Crazy thought......

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 89766

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sawsan_issa" <sawsan_issa at e...>
wrote:
> Carol wrote:
> His Muggle parents, distant relations of Petunia (who never mentions
> them or any other members of her family because of Lily).
>  
> Sawsan here: 
> Is that your hypothesis, or is that something in canon? if so I would
> really like to read about it if you can give me the references. 
> 
> Mark Evans, I think, will have some relevance in the next two books.
> It is interesting how she brought him up as well as finally
> introducing Petunia and Lily's maiden name. But the thing that gets me
> is that Dumbledore clearly stated that Petunia was Harry's last living
> relative on his mother's side.(don't remember the exact quote in OotP)
> I wonder how Mark will play into all of this with this with that fact
> hanging over our heads.
> 
> Sawsan

It's my hypothesis, as I foolishly assumed that people would realize
after reading my other posts on the subject. Make that my prediction,
because as I said elsewhere, I'm virtually certain (99%) that he'll
show up as a Muggle-born first-year in Book 6). But it's pretty clear
that his parents are Muggles as he lives in a Muggle neighborhood and
the MoM is unaware of any wizards or witches living in the
neighborhood. (They wouldn't know about Mark yet, as he's too young,
and they're not exactly up on things--unaware that a Squib lived in
the neighborhood.) And since his name is Evans, it's more than
reasonably likely that he's related to Lily (and therefore to Harry)
in some way--I think a second or third cousin as if he were closer,
Dumbledore would have known of his existence, or at least that of his
father. (There's no evidence that Lily and Petunia have or had a
brother, who would have to have been alive at the time of Harry's
birth if he later fathered Mark) and it's pretty clear from the
references to Petunia as Harry's only living relative that the
grandparents on both sides are dead. But, as I said, there are reasons
why a more distant relationship might go unnoticed, even by Dumbledore.

We've discussed all this in detail before, and I'm really just
repeating arguments I've already made. I do want to add a new element
to my prediction here: I'm pretty sure, based on little Mark's having
"cheeked" Dudley (OoP 13, Am. ed.) that he'll be sorted into
Gryffindor. (Aside to the person who asked what "cheeked" means: It
means being "cheeky"--presumably calling Dudley names in response to
some sort of provocation.)

Carol (just call me Sybil if I'm wrong on this one) ;-)