Mark Evans predictions

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 86360

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hermowninny719"
<hermowninny719 at y...> wrote:
> Carol wrote:
> Here are my Book 6 predictions for Mark Evans, with the level of 
> confidence in parentheses. 
> 1) He will show up at Hogwarts as a Muggle-born wizard (99%).
> 2) He will either be or appear to be Harry's distant relative (95%).
> 3) He will be befriended by Harry, who will see the striking parallels
> in their circumstances and try to be a mentor to the little boy (90%).
> 4) He will have green eyes (80%).
> <some snipping>
> 
> 
> Now Hermowninny writes:
> I've been watching the Mark Evans threads and also believe there is 
> something very significant about little Mark, but one thing keeps 
> bothering me..
> 
> Harry doesn't strike me as very observant.  I can't quote anything, 
> but it seems to me that if Harry has all the facts, and we have all 
> the facts, and Hermione has all the facts, Hermione will be the first 
> to figure it out.  If Hermione doesn't have all the facts, they keep 
> searching until she gets the facts--Even if Harry or Ron already had 
> the info (but maybe didn't know it).
> <snip>
> Is there 
> anyone else that has all the facts, that is at Hogwarts, and would be 
> interested in making this connection?

Carol:
I can think of at least three people currently at Hogwarts who know
that Lily's maiden name was Evans: Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape.
It's a safe bet that if Snape suspects a relationship, Mark is not
going to be one of his favorite students. Dumbledore will also see the
relationship (if any) as significant--he knows how important family is
to Harry, but how he'll decide to deal with it is anybody's guess.
McGonagall, OTOH, is responsible for sending out the Hogwarts letters
and will probably be the one to suggest to Harry that he act as a
mentor to Mark (whom he already knows by sight and who lives in his
neighborhood). She might simply arrange for them to meet each other
without mentioning the name, which I think *will* register in Harry's
mind as his mother's if Mark also has what he considers to be his
mother's eyes. (How many times have people pointed that out to him? He
must think about it every time he looks in the mirror (unless he's
fixating on his scar or his hair).

Hermowninny: 
> To make my post more relevant to Carol's above... I do believe Mark 
> will show up at Hogwarts, that he will be (or at least appear to be) 
> a distant relative of Harry's, not sure how they will figure it out 
> or become friends, and I would bet Mark has green eyes.
> 
> Hermowninny (who really wishes she could trust Harry more, but still 
> can't)

I don't think we need to worry about Harry in the circumstances I've
outlined. Even if he only sees Harry at a distance during the sorting
ceremony, he's going to react to seeing him there: "Hey! I know that
kid! He lives in my neighborhood. I thought he was a Muggle!" And Mark
is going to think, "Oh, my God! It's that Potter who goes to St.
Brutus' school for criminal boys! What's he doing here?" Since Harry
has seen Dudley beating Mark up, he'll probably feel bound to be nice
to him, especially if Mark is a Gryffindor. 

And if Hermione sees them together, do you really think she won't
notice the eyes?

Lots of "ifs" here, I know. But if there's a relationship here, trust
JKR to be sure that Harry knows about it before the middle of the
book. I suspect it won't take that long. We only have two books left,
and if mark *is* important, that importance will have to be
established early on.

Carol