The Whole Evans Theory/Time Turner

[koinonia02]

No: HPFGUIDX 85335

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "aaoconnor2002" 
<aaoconnor2002 at y...> message 83288 wrote:

> Over the past several days many people have posted thoughts and 
> theories about Mark Evans and his possible relationship to Harry.  
> Most people believe, and I agree, that it is too much of a 
> coincidence to have a character named Evans appear when we know 
that 
> Evans was also Lily's maiden name. 

"K":
I also believe there has to be some sort of connection between Harry 
and Mark Evans. It's just too much of a coincidence. The fun part is 
in trying to figure out what that connection is.

Audrey:
> I fear, and fear is the correct word, 
> that we may be looking at the situation too two-dimensionally (or 
> three-dimensionally).

>What if Mark and Harry are not related yet? 
> I'm not really sure why but I have never liked time travel stories. 
>I did enjoy PoA immensely but, in my mind, it opened doors to places 
> I really didn't want the story to go.  The room in the DoM that was 
> full of breaking and reassembling time turners leads me to believe 
> that we haven't heard the end of time travel in this series.


"K":
Now this is what got my attention. I most definitely believe and fear 
the time turner is going to end up playing a big role in this series. 
Like you, I also don't like those types of stories so I hope I'm 
wrong.

PoA was just an introduction to the time turner. I think there are 
little hints in the books that point to the dreaded time turner 
coming back. I just don't have the time to look for them again. 

 
Audrey: 
> As implausible as it may sound, what if Mark is actually an 
>ancestor of Harry?  That would explain why Dumbledore couldn't take 
>Baby Harry to Mark's parents even if Dumbledore knew there would be 
>a connection eventually. 

"K":
Surely Dumbledore knows about Mark Evans. Since Dumbledore has 
provided Harry with some protection while at Privet Drive, who is to 
say Mark Evans isn't in the same area for protection also? How 
convenient would that be?


Audrey: 
> So, all we have to do to have this come to pass is have an 11 or 12 
> year old Mark get seriously zapped by a time turner sometime in the 
> next two years (Hogwarts time).  Hey, I didn't say it was 
probable.  
> I didn't even say it was likely.  I just know it's not impossible.

"K":
Nothing is impossible in these books. Now I'm not sure about Mark 
being an ancestor of Harry, but I won't just toss that theory aside. 

I just get the impression that some person used the time turner (Tom 
Riddle? Harry?) and things are really screwed up. Someone is going to 
have to go back in time at some point and I believe that will be 
Harry. Exactly where Mark fits into all of this I don't know but he 
just has to be part of the Lily/Petunia/Harry family.
 
Others have mentioned that Mark is a name that can be thought of 
as 'being marked' as Harry is marked. I know someone who loves to 
look at name meanings in the Potter books and here is another way to 
look at Mark.
~~~

MARK (Evans):
Mark, a 1-syllable boy's name of Latin origin, means: Warlike; a 
warrior.
Originating from: Swedish/Traditional meaning: Warring 
Originating from: Latin/Traditional meaning: Hammer
Originating from: English/Traditional meaning: "Of Mars; the god of 
war." Form of Marcus. (Mark/Marcus: Latin name of uncertain 
derivation. Most believe it has its root in Mars, the name of the 
Roman mythological god of war, and is therefore given the 
meaning "war-like).     

HARRY (Evans) Potter:
Harry/Princely
Harold, Harry, Harris Anglo Saxon/ /Power
Harry English/A variant of Henry meaning home or house protector. 
Also can be a diminutive of Harold: 'Army commander.'. Army.
Harry German Form of Harold/Army-Power 
Harry Norse/War chief. 
Harry Swedish/Swedish form of Henry 'rules the home'.
Harry Teutonic/Mighty in war. 
Originating from: English/Traditional meaning: Army man
Originating from: Norse/Traditional meaning: War chief
Originating from: Teutonic/Traditional meaning: Mighty in war
Originating from: Swedish/Traditional meaning: Swedish form of 
Henry "rules the home"
Harry, a 2-syllable boy's name of Teutonic/Old English origin, means: 
Head of the house; warrior.

~~~
Harry and Mark. Both names have a *war* meaning.


> Audrey (who can't believe she has de-lurked after some time to post 
> this and will wear her yellow raincoat for the next 72 hours to 
> protect herself from the inevitable rotten tomatoes)

Nah. No tomatoes for you <G>. Let's save the rotten tomatoes for the 
time turner.

"K"