Were we right? New characters?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 85601

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, kewiromeo at a... wrote:
> I mean seriously guys, look at all the predictions we made after
book 4. How 
> many things were we actualy right about? I made some of the most
amazing and 
> logical predictions but she completely steered me off course.
Everything came 
> out of nowhere.
> 
> 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 that she can barely possibly
introduce people 
> we don't know. I don't mean bringing back characters with trivial
positions, I 
> mean bringing us another Tonks or Umbridge.
> 
> What do you guys/gals think?
> 
> Tzvi of Brooklyn


We're almost certainly going to meet Mark Evans, and if Harry is at
the Sorting ceremony we'll at least hear the names of other
first-years. Since the DADA position has to be filled and I don't
think DD is ready to let Snape have it quite yet, there'll be at least
one new teacher. If the Trio take any new subjects, there may be other
new teachers as well (some of whom may have been named but haven't
appeared as characters yet). Someone mentioned new Quidditch players.
They don't necessarily have to be characters whose names we haven't
heard yet but they'll be new characters in the sense that we don't
know them yet.

I expect that we'll hear more from other people we've barely glimpsed:
Dennis Creavey, Theodore Nott, Narcissa Malfoy, surviving members of
the Order of the Phoenix (including the Longbottoms and possibly
Aberforth), Neville's gran, Trevor--oops, he's not a person. I think
having been turned into a tadpole in Snape's hand rules out his being
an animagus. I'm pretty sure we'll learn more about the DEs, too. (Who
the heck is Jugson?) And maybe we'll see more of Fleur de la Court and
Viktor Krum. I do hope JKR doesn't run short of characters. So few to
work with here.

Carol