Yesterday I passed the 110,000 word mark on Book Six. I have three days to finish writing and then do a quick edit, so the word count could go either way. Bear in mind, though, that Mortal Coil was about 105,000 words- so it looks like the new one will be even longer.
As I get into the last few weeks of writing a book, I tend to get a little bit paranoid. I start to wonder if, maybe, the thing I’ve written is not a book at all- maybe it’s just a collection of chapters that don’t fit together into one long story. Maybe I’ve been wasting my time. Maybe I should have abandoned this idea before I started writing, and headed off in another direction. What if it’s rubbish? What if it’s awful? What if nobody likes it?
And then I remind myself that I am, in fact, the Golden God, and everything I do is absolutely wonderful, so naturally Book Six is going to be brain-punchingly brilliant.
These last minute doubts are nothing new, of course. I always get them. I’m sure that practically every writer does. The only way through them is to have faith in yourself and your own ability, and to keep on going no matter how anxious you get. It’s not easy, to work on through your doubts, but if you ever want to be writer then it’s something you’re going to have to deal with, sooner or later.
It REALLY helps if you’re arrogant- because so long as you don’t take it seriously, arrogance can be a LOT of fun.
I wrote the last page this morning- or some of it, at least. I’m still going back through it all, linking things up, changing things, switching them around, writing and rewriting, so even though I’m on the last page, it doesn’t mean the book is finished yet. But ohhh, what a last page. The first trilogy ended with Skulduggery being sucked through a portal- an act that had severe consequences over the following three books. The end of THIS trilogy, therefore, needs to have the same kind of impact on the next three.
I’m not saying the endings are in ANY way similar, because they’re not. The Faceless Ones ended with the reader shouting “Oh God no no no NO!” whereas Book Six will end with the reader saying “oh... hell...” very, very quietly.
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Sirius Black – Brother of Phineas Nigellus, Elladora and Isla Black, died at a young age
Sirius Black – Son of Phineas Nigellus and Ursula Flint, husband of Hesper Gamp, brother of Phineas, Cygnus, Belvina and Arcturus Black, father of Arcturus, Lycoris and Regulus Black
Sirius Black – Son of Orion and Walburga Black, brother of Regulus Arcturus Black, godfather of Harry Potter, Gryffindor student at Hogwarts (only Black not to be in Slytherin), Animagus, disowned for running away from home to live with the Potter family, member of the Order of the Phoenix, killed by his cousin Bellatrix Lestrange
Ursula Black (née Flint) – Wife of Phineas Nigellus Black, mother of Sirius, Phineas, Cygnus, Belvina and Arcturus Black
Violetta Black (née Bulstrode) – Wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Pollux, Cassiopeia, Marius and Dorea Black
Walburga Black (née Black) – Daughter of Pollux Black and Irma Crabbe, sister of Alphard and Cygnus Black, wife of Orion Black, mother of Sirius and Regulus Arcturus Black
Balfour Blane – Established the Committee on Experimental Charms
Timothy Blenkinsop – Puddlemere United supporter
Bletchley – Ministry of Magic employee whose office was drenched with rain
Miles Bletchley – Keeper on the Slytherin Quidditch team during Harry's time at Hogwarts
Beatrix Bloxam (1794–1910) – Author of the banned children's book series The Toadstool Tales
Blodwyn Bludd – Vampire who was known as the 'Vampire of the Valleys'. Famous for singing to his victims before biting them in their neck
Stubby Boardman – Lead singer of the Hobgoblins
Melinda Bobbin – Hogwarts student during Harry's time at school, her family owns a chain of apothecaries
Broderick Bode – Ministry of Magic employee in the Department of Mysteries, killed by Devil's Snare
Bole – Slytherin Quidditch Beater
Pierre Bonaccord – First Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards
Amelia Susan Bones – Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, aunt of Susan Bones
Edgar Bones – Member of the original Order of the Phoenix, brother of Amelia Susan Bones, uncle of Susan Bones
Susan Bones – Hufflepuff student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army
Mungo Bonham – Healer who founded St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Ailments and Injuries, Wizard of the Month on J. K. Rowling’s website for March 2005
Terry Boot – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army.
