I think the reason it came out after the fact is that someone answered the question. I'm sure any writer on the board can back me up on this, the writer normally has WAYY more background information on the character than is actually placed in the book. She have to pick and chose what's important. The book was centered around Harry, whom I would assume either didn't know or didn't care. Part of me wished she would've placed some kind of sly reference in the book, because I've been saying this since I read book seven and my friends have been looking at me like I'm insane.
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