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{{quote|''"It will be called ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]] and''... something. Catchy, don't you think? And I think I'll follow the same model for [[
▲{{quote|''"It will be called ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]] and''... something. Catchy, don't you think? And I think I'll follow the same model for [[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|seven]]."''|'''[[J. K. Rowling]]''' on the title of the [[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince|sixth book]] before it was announced}}
This is a standard way to name individual works in a loosely-linked series; it is currently most common in childrens' books. Frequently the noun phrase in question will be of [[The X of Y]] form.
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If ever bored, amuse yourself by taking the "And The Noun Phrase" part and adding it to a different "Character Name". For instance: ''Indiana Jones and the Chocolate Factory''. Another variation is to add the title of a movie that ''doesn't'' follow this pattern to a Character Name from a series that ''does'': ''Indiana Jones and the Minority Report''. (Inspired by the retitled video releases of ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''.)
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Subtrope to [[MacGuffin Title]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'', for an example of the possessive variant.
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* A lot of the ''[[Asterix]]'' books have this format: ''Asterix and the Golden Sickle'', ''Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield'', etc.
== [[
* [[Scott Pilgrim vs. Snow Flower and The Secret Hall Pass]]. Played straight, since the title is a parody of [[Snow Flower and the Secret Fan]].
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality]]'', of course.
* ''[[Drunkard's Walk
** The as-yet unwritten ''Drunkard's Walk XII'' (set in the world of ''[[Sakura Taisen]]'') inverts the pattern with its working title ''Nine Flowers and a Weed''.
== [[Film]] ==
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* ''[[Indiana Jones]]''
** Except for ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''. But no, wait - some DVD versions are actually retitled ''Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark''.
** Fun fact: There was a book called ''Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone'' two years before there was a book called ''[[
* ''[[Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame]]''.
* ''[[Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour]]''.
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* Lisa See's ''[[Snow Flower and the Secret Fan]]''.
== [[Live
* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming|All episodes]] of ''[[Monk]]'' have titles like "Mr. Monk and the [noun phrase]". This was [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in an episode when an [[Stalker with a Crush|obsessed fan]] mentions she wrote a [[Fanfic]] with a title along these lines.
* In a similar example to above, and a slight variation to the trope, all episodes of ''[[Chuck]]'' are titled "Chuck Vs. The [noun phrase]".
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[[Category:Title Tropes]]▼
[[Category:This Trope Name References Itself]]▼
[[Category:Prepositional Phrase Equals Coolness]]▼
[[Category:Older Than Print]]▼
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