The Whole Evans Theory

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 85183

> nymphadoraotonks wrote:
> <Snip>
> > In the Chapter 'The Boy Who Lived', when Dumbledore and McGonagall 
> are discussing whether or not it is wise to leave Harry with the 
> Dursleys, DD says that they are the only family he has. In canon, 
> wouldn't this negate any possibility of there being more Evanses or 
> Potters out there?
> 
> Ghingapuss responded:
> Yes that is very true. But do you believe Dumbledore?  I don't, not 
> anymore.  Certainly, DD is not lying to hurt Harry but I believe he 
> is deceiving him to protect him, stretching the truth.  After all DD 
> has a lot riding on Harry Potter and has to protect him until the boy 
> is old and ready enough to fulfill his destiny, whatever that my 
> be.    
> 
> Now as far as Mark Evans being a relative? I don't buy it.  Evans if 
> the most common of welsh names.  So is Mark.  But it does seem like a 
> big coincidence especially in a book whose author who puts so much 
> research into the names of her characters.  We know JKR picked that 
> name for a reason, but I believe that reason is a big fat red herring.

Carol: As I said in another post (but the comment may have been lost
or overlooked so forgive me for repeating it here), a red herring must
have a purpose: to provide a false clue to the solution of some
mystery. What purpose would be served here by the introduction of a
red herring? The reflections in the mirror of Erised suggest that
we'll discover the fates not only of his parents (we still don't know
exactly what happened to them) but of other family members as well.
Mark Evans could be the key to the Evans side of the family. It seems
significant that Harry knows his name and age--odd considering the
five-year difference in their ages and Harry's limited opportunities
for leaving the house in his younger years. How did he come to know a
ten-year-old boy? I still say, why name Mark at all if he isn't going
to serve a purpose? Remember Mrs. Figg and Sirius Black, both sneaked
into the narrative in SS/PS. I sensed something "witchy" about Mrs.
Figg (the cats and eccentricity), but I never guessed that "young
Sirius Black," owner of the magic motorcycle, would be the Prisoner of
Azkaban. I've learned to be wary of such hints. I can't think of any
(aside from misleading us with regard to the side a particular person
is on) that have turned out to be red herrings.

Carol

Carol