Continuing the guru-shishya discussion is my friend and HAF Executive Council member, Padma Kuppa, who wrote a fabulous and timely piece on the relationship between Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore.  The relationship between Harry and Dumbledore is one of the most touching and beautiful in the series.   And it demonstrates a number of qualities inherent to the tradition guru-shishya relationship.   Padma does a great job exploring the relationship, and her piece is worthwhile read: http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Albus-and-Harry-Guru-and-Sishya-Padma-Kuppa-07-28-2011.html