Zabini and Nott/was The Good, The Bad

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 91604

I forgot to respond to one point in Koinona's post. She quoted OoP:
"There were only two other people who seemed to be able to see them: 
a stringy Slytherin boy standing just behind Goyle was watching the 
horse eating with an expression of great distaste on his face, and 
Neville, whose eyes were following the swishing progress of the long 
black tail."
<snip>

and commented:
We are introduced to this kid, given a short physical description,  
and he's named right alongside Harry and Neville. But we aren't told 
his name. Why? If Theodore Nott is the same boy who can see the 
thestrals, why not just say so? <snip>
 
Theodore Nott has also been seen with Malfoy and his gang in the 
library.

Now my response:
The Slytherin boy isn't named in the Thestrals scene because Harry
doesn't know who he is yet. That scene occurs on page 445; the library
scene occurs on p. 583. So it's quite possible, and IMO highly
probable, that they're the same boy.


Carol