Smith Connection

[carodave92]

No: HPFGUIDX 154690

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bridge13219" <bridge13219 at ...> 
wrote:
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> bridge13219:
> snip> Hepzibah Smith, and I was wondering if Zacharias Smith (the 
> Hufflepuff prat) was/is related to her.  There seems to be a lot of 
> emphasis on his haughtiness, and it's made clear that Hepzibah is 
> quite fond of herself as well as quite rich.  I was wondering if 
there 
> might be more to Zacharias than just being a jerk, and if that might 
> be important later on.
> 
> Or maybe Smith is a very common name.
>
NOw Carodave:
Later in the book his father is also described as being haughty.  
Given the importance of a Hufflepuff object as Horcrux, I think they 
must be related.  Maybe one of the themes of Book 7 will be Harry 
learning to trust,work with - and even learn from - people he doesn't 
necessarily like/agree with in order to reach a common goal?  (ie, 
Zacharias Smith, Draco Malfoy and even Severus Snape)  

Carodave, who agrees Smith is a common surname and still hasn't 
forgotten the Mark Evans theories...but still believes there must be 
something more to Zacharias.