Were we right? New characters?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 85485

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, kewiromeo at a... wrote:

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> Do you think that she is going to introduce even more characters?
> Those just really ruined our predictions. I think that they have 
> enough characters and the story has been so established ...edited...
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> What do you guys/gals think?
> 
> Tzvi of Brooklyn


bboy_mn:

You forgot one important thing that will demand the appearance of at
least a few new chatacters; The Quidditch Team. The only people left
on the Quidditch team are Harry and Ron; as far as I can tell, all
other members were in their last in OoP. 

That means we need 5 people. I suspect Ginny will be one of them, so
for sure we have an opening for 4. How many underclassmen do you
really know? Other the the Creevey brothers and Ginny, I really can't
think of any. Even in OoP, JKR mentions new people casually in passing
as people who tried out for Quidditch. That implies we will meet more
people than the final four.

By the way, and I don't mind saying so, I repeatedly predicted that
Ron would join the Quidditch team; score one for me.

The next area that will revive lost/forgotten characters, and
introduce new ones is the DA Club. My belief as stated recently, is
that the DA Club will be the means by which all four houses are united
for a common cause.

Draco and his friends will start out in the DA Club, which I speculate
will be re-formed as an officially sanctioned school club. Being a
school club will require it to be open to the ENTIRE school including
Slytherins. That should make for some interesting reading. But knowing
Draco, he and his immediate friends will soon be kicked out of the
club, but a few Slytherins will stay. These will be the proverbial
'good Slytherins'. So we need more characters to fill out the
Slythering class roster. JKR has mention at least three Slytherin
names during the sorting ceremony that we never used in the story. So
that gives her a small head start on re-introducing them.

And of course, there is the need for a new DADA teacher. Could be
Lupin again with Harry filling in when Lupin is indisposed. 

Lastly, there is cannon fodder. If there is an attack on Hogwarts, a
few students will have to die. In order for us to have some sympathy
for them, they will have to be introduced earlier in the story. 

JKR is going to be busy busy busy.

So...

Quidditch Players - all houses but especially Gryffindor.

Good Slytherins - and bad.

New DA Club members - if thing go the way I forsee, there will have to
be at least casual mention of new DA Club members.

New Teachers - DADA, and other(?)

New people at the Ministry - seems reasonable that Harry and the story
will have more interaction with the Ministry.

General Cannon Fodder - the quick and the dead.

Conclusion: lots of new character.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn