Perseus Evans

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 95790

Debra wrote:
> Mugglenet's Josh Smith wrote an article entitled "The Mystery That
Is Mark Evans". I'm sure that all of you noticed the 10-year-old kid 
> Dudley beat up named Mark Evans, and that Lily's maiden name is also 
> Evans. The article starts out by saying that although Harry had to 
> stay with the Dursleys because they were his "last living relatives", 
> Mark Evans was not alive when he went to live with them. It goes on 
> to speculate about Mark's parentage. Since Lily was not alive at the 
> time of his birth, she could not have been his mother. The next 
> person considered was the other Evans we know, Petunia. This was 
> disregarded because (quote):
> 
> >A) She obviously didn't have him with Vernon, or he'd be living 
> >with them. 
> >B) Petunia doesn't seem like the type of person to cheat on her 
> >husband...and if she did, how would she hide a pregnancy from him?
> >C) On that same token, she couldn't have had him before she met 
> >Vernon, because he'd be older than Harry and Dudley, which he 
> >isn't.
> 
> The next possibility discussed is that Mark's father is Severus 
> Snape. REASONS:
> - Severus Snape is an anagram for Perseus Evans.<snip>
The article concludes by saying that Mark Evans will probably enter 
> Hogwarts next year, at which point we will all learn all about him.
> 
> I at least agree with the fact that Mark Evans will enter Hogwarts 
> next year, as JKR wouldn't introduce him at age 10 for no reason. I 
> also believe that he is somehow related to Harry because she 
> DEFINITELY wouldn't double that last name for no reason. However, I 
> think the fact that Snape was his father and changed his name is a 
> bit far-fetched. However, I would like to hear thoughts from any fans 
> who agree with this theory. <snip>

Carol:
I agree that Mark Evans will show up at Hogwarts in the next book but
I don't think he's Snape's child. It's more likely that he's a
Muggle-born distant relation of Harry's. The MoM and Dumbledore aren't
aware of him because his parents are Muggles and his own magic, if
any, would be of the weak accidental kind (like Harry's growing his
hair back) that doesn't show up on their radar. Specifically, I think
that Mark and Harry are something like second cousins who shared a
Squib grandfather named Evans. That seems less far-fetched to me than
the Perseus Evans theory. (Snape is my favorite character, but I doubt
very much that he would allow his child, if he had one, to be raised
by Muggles in Little Whinging.)

Carol