Reason for Neville as the HBP, and side notes about Lupin, Tom, and Mark

[Stephanie]

No: HPFGUIDX 103353

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "aboutthe1910s" 
<aboutthe1910s at y...> wrote:
> I wrote:
> > Also--hasn't it already been pointed out on here that Mark 
spells his
> > last name differently from Lily?  One uses an "a" and one uses 
an "e."
> > Harry has *no* other living relatives, people.  Accept it.
> 
> Actually, I'm not sure about the spellings, now that I think about 
it.
> But I still don't buy that they are related in any case, so it 
doesn't 
> make much difference.
> 
> a

HermioneNYC:
Again....Why do they have to be releated????  Why is that such an 
important factor?