Too many concepts, not enough books?

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 86192

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "adollarandfiftycent" 
<adollarandfiftycent at h...> wrote:

Fifty:
> Hi,
> 
> Because I'm still pretty new, I was reading through the Lexicon (an
> amazing piece of work).  I couldn't believe how many characters,
> magical devices and spells there are in the Potter world.  I 
couldn't
> figure out a way to count the number of characters (does anyone
> know?), but I don't see how even the major characters could possibly
> be developed in just the two remaining books.
> 
> Maybe it is a matter of personal preference, but I would think that
> good literature doesn't introduce a character unless that character
> will have a purpose and will be developed.  I am starting to think
> Rowling may be forgetting that principle, if it is a principle.

Geoff:
I wouldn't agree. Look at the number of minor characters in LOTR fo 
example who only get a minor mention in the books - Glorfindel and 
Haldir come to mind. 

There are a number of names in HP who haven't gone much beyond a 
brief mention; some of the young people mentioned in the Sorting 
Ceremony and Professor Sinistra to quote but a handful. Of course, 
some of these may get off the substitute's bench and into the action 
in Books 6/7 but at the moment, they're twiddling their thumbs.

Geoff