Mark Evans

[Berit Jakobsen]

No: HPFGUIDX 84959

Astrofiammante wrote:

> But to get back to the point, Carol, if little Mark was a latent 
> wizard, and rotten Dudders and his gang came along and beat him up, 
> wouldn't some latent magic have revealed itself? Wouldn't Mark, as 
> Harry once did, unconsciously defend himself against Dudley and 
send him packing?

Me: Others has already commented on the fact that not even Harry 
defended himself magically every time he was cornered by Dudley and 
his gang; Harry was beat up quite frequently. I guess it's no 
different with Mark if he is a wizard. But what caught my eye in OoP, 
is that there is actually a description of Mark's "personality", 
however short! Rowling gives us his name, his age, AND in Dudley's 
words she tells us that Mark was "asking for it", and that he 
is "cheeky"! I don't think Dudley is lying; I think he is describing 
a boy very much alike another boy I know about who doesn't take 
Dudley's bullying lying down! Yep, personality-wise I believe Mark 
and Harry has something in common... :-)

Berit