Too many concepts, not enough books?

[Joris]

No: HPFGUIDX 86230

Carol:
Yes and no. Certain (mostly dead) authors (Dostoevsky or Dickens, for
example) will present a vivid portrait of a minor character only to
drop that character from the story. No one has challenged their status
as great authors because of this tactic; it was simply their preferred
literary style. More recent authors, OTOH, tend to limit the number of
characters in part because modern readers expect them to do so. It's
hard to keep track of a large number of characters, so we expect a
minor character to serve a real purpose in the story. To a surprising
extent, JKR's characters DO serve such a purpose. Yes, some of them
exist simply to fill up staff positions or to provide Harry and
friends with classmates in their own and other houses, without whom
the world of Hogwarts would be too limited and too obviously
fictional. But more often than not, a name casually dropped turns out
to be important later. (Sirius Black is the obvious example.) I don't
suppose we'll hear more from Madam Malkin, who existed solely to
provide Harry with school robes in his first year, but Dedalus Diggle
(mentioned about three times in earlier books) showed up at the
beginning of OoP. I expect we'll hear more from him. I certainly hope
and expect to learn more about Frank and Alice Longbottom and
Neville's gran. For the same reason, I think Mark Evans will prove to
be important. When JKR drops a name, we should pay attention. That
person will almost certainly have a role to play in later books.

--me (Yoris/Ender)--
I sure don't hope so, I think it's unrealistic if only characters are
introduced properly who will play a real role later. I think it's really
part of the fun to see a glimpse of a side character 3 times in the whole
series and knowing that he's not just thought up for that one scene but is
really a person in the WW. It gives the idea there is a WW outside the
books. If you only (really get to) see people who will play a major role
later it's just like the HP books are the entire WW, like there is nothing
in the WW outside HP.

But these clues that give you the idea the WW is far bigger then HP are a
big part of why i think this children book is so fun to read, also for me as
an adult.

Yoris/Ender
//who isn't saying we shouldn't be paying attention to all the characters
because of course SOME will be used, just not all, ok :)