Harry Potter spin-off predicted

[jotwo2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 162361

This is a light-hearted post, but it's something I would dearly love 
to see happen.

As 2006 is nearly over it's coming up to that time when people start 
making predictions for the new year.  I bought a magazine with 
horoscopes and predictions for a bit of fun, not taking it too 
seriously.

In Spirit and Destiny magazine, January 2007 issue, published UK and 
currently available, self-styled fortune-tellers made forecasts for 
2007.

One of them, called Carol Stirling (no, I haven't heard of her, 
either) makes this prediction for 2007.

"J K Rowling

She will announce a new book in November, to great delight from the 
public.  She will use a character from the Harry Potter novels to 
create a new series." 

Now, this is one prophecy I really hope comes true.  Let's hope Ms 
Stirling is better than Trelawney is most of the time.

Imagining that it does happen, which character would you like to get 
their own spin off?  Assuming he's a) good and b) survives I'd like 
to read the further adventures of Severus Snape.  

I think he's one of the few characters ripe for further development.  
Other characters are too fixed in stone and have a well-defined place 
in the WW and are part of a solid relationship.  I think the 
character arcs of Harry, Hermione, Ron will definitely be over in 
book 7.  I think the same goes for other secondary characters e.g. 
the Weasleys, Remus, Tonks.  Then there are the characters that are 
too minor for the general non-fan reader to particularly want to 
continue reading about e.g. Kingsley Shacklebolt, Viktor Krum.  And I 
can't see JKR writing a book about a baddie so this rules out Bella, 
Lucius etc.

If Snape lives then for the first time in his life he will be able to 
please himself about what he does, rather than being involved in the 
struggle against Voldemort.  I can't see him returning to Hogwarts 
either as he won't become head because Minerva fills that role.  Also 
going back to Hogwarts would be Snape continuing to live in the past, 
something he can finally stop doing.  So I think JKR could continue 
to write about him in a different situation.

The other character I envisage that JKR could carry on with is Luna.  
Again, this is because Luna isn't tied down to a specific place in 
the WW and I don't think she will be paired off with anyone.  She too 
is free to do whatever she wants, go wherever she wants.

Who would you like to get their own spin off series and why?

Maybe if enough people want a spin off series and JKR got to hear 
about it then this prediction would become a prophecy that fulfils 
itself simply because it was heard.

JoTwo