Libatius Borage – Author of Advanced Potion-Making
Mr Borgin – Proprietor of Borgin & Burkes in Knockturn Alley
Bertie Bott – Creator of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans
Bradley – Chaser on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team during Harry's time at Hogwarts
Barberus Bragge – Chief of the Wizards' Council, introduced the Golden Snitch to Quidditch
Betty Braithwaite – Reporter for the Daily Prophet
Rudolf Brand – Captain of the Heidelberg Harriers Quidditch team
Eleanor Branstone – Hufflepuff student who entered Hogwarts in Harry's fourth year
Karl Broadmoore – Beater for the Falmouth Falcons Quidditch team with his brother Kevin
Kevin Broadmoore – Beater for the Falmouth Falcons Quidditch team with his brother Karl
Mandy Brocklehurst – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year
Rupert "Axebanger" Brookstanton – Name Hermione Granger came across while searching for the identity of R.A.B.
Lavender Brown – Gryffindor student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army, briefly dates Ron Weasley, attends the Yule Ball with Seamus Finnigan
Frank Bryce – Muggle gardener for the Riddle family, murdered by Lord Voldemort
Millicent Bulstrode – Slytherin student in Harry's year, member of Umbridge's Inquisitorial Squad
K. Bundy – Hogwarts student during Harry's time at school
Rosalind Antigone Bungs – Name that Hermione Granger came across while searching for the identity of R.A.B.
Charity Burbage – Professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts during Harry's time at school, killed by Lord Voldemort in the Deathly Hallows
Caratacus Burke – Co-founder of Borgin and Burkes. Cheated Merope Gaunt, buying a precious heirloom from her at a pittance
Belvina Burke (née Black) – Daughter of Phineas Nigellus Black and Ursula Flint, sister of Sirius, Phineas, Cygnus and Arcturus Black, wife of Herbert Burke, mother of two sons and one daughter
Herbert Burke – Husband of Belvina Black, father of two sons and one daughter
Lexi Raguious Burns- Ravenclaw captain of the secret thestral arial racing team at Hogwarts, was two years above Harry Potter in school
Randolph Burrow – Ravenclaw Quidditch Chaser during Harry's time at Hogwarts
Sir Cadogan – Armoured knight occupying a painting in Hogwarts
Cadwallader – Hufflepuff Quidditch Chaser during Harry's time at Hogwarts
S. Capper – Hogwarts student during Harry's time at school
Eddie Carmichael – Ravenclaw student one year above Harry Potter
Alecto Carrow – Sister of Amycus Carrow, Death Eater and professor of Muggle Studies for one year
Amycus Carrow – Brother of Alecto Carrow, Death Eater and professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts for one year
Greta Catchlove – Author of Charm Your Own Cheese
Mary Cattermole – Wife of Reginald Cattermole, Mudblood that Harry saves
Ellie Cattermole – Daughter of Reg and Mary Cattermole
Maisie Cattermole – Daughter of Reg and Mary Cattermole
Alfred Cattermole – Son of Reg and Mary Cattermole
Reginald Cattermole – Employee of the Magical Maintenance Department for the Ministry of Magic
Owen Cauldwell – Hufflepuff student who entered Hogwarts during Harry's fourth year
Chambers – Ravenclaw Quidditch Chaser during Harry's time at Hogwarts
Cho Chang – Ravenclaw student one year above Harry, Quidditch Seeker, member of Dumbledore's Army
Glenda Chittock – Presenter of Witching Hour on the Wizarding Wireless Network, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for October 2004
Herbert Chorley – Muggle Junior Minister who received a botched Imperius Curse that left him impersonating a duck and attacking innocent civilians
Agatha Chubb – Wizarding archaeologist who found twelve lead Bludgers from the sixteenth century
Elfrida Clagg – Chieftainess of the Warlock's Council, made the Golden Snidget a protected species, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for June 2005
