10 Lesser-Known Harry Potter Characters With Awesome Backstories
Take a peek into J.K. Rowling's mind and see what the deal is with some Harry Potter side characters.
The Harry Potter universe is a wide one that includes countless characters, creatures and spells that help add to the magic. And behind every person, place, thing and creature is some kind of explanation and backstory that Potter author and genius J.K. Rowling has thought of.
While we all anxiously await the long rumoured Harry Potter Encyclopedia and assign Google Alerts J.K. Rowling news, us dedicated fans and readers have to wait for snippets of this extra information to arise whether it be from chance interviews with Rowling herself or now from the sporadic chapter postings from Pottermore. Some of the most dedicated fans can even find information with the purchase of video games that have been released with contributions from Queen Rowling. However, not everyone has this much patience when it comes to finding out the dirt on some of Rowlings major characters, let alone the minor ones.
After having combed all corners of the Harry Potter footprint on the Internet (i.e. Harry Potter Wiki, The Harry Potter Lexicon, Pottermore, Standard Book of Spells video game, J.K. Rowling interviews, etc.), this list of backstories of some lesser-known characters has come about. Read through and see which stories might surprise you!