[HPforGrownups] Re: Perseus Evans theory

[Julie Stevenson]

No: HPFGUIDX 88352

>Carol writes: BTW, there isn't a shred of evidence that
>Snape ever had any other name. The Perseus Evans anagram is not
>canonical, like Tom Marvolo Riddle/I am Lord Voldemort. It's a fan
>"discovery" and probably pure coincidence.

Actually, I agree with you there, Carol. The vast majority of fan 
speculation on the books usually does come to no fruition in the actual 
books. And the bits that do turn out to be true often have a very different 
spin on them than anyone out in fandom ever guessed at before the book's 
publication.

However, this discussion string was started off by someone asking what the 
Perseus Evans theory was -- and so I answered to the best of my ability 
based on what I've read on various Internet posting lists and my own 
speculations. Whether there's anything to the theory or not will be revealed 
when we read books 6 and 7 and Harry Potter's saga comes to an end.

However, that doesn't stop readers from passing the time prior to those 
publication dates by speculating on what might be coming. And this theory is 
one of the more interesting ones to me, personally. But I'm perfectly happy 
to state up front that it could very well be wrong.

-- Julie

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