I think Kreacher might play a BIG roll in the last book (spoiler on the movi

[Eddie]

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> TKJ: 
> Now, after watching the movie I think that character might be
> Kreacher. He was in the 5th movie but his role was SO small that it
> makes me feel it was added in hindsight, or just to say, "ok, yes this
> character exists." but that seems about it. 
> 
> Has anyone else who's seen the movie gotten this feeling too?

Eddie:
The movie versions are problematic for this forum.  And not only
because it's general policy to not discuss the movies here.  But also
because the movie makers don't really know much better than we do what
will or will not be important.  Jo Rowling may just as easily be
trying to preserve her red herrings in the movies as well as her
"important" characters.  Also, for example, Lupin had NO speaking
lines in the OOTP movie but I find it unbelievable that he wouldn't be
important in book 7.  He certainly was in book 6, but that didn't stop
him from virtually disappearing in the OOTP movie.  So given the same
movie evidence I could conclude JKR meant Lupin.  Shucks, even Hagrid
and Grawp's appearances felt like cameos.

Having said all that as a way of protecting myself from the list elves
("Protego!") I'll say this: we haven't seen the last of Kreacher or
Lupin or Hagrid or Grawp, and not failing to mention Dobby or Gilderoy
Lockhart or Madame Maxime or Krum, none of whom appeared in the OOTP
movie at all.

Eddie, who thought the movie was interesting in the ways it varied
from the book, but not so interesting as a movie.