Perseus Evans

[justcarol67]

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Sylvia wrote:
> Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe there is a place called
Snape in England.  I have always assumed JKR took the name from there
and the forename, Severus, just seemed to fit in so beautifully. The
fact that it can be made so easily into an anagram is interesting
though. And it does give free range to all sorts of beguiling
theories, which are the life-blood of the board after all.

Carol:
You're right that Snape is a place name. JKR says so herself in one or
more of her interviews:

Question: How do you come up with all the unique names, places, and
things that help make Harry Potter so intriguing?

JKR: Many of the names are invented, for example "Quidditch" and
"Muggle." I also collect unusual names, and I take them from all sorts
of different places. "Hedwig" was a saint, "Dumbledore" is an old
English word for "bumblebee," and "Snape" is the name of a place in
England.

Here's a link if you're interested:

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/quickquotes/articles/2000/fall00-scholastic-etoys.html

Carol, who prefers to believe that Lord Voldemort is the only
deliberate anagram in the books