New places and peoples / Bill (WAS: Bill Big in Book 6?)

[boyd_smythe]

No: HPFGUIDX 80837

Grey Wolf wrote:
> I was intrigued by this comment, since I have never seen it before 
(bear with me, though - just been back after long lurking phase so 
it might have come up last week - sorry if it did). Still, counting on 
my fingers, I get:
> PS: WW, Wizards
> CoS: House elves and the Burrow
> PoA: Azkaban (?) and Dementors
> GoF: QWC (?) and DE
> OoP: St. Mungo's/Ministry of Magic (?) and Giants (?)
>
> I have a few troubles with this list. Remnant's definition is 
"immersed" and some of those places are certainly not been immersive. 
The best example is Azkaban, in PoA, which is only mentioned (and 
for that matter, was mentioned equally in CoS). But the Quidditch 
World Cup, the MoM and Mungo's are also "just visited" rather than 
being a big experience.
> In the part of the groups, I'm even more confused. I tried to come 
up with one for OoP but I couldn't decide: what group was highlighted 
that hadn't been before? I put down giants, but could be the OoP 
itself.
> So, in short, am I missing something? If there is a previous post on 
this matter, could someone send me a link? Thanks.
> Grey Wolf


Thanks, Grey Wolf and Sof. I think I blew a gasket in forgetting about 
Bill in OoP! I'm in total PoA mode currently, halfway in this time.

As for the new locations in PoA, I was thinking of Little Whinging and 
the Shrieking Shack. I don't feel that we've really seen Azkaban as of 
yet. Another bit of the new is the time-turner, of course. The new 
groups in OoP are the OoP, the giants and the DA. The MoM as an 
institution/group was also expounded upon significantly. Also, in GoF 
the groups should include the other schools in the tournament (Durm 
and Beaux).

I haven't seen a previous post list all of these, but then again I 
joined after the first 50,000+ posts myself!

BTW, it's not that I think JKR is following some sort of recipe. It's 
just that she has kept the series fresh by adding liberal doses of the 
new without disagreeing with her previous books. And I think she'll 
continue wanting to do that. Goblins and Gringott's just seem like a 
natural fit.

-Remnant