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Legally, yes, this is absolutely fine! Many authors borrow ideas, characters, settings and plot details from other works. Stephen King writes extensively about how his stories are greatly inspired by other writers' stories.
The only thing to note is that if you follow the same character formula as the work you were inspired by - in your case, a magical detective solving magical crimes with an apprentice and an aristocratic ally in an urban fantasy setting - you may be compared to the more popular work, and some readers may point out the similarities. This isn't necessarily a bad thing at all, but just be aware that it might happen. If I were to write a book today about a wizarding school where the main characters are teenagers, for example, it will obviously be compared to Harry Potter. As long as you don't mind that potential for comparison, you have nothing to worry about.

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