Is Mark Evans the half blood prince?

[hines571]

No: HPFGUIDX 103322

kalmeeh:
> > Evans is a pretty common name, so I don't think Mark Evans 
> > is Harry's relative, but that doesn't mean Harry won't. ;)
> > If indeed Mark Evans is a wizard, and attends Hogwarts in 
> > book 6, Harry could spend some time figuring out whether or 
> > not Mark Evans is indeed related to him or not.

Debra:
> Even if Evans is a common name in our world, I really don't think 
> JKR is that cruel to introduce a character with that name and not 
> give it meaning.



This is all just speculation of course, but I wonder if we are all 
reading wayyyyy too much into Mark Evans appearance in the book. 
Unless I am mistaken, Lily Potter's maiden name isn't mentioned 
anywhere in the actual text, merely from an interview with JKR. And 
JKR has repeatedly hinted that the clues are always in the text as 
to what is coming next. So if Mark Evans was truly meant as a hint 
to readers, she would've dropped the name Evans in relation to Lily 
by now. Think of all the other characters we saw emerge later in the 
series. Mrs. Figg became important after several clues to her 
identity, Dumbledore speaking about Arabella Figg, Harry referencing 
her, etc. I don't think JKR would take for granted that every living 
HP fan had read this chat, and besides if someone hadn't asked about 
Lily's maiden name, we'd never know. 

     Ryan S.