9 Awesome Supporting Characters Who Should Have Their Own Spin-Off

8. Albus Dumbledore - The Harry Potter Series

The Character: Introduced in the early Harry Potter books and films as the one man Lord Voldemort fears, it was only after the death of Hogwarts' much loved headmaster that we learnt more about Dumbledore than him simply being a really good, if quite eccentric, wizard. In Deathly Hallows it transpires Albus had a pretty traumatic childhood; his mother was killed by his sister Ariana, who couldn't control magic after being attacked by a group of muggles at a young age, while his father was in wizard prison Azkaban for attacking those same muggles. The real personality defining trait, however, came later on. Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, a former friend of Dumbledore's, had become a Voldemort-level villain who reaped terror across Europe, stopped only when Albus tracked him down and beat him in a duel. Why A Spin-Off Would Be Awesome: It's the Grindelwald story that makes Dumbledore so ripe for extra coverage. The two friends' relationship is a fascinating one, with the young Albus originally attracted to Grindelwald's ideal of a society where muggles are subservient to wizards until a disagreement led to the death of his sister. It was fascinating to see this hidden history unfold in the final book, but in the films it wasn't really addressed directly, making it ideal spin-off material. Maybe after Rowling's done with Magical Beasts And Where To Find Them she'll turn her attention to this.