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* Did anyone else plod through ''[[The Inheritance Cycle|Brisingr]]'' just hoping that [[God Mode Sue|Eragon]] and [[Supporting Leader|Roran]] will go away so we can have more [[Badass Normal|Nas]][[Lady of War|ua]][[Rebel Leader|da]] chapters? It's amazing how awesome and realistic she becomes, probably because Paolini makes her problems ''practical'' concerns rather than the philosophical, "deep" issues he tries to have the others grapple with.
* The sardonic, tragic, cheerful Lenox from [[Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie's]] ''Mystery of the Blue Train''. Admittedly, it wasn't her best novel anyway, but Lenox was infinitely preferable to the rather prissy Katherine.
* For some, Peter Pettigew in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' books. He's a central figure in ''[[Harry Potter and
** It's mentioned a few times that Peter Pettigrew was the type of person who was concerned for keeping his own skin safe. His spying and betraying was because he wanted Voldemort's protection by being on his side, rather than running risk of being killed. The part about his {{spoiler|magical hand choking him to death}} stems from Voldemort's warning to not let his ''loyalty'' waver. And he hesitated a tiny moment, where he probably questioned his actions, that caused his death.
** Rowling's writing is ''made'' of this, unfortunately - with [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] and a very protagonist-centralised focus, it stands to reason that at least a ''number'' of characters would feel like they were wasted in the long run. Some people have similar feelings about ones such as Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Luna Lovegood, Mad-Eye Moody, the Hogwarts professors besides Dumbledore & Snape (not to mention the trope namer for [[Hufflepuff House]], and Ravenclaw doesn't get much more exposure)... if we all thought up a character whose development we might consider to be short-changed and compiled them in one place, we'd probably have enough guests to hire out an entire restaurant for.
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