Mark Evans

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No: HPFGUIDX 84980

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "corinthum" <kkearney at s...> 
wrote:
> I'm still not sure what to make of Mark.  I think it entirely 
> feasible that Mark's father was too young at the time of Lily's 
death 
> to take Harry, therefore making Dubledore's comment true if he was 
> only considering relatives capable of caring for a baby (Lily, 
after 
> all, had only just left Hogwarts).  However, if this were true, I 
> would expect Petunia to have at least attempted to pawn Harry off 
on 
> him since then.  I'll keep waiting for a better explanation.  
> 
> -Corinth

Now Me;
  I am sure there are limitless possibilities as to what exactly is 
the truth to this riddle, but until J.K.R. tells us beyond a shadow 
of a doubt what it is, I am going to assume Dumbledore's comment 
meant nothing more than Petunia was the only remaining living 
immediate member of Lily's family. If it is Lily's blood that was 
protecting Harry, then it seems resonable to assume that in order for 
whatever spell Dumbledore used to be most effective, he would want to 
be as close a match in the blood as was possible <i.e. Lily's 
parents/siblings>. Knowing that Harry's grandparents are dead<canon 
only through the mirror of erised>, and we have not heard mention of 
another sister or brother, Petunia would be the most likely DNA match 
for Lily, and by having the same parents, she would "have the same 
blood" running through her veins <genetically speaking>. I could be 
way off here, but this is what I got from the books while reading 
them, not that there are NO OTHER LIVING RELATIVES, but there where 
NO OTHERS WITH LILY'S BLOOD RUNNING THROUGH THEM. It is possible that 
Mark Evans is a distant relative, or even a second cousin, but as far 
as the "late-comer" we are all looking for, my money will still be on 
one of the "squibs" or either Petunia or Dudley. I have seen 
countless agruements saying it can't be Dudley because he 
didn't "see" the dementors, but I ask you this, re-read that passage. 
Why did Dudley have his hands over his head<covering his face>? If 
you felt as though the life was being sucked out of you, wouldn't a 
more common reaction be to be tugging at your chest area<which is 
where Harry had his wand pointed at to begin with>? Just a thought.

Christal-Never take things at face value--Always ask why!!