Harry Potter and Bilbo Baggins are two staples of literature ... It's almost a running joke in The Hobbit that Gandalf isn't that involved in the story. He brings the dwarves to Bilbo's house ...

Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself ...

Next, Christopher Lee's Saruman ... It was during this time that Gandalf became fond of Hobbits, which would one day lead to him asking Bilbo Baggins to join him on a quest to a certain dragon ...