| Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter - Character | |
| Natalie McDonald | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Hair color | Unknown |
| Eye color | Unknown |
| Related Family | Unknown |
| Loyalty | |
Overview
Natalie McDonald is a Gryffindor who arrived at Hogwarts in Harry's fourth year.
Role in the Books
Goblet of Fire
Natalie McDonald was Sorted into Gryffindor House.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Relationships with Other Characters
Analysis
Natalie McDonald is the only real-world character to appear in the Harry Potter series. A family friend had written to ask what was going to happen in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, because Natalie, then 9 years old, was dying of leukemia and was not expected to survive the 11 months until the publication date. Due to a breakdown in communications, the author did not receive the request until the day after Natalie had passed. However, a friendship between the McDonald family and the author did result, and the author added this character to the book in Natalie's honor. (Story in Maclean's, 6 November 2000, by Brian Bethune, thanks to Accio Quote)