Smith Connection

[carodave92]

No: HPFGUIDX 154691

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bridge13219" 
<bridge13219 at ...> 
wrote:
>
> bridge13219:
> snip> Hepzibah Smith, 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:

Sorry if this message posted twice, the first one seemed to be lost 
so 
I reposted.

Given the importance of finding a Hufflepuff Horcrux, I think 
Zacharias MUST be related to Hepzibah.  His father is also 
described as haughty or arrogant (can't remember the exact wording), 
it must be a family trait...

Maybe one of the themes of Book 7 will be Harry discovering how to 
work with people he doesn't like or agree with in order to reach a 
common 
goal (ie, Zacharias Smith, Draco Malfoy, and even Severus Snape).

Carodave, who agrees that Smith is a common name, and still 
remembers 
the Mark Evans theories...but believes Zacharias will serve a 
purpose.