Mentioning of the future characters in the previous books WAS: Chapter 1 POA/

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Brotherjib:

> Having just started reading POA to my six year old son, I was 
surprised 
> to find further reference to Bill Weasley's role as a curse breaker. 
> Not only that, but Bill was apparently working on some paricularly 
> complex and nasty curses set by the ancient Egyptians.
> 
> This led me;
> 1). To increase my confidence of the importance of Bill's role in 
> destroying Horcruxes in book 7
> 2). To further marvel at JKR and the clues she manages to leave 
> throughout her books.


Alla:

I would certainly agree with you that JKR managed to mention A LOT of 
characters we learn about in the future in the earlier books. I am 
rereading PS/SS now and while of course we all know and remember how 
nicely Mrs. Figg and Sirius are mentioned in passing, I absolutely did 
not remember that JKR managed to stick Molly's brothers in there too.

"No one ever lived after he decided ter kill 'em, no one except you, 
an'he'd killed some o' the best witches an' wizards of the age - the 
McKinnons, the Bones,  the Prewetts - an' you was only a baby, an' you 
lived." - PS/SS, p.56

Alla