"Zero players" (was Re: The Death Eaters)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 182842

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Athena" <freddykruegerre at ...> wrote:

Athena: 
> "I have to say that two very specifically named and described
> Death Eaters have like ZERO PLAY in HBP, or DH and it really
> irritates me to no end. 

<Snip>

> Anybody have any thoughts on this subject?
> 
> freddykruegerre

Geoff:
My initial reaction is to point out that there are people on the Light 
side who are in the same position of virtually doing nothing. 

Look at some of the group who came to Little Whinging to escort 
Harry to Grimmauld Place in OOTP:

Emmeline Vance. What do we know other than that she is murdered 
in HBP?

Sturgis Podmore. Where is he mentioned again other than being 
arrested in OOTP?

Hestia Jones. Do she even get another mention?

And, in DH, we hardly get to know Charity Burbage before she is 
killed by Voldemort.

And then, in the photo of the Order which Moody shows Harry, 
there were a number there who are only named as war losses; 
Edgar Bones, Caradoc Dearborn, Gideon  Prewett, Fabian Prewett, 
Dorcas Meadowes, Benjy Fenwick...

I think that these, like the ones you mention, are merely put there 
by JKR to swell the numbers rather as we have a few pupils other
than the main players to remind us that there are others there. I 
think enough stories were left needing to be wrapped up in the last 
book besides considering all the lot you and I have named above.