Penelope Clearwater – Ravenclaw prefect four years above Harry, girlfriend of Percy Weasley
Edgar Clogg – Ghost who hangs around the Hogwarts Quidditch pitch
Mrs Cole – Matron of Tom Riddle's orphanage
Magenta Comstock – Experimental artist, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for April 2007
Connolly – Beater for the Irish national Quidditch team
Buckley Cooper – Daily Prophet reader
Howland Coopey – Daily Prophet reader with Dragon Pox
Ritchie Coote – Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team during Harry's sixth year
Michael Corner – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year, babe, member of Dumbledore's Army, dates Ginny Weasley and Cho Chang
Crabbe Sr – Death Eater, father of Vincent Crabbe
Vincent Crabbe – Slytherin student in Harry's year, son of Death Eater, Slytherin Quidditch team Beater, member of the Inquisitorial Squad
Mr Creevey – Muggle milkman, father of Colin and Dennis Creevey
Colin Creevey – Muggle-born Gryffindor student one year below Harry, brother of Dennis Creevey, member of Dumbledore's Army, killed in seventh book
Dennis Creevey – Muggle-born Gryffindor student three years below Harry, brother of Colin Creevey, member of Dumbledore's Army
Dirk Cresswell – Muggle-born Head of the Goblin Liaison Office
Croaker – Ministry of Magic employee in the Department of Mysteries
Doris Crockford – Meets Harry Potter in the Leaky Cauldron on the day Harry returns to the Wizarding world
Crispin Cronk – Sent to Azkaban for keeping sphinxes in his backyard
Glenda Crook – Works for the Campaign for Greater Freedom for Wizards
Crookshanks - Hermione Granger's Cat
Bartemius "Barty" Crouch Sr – Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, father of Barty Crouch Jr, killed by Barty Crouch Jr
Bartemius "Barty" Crouch Jr – Death Eater, son of Barty Crouch Sr, credited for facilitating the return of Lord Voldemort
Caspar Crouch – Husband of Charis Black, father of one son and two daughters
Charis Crouch (née Black) – Daughter of Arcturus Black and Lysandra Yaxley, wife of Caspar Crouch, mother of one son and two daughters
Gideon Crumb – Plays bagpipes for the Weird Sisters
Barnabas Cuffe – Editor of the Daily Prophet
Hector Dagworth-Granger – Founder of the Most Extraordinary Society of Potioneers
Roger Davies – Ravenclaw student two years above Harry, Quidditch Chaser and Captain, attended the Yule Ball with Fleur Delacour
John Dawlish – Auror
Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington/Nearly Headless Nick – Gryffindor House ghost
Caradoc Dearborn – Member of the original Order of the Phoenix
Apolline Delacour – Wife of M. Delacour (first name unknown), mother of Fleur and Gabrielle Delacour
Fleur Delacour – Daughter of Apolline and M. Delacour (first name unknown), sister of Gabrielle Delacour, wife of Bill Weasley, mother of Victoire, Dominique and Louis Weasley, participated in the Triwizard Tournament representing Beauxbatons
Gabrielle Delacour – Daughter of Apolline and M. Delacour (first name unknown), sister of Fleur Delacour
Monsieur Delacour (first name unknown) – Husband of Apolline Delacour, father of Fleur and Gabrielle Delacour
Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore – Bearded ghost who leads the Headless Hunt
Derrick – Beater for the Slytherin Quidditch team, three years above Harry
Dilys Derwent – St Mungo's Healer and Headmistress of Hogwarts
Barnabas Deverill – One-time owner of the Elder Wand, killed by Loxias
Philbert Deverill – Manager of Puddlemere United
Dedalus Diggle – Member of the Order of the Phoenix
Amos Diggory – Works for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, father of Cedric Diggory
Cedric Diggory – Hufflepuff student two years above Harry, school prefect, Quidditch Seeker and captain, co-winner of the Triwizard Tournament. Killed by Peter Pettigrew on Voldemort's orders.
Mrs Diggory – Mother of Cedric Diggory, wife of Amos Diggory
Ivor Dillonsby – Interviewed by Rita Skeeter for her book The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore
Dimitrov – Chaser for the Bulgarian national Quidditch team
Harold Dingle – Student at Hogwarts during Harry's time at school
Armando Dippet – Headmaster of Hogwarts in Tom Riddle's time
Emma Dobbs – Hogwarts student three years below Harry
Daisy Dodderidge – Builder and landlady of the Leaky Cauldron, J. K. Rowling’s Wizard of the Month for March 2006
Elphias Doge – Member of the original Order of the Phoenix, Special Advisor to the Wizengamot, long-time friend of Albus Dumbledore
Antonin Dolohov – Death Eater, killed Fabian Prewett, Gideon Prewett, and Remus Lupin, defeated by Filius Flitwick
Mary Dorkins – Muggle news reporter
Ragmar Dorkins – Manager of the Chudley Cannons Quidditch team
J. Dorny – Hogwarts student during Harry's time at school
Vlad Drakul – Vampire who inspired Muggle author Bram Stoker to create his famous character Count Dracula.
Kirley Duke – Lead guitarist for the popular wizarding band The Weird Sisters.
Matilda Dukelow – Holyhead Harpies fan
Aberforth Dumbledore – Son of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, brother of Albus and Ariana Dumbledore, owner of the Hog's Head
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore – Son of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, brother of Aberforth and Ariana Dumbledore, Hogwarts Headmaster in Harry Potter's time, Transfiguration professor in Tom Riddle's time, founder of the Order of the Phoenix, Order of Merlin First Class, Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, killed by Severus Snape
Ariana Dumbledore – Daughter of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, sister of Aberforth and Albus Dumbledore
Honoria Dumbledore – Albus' maiden aunt
Kendra Dumbledore – Wife of Percival Dumbledore, mother of Albus, Aberforth, and Ariana Dumbledore
Percival Dumbledore – Husband of Kendra Dumbledore, father of Albus, Aberforth, and Ariana Dumbledore, imprisoned in Azkaban after hexing three Muggles.
B. Dunstan – Hogwarts student whilst Harry is attending the school
Dudley Dursley – Son of Vernon Dursley and Petunia Evans, first cousin of Harry Potter
Marjorie Dursley – Sister of Vernon Dursley
Petunia Dursley (née Evans) – Sister of Lily Evans, aunt of Harry Potter, wife of Vernon Dursley, mother of Dudley Dursley
Vernon Dursley – Brother of Marge Dursley, husband of Petunia Evans, father of Dudley Dursley, uncle of Harry Potter
Lorcan d'Eath – Part-vampire singer, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for November 2006
Marietta Edgecombe – Ravenclaw student one year above Harry, traitor to Dumbledore's Army
Madam Edgecombe – Works in the Floo Network Office, mother of Marietta Edgecombe
Mordicus Egg – Author of The Philosophy of the Mundane: Why Muggles Prefer Not to Know
Ellerby – Manufacturer of the 1940 Tinderblast broom
Wilfred Elphick – First to be gored by an Erumpent
Perpetua Fancourt – Inventor of the Lunascope
S. Fawcett – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year
Benjy Fenwick – Member of the original Order of the Phoenix
Fulbert the Fearful – Wizard who was so cowardly he never ventured out of his house. Died when a defensive charm backfired and the roof fell in
Arabella Doreen Figg – Squib neighbour of the Dursleys', member of the Order of the Phoenix
Argus Filch – Squib caretaker of Hogwarts
Justin Finch-Fletchley – Muggle-born Hufflepuff student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army.
Mrs Finnigan – Mother of Seamus Finnigan
Seamus Finnigan – Irish Gryffindor student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army, attends the Yule Ball with Lavender Brown.
Sergeant Fisher – A Muggle police officer from the Harry Potter prequel.
Nicolas Flamel – Husband of Perenelle Flamel, alchemist, the only known creator of the philosopher's stone. A fictionalised version of Nicolas Flamel, the mediaeval scrivener and alchemist.
Perenelle Flamel – Wife of Nicolas Flamel
Angus Fleet – Muggle who spotted Arthur Weasley's flying Ford Anglia
Mundungus Fletcher – Sneak thief and member of the Order of the Phoenix
Laurentia Fletwock – Breeder and racer of winged horses, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for December 2006
Marcus Flint – Slytherin Quidditch Chaser and Captain, five years above Harry.
Filius Flitwick – Part-Goblin Charms professor at Hogwarts and Head of Ravenclaw
Ambrosius Flume – Owner of Honeydukes Sweetshop in Hogsmeade
Dexter Fortescue – past Hogwarts Headmaster
Florean Fortescue – Owner of an ice cream parlor in Diagon Alley, helped Harry Potter with his homework and gave him free ice cream. Victim of the Death Eaters
Victoria Frobisher – Gryffindor student at the time Harry was at Hogwarts
Colonel Fubster – Friend of Marge Dursley
Cornelius Oswald Fudge – Former Minister for Magic
Rufus Fudge - Cornelius Fudge's nephew
Dymphna Furmage – Witch who is terrified of pixies
Marvolo Gaunt – Father of Merope and Morfin Gaunt, grandfather of Tom Marvolo Riddle, descendant of Salazar Slytherin
Merope Gaunt – Daughter of Marvolo Gaunt, sister of Morfin Gaunt, wife of Tom Riddle, mother of Tom Marvolo Riddle
Morfin Gaunt – Son of Marvolo Gaunt, brother of Merope Gaunt, uncle of Tom Marvolo Riddle
Gibbon – Death Eater, killed at Hogwarts in Half-Blood Prince
Godelot – Father of Hereward Godelot, owner of the Elder Wand
Hereward Godelot – Son of Godelot, killed his father for possession of the Elder Wand
Anthony Goldstein – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army
Dragomir Gorgovitch – Quidditch Chaser with the Chudley Cannons
Gunhilda of Gorsemoor – A one-eyed, hump-backed witch who discovered a cure for dragon pox.
Miranda Goshawk – Author of the Standard Book of Spells series
Goyle Sr – Death Eater, father of Gregory Goyle
Gregory Goyle – Son of Goyle, Slytherin student in Harry's year, Slytherin Quidditch Beater, member of the Inquisitorial Squad
Mr Granger – Muggle dentist, father of Hermione Granger, grandfather of Hugo and Rose Weasley
Mrs Granger – Muggle dentist, mother of Hermione Granger, grandmother of Hugo and Rose Weasley
Hermione Jean Granger – Muggle-born Gryffindor student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army, Gryffindor prefect, wife of Ron Weasley, mother of Hugo and Rose Weasley
Merton Graves – Cello player of the Weird Sisters.
Astoria Greengrass – Younger sister of Daphne Bradley, wife of Draco Malfoy and mother of Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy.
Daphne Greengrass – Slytherin student in Harry's year, Draco Malfoy's housemate, elder sister of Astoria Greengrass.
Gregorovitch – European wand maker, killed by Lord Voldemort
Fenrir Greyback – Werewolf, Death Eater, infected Remus Lupin, maimed Bill Weasley, defeated by Ron Weasley and Neville Longbottom
Glynnis Griffiths – Quidditch Seeker with the Holyhead Harpies
Elias Grimstone – Broommaker who created the Oakshaft 79
Gellert Grindelwald – Dark Wizard, friend, and later rival, of Albus Dumbledore, nephew of Bathilda Bagshot, owner of the Elder Wand, student at Durmstrang, killed by Lord Voldemort
Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank – Substitute Care of Magical Creatures professor
Alberic Grunnion – Inventor of the Dungbomb
Godric Gryffindor – Co-founder of Hogwarts, J. K. Rowling’s Wizard of the Month for July 2007
Stella Gryffindor- Heir of Godric Gryffindor. Wife of Fred Weasley. Mother of James, Oliver, and Beth Weasley.
Davy Gudgeon – Hogwarts student before Harry's time at school
Galvin Gudgeon – Quidditch Seeker for the Chudley Cannons
Gladys Gudgeon – Fan of Gilderoy Lockhart, writes weekly fan mail
Elladora Guffy – Neighbour of Ethelbart Mordaunt
Rubeus Hagrid – Son of Hagrid and Fridwulfa, expelled Gryffindor student, Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts, Care of Magical Creatures professor, member of the Order of the Phoenix, half-giant, half brother to Grawp
Hagrid Sr – Wizard father of Rubeus Hagrid
Samantha Janeous Hale - avid scholar of unicorns and activist for unicorn and thestral rights
Ciceron Harkiss – Student of Horace Slughorn, gave Ambrosius Flume his first job
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