy, although his motives are less than benevolent. |
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* ''[[A Little Princess]]'' has one for the main character. |
* ''[[A Little Princess]]'' has one for the main character. |
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* In [[Tamora Pierce]]'s ''[[Tortall Universe|Protector of the Small]]'' series (a follow-up to her ''Song of the Lioness'' quartet), Kel, the main character, receives gifts from an anonymous benefactor. These gifts, like specially-made armour and a sword, help her in her quest to become the realm's second Lady Knight (the first being ''SotL'''s Alanna). At the end of the third book, after two books worth of build-up, we learn the Anonymous Benefactor is... {{spoiler|Alanna herself. Kinda let-down, in the end}}. |
* In [[Tamora Pierce]]'s ''[[Tortall Universe|Protector of the Small]]'' series (a follow-up to her ''Song of the Lioness'' quartet), Kel, the main character, receives gifts from an anonymous benefactor. These gifts, like specially-made armour and a sword, help her in her quest to become the realm's second Lady Knight (the first being ''SotL'''s Alanna). At the end of the third book, after two books worth of build-up, we learn the Anonymous Benefactor is... {{spoiler|Alanna herself. Kinda let-down, in the end}}. |
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[[Category:Goodness Tropes]] |
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[[Category:Anonymous Benefactor]] |
[[Category:Anonymous Benefactor]] |
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