"Just Say Goodbye": Meet the Characters

This is the first post I have written for my upcoming NaNoWriMo novel, "Just Say Goodbye"! In it, I am going to introduce some of the key characters for the story!

Ethan W. Grant
Ethan is a 15 year old boy. He was born in Big Sandy, Texas, and lived there for all fifteen years of his life. He's the protagonist, and the story follows his perspective.
Ethan is very shy and prefers to spend time alone, although there are a few friends that are exceptions to that. Among his friends, he's very considerate and observant, although as the story will reveal, he can be dense about some things.
In terms of Hogwarts houses, he could be considered a Ravenclaw. To him, knowledge is key, and he's always looking for more explanations. He has a low-key obsession with riddles, not unlike me, although he does talk more about riddles than I do. Kudos to Ethan for that.

Amy N. Travis
Amy is also 15 years old, and has lived in Big Sandy, Texas her entire life as well. For as long as she or Ethan could remember, they've been taking every chance to hang out. They're best friends, despite their many differences.
Unlike Ethan, Amy is pretty much always dense. You'd practically have to spell out how you feel for her to understand the picture. Ironically, she's also super outgoing and tries to make as many friends as possible.
Amy would definitely be sorted into Hufflepuff if she went to Hogwarts. As mentioned above, she values friendship.
Her initials are a reference to my pen name. (Mirror Ant, A.N.T.)

Evelyn C. Grant
Evelyn is Ethan's 13 year old sister. She often goes by her middle name (Which I have not come up with yet; anyone have any ideas? Even the C could be changed, I just need ideas for middle names for her) since she dislikes the fact that she shares a first initial with her big brother.
Evelyn would for sure be classified as a Slytherin. She loves tricks and pranks, and in the end, she always wants to be the best of the best. She is far from dense, and so she can easily tell Ethan and Amy have feelings for each other, and spends much of the story trying to get them to admit their feelings to each other.

Brian F. Goodman
Brian moved to Big Sandy, Texas when he was eight, and at the time of the story, he is 16 years old. Ethan is his best friend, so at times, he's felt a little jealous of Amy. Ironically, he also has feelings for Amy, and he knows that Ethan has feelings for her, too. He's the eventual antagonist of the story.
Like Evelyn, he's a Slytherin at heart. While he's willing to help friends out, that willingness vanishes if a friend's interest conflicts with his own.
Brian's initials are a reference to the novel, "The BFG" by Roald Dahl.

10/15/2019: 

Irene L. Yang
Irene is one of Ethan's newer friends, but he spends a lot of time with her. While she's a lot younger, he enjoys her company and feels more free to talk about how he feels about Amy with her. He's one of the few people Ethan actually fully opens up to.
Irene would be a total Hufflepuff. She loves having friends. She just has trouble making friends...
Her initials are "I.L.Y.", which is a semi-common texting abbreviation that stands for "I love you".

Seriously, if you guys ever need name ideas, find common abbreviations and make names that fit them, it's super helpful for making character names fast and creatively.