Who seems minor in OotP; but will be crucial in DH?

[Dana]

No: HPFGUIDX 170708


Anne Squires:
> > Thus, whomever the  makers of the medium-not-to-be-named 
> > originally wanted to exclude from OotP must seem like a minor 
> > character; but will
> > turn out to be crucial in DH.  
> > 
> > Who could that be? 

Dave:
> Because he seems deceptively easy to overlook (as the Unnamed 
> Medium  apparently did all the other Hufflepuffs in the DA), and 
> yet is a likely descendent of Hepzibah Smith, and is therefore a 
> potential lead in the hunt for the Cup, I'm going to guess that 
> it's Zacharias.

Dana:
I thought it was already stated that JKR stepped in when they wanted to 
cut out Kreacher but that he was essential to something that would 
happen in DH. 
So I do not know why it would now suddenly involve anyone else being 
cut out the script that JKR prevented. 

JMHO

Dana