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Can my protagonist have a nickname like "Harry Potter" or "the muggle Harry Potter"? (again assuming he's not a wizard etc.)

Under "common law", which is the basis for most laws in English speaking countries, the concept of the reasonable man determines many things.
For plagiarism you have to ask whether a reasonable man would believe that it was copied?

Consider a story with a character called "Harry Potter Junior", who receives instruction on magic.
The plot involves wizards, trolls, goblins, elves, etc., and Harry's fight against evil.

Would a "reasonable man" think that was a case of plagiarism?

What if the story were actually published in 1986, 11 years before J. K. Rowling's novel?

What if I didn't make up this hypothetical situation and it actually happened?

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