Agreed on not being the only person to find supporting characters of more interest, definitely--though I wonder how much is writer's tendency, how much is conscious craft, and how much is reader's inclination. My auto-fixation seems to be cross-/inter-cultural characters of any stripe, not only the deliberate outsider but chars with names like "Gwydden Ochoa" who're Just Like Everyone Else. They're rarely the main character... but more on that later, perhaps, re: HBP.

I haven't any requests, but thank you! Lately, finding time to read (online or off) provides sufficient adventure, and character studies for books I haven't read are quite welcome.