Mark Evans

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No: HPFGUIDX 78943

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arcum42" <Arcum_Dagsson at c...>
> wrote:
> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "fawkes970" 
<sollecks970 at a...>
> > wrote:
> > > In the fifth book, ... "... I know you did Mark Evans two 
nights 
> > > ago --" - 
> >
> > > As we all know well by now, JK is not one to throw words 
around. ... 
> > > Any thoughts on this one? 
> > >
> > > ~Pat(fawkes) 
> > > 
> 
> 
> > Well, one quick note: Mark Evans is 10 years old. Therefore, he 
may
> > show up as a first year in Hogwarts next book, which would give us
> > plenty of opportunity to find out of any relation to Lily, and 
also
> > give Dudley cause for concern...
> > 
> > --Arcum
> 
> 
> bboy_mn:
> 
> People, people... while I concede that the Mark Evans character is a
> bit suspicious, we must remember that the Dursleys are the ONLY 
blood
> relatives that Harry has. 
> 
> Now it could be possible that if you went back up the Lily Evans
> family tree several generations and came down a completely different
> branch, you might find Mark Evans, but he would be a very very very
> distant relative of Harry's. So distant that Harry could probably
> marry Mark's sister without any problems.
> 
<Big Snip> The only way we can know for sure is to read the next two 
books and
> see if it is explained.
> 
> In closing, the Mark Evans character really is a bit suspicious, but
> at the moment, I'm thinking JKR just put him in there to drive us
> obssessed fans nuts.
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> bboy_mn

My Humble theory is that Mark will be introduced in the next book as 
a means to explain Lily's family, where the magic comes in to the 
Evans family such as great-great grandma, and why Petunia is jealous 
that she did not inheret the magic gene.

Agree that Mark Evans is a very distant cousin which could be the 
reason Petunia doesn't know him.
Fran