[HPforGrownups] What-NOTT and the DEs / Susan Bones

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 42836


> Margaret said:
>   So here's my question -- any theories as to what role Nott & family --
>   or other little-known DEs -- will play in the future storyline?"

I think that perhaps JKR threw in a few names, such as Nott, to familiarize
us with them as they will be prominent later on.  Sort of a dividing up
between the "good guys," the "bad guys" and the either "bad or stupid guys"
(like Fudge).  I don't suppose anyone cares to know that the verb noto in
Latin means mark or scar? ;)  Well, as a DE I suppose Nott has one, so that
wouldn't be much of a revelation anyway!

Rosie writes:

>   It's not really related to Nott in particular but I wonder if something
similar is going to be revealed about the Bones. Remember Susan Bones in the
sorting? In another book (eek, can't remember which, can anyone else?) it
says the Bones were killed by DEs. JKR was asked in an interview/chat if
there was any connection between them, and JKR answered that the Bones
couple killed were Susan's grandparents.
>
>   Wonder if they'll turn up later? Perhaps they were members of the "Old
Crowd"...woo...

I think it's highly likely that Susan Bones *parents* will join the fight
against Voldemort, since his parents were killed by Voldemort.  And her
grandparents probably were part of the old crowd.  At least I get the
general impression that those killed (the McKinnons, the Bones, the Prewetts
and others) were all part of "the old crowd."  But the ones that survived
Voldemort's reign must unite together, recruit others, and fight again.

Richelle