Even the craziest Harry Potter fans can be forgiven for not remembering the name Florean Fortescue, the owner of the ice cream shop Diagon Alley, who gave Harry some ice cream and then disappeared without explanation. . Rowling later revealed that he died when he was kidnapped, but if she did what she originally intended with the character, he would be a much more memorable character in the story. She later wrote on Pottermore (via The Mary Sue) that the character is a descendant of Hogwarts’ former Headmaster Dexter Fortescue. Rowling revealed: “Initially I intended Florean to be the guide for the clues I needed to give Harry during my journey to find the Treasure,” revealed Rowling. She intended to give him all sorts of information about the Elder Wand and Ravenclaw’s crown, but eventually “banished” him from the story when she discovered he was completely “redundant” for having Phineas Nigellus. Black and Gray Lady. Even so, she was still sad to see him go. “After all, I seem to have him kidnapped and killed for no reason,” Rowling wrote. “He wasn’t the first witch Voldemort killed for knowing too much (or too little), but he’s the only one I feel guilty about, since it’s all my fault.”
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