Severus / character, place names

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 190156


> June:
> Maybe she didn't forget that Lily's maiden name was Evans. Maybe
> she gave the name to Mark Evans because she wanted to give us
> something to think about. Did anyone else think there may have
> been a connection there? I actually have a friend named Mark Evans
> and I tease him about being beat up by Dudley Dursley, lol.
>

Pippin:
Oh, there was loads of speculation back in the day. IIRC, JKR said in her explanation that she should have realized the appearance of Sirius Black as a casual mention early on would prime us to expect something similar to happen again. That's exactly what happened and we were all proud of ourselves for spotting this no doubt significant clue. 

 JKR probably thought she was safe in choosing "Evans"  because  she'd established that Harry couldn't possibly have any other living relatives besides the Dursleys. Dumbledore would only have left Harry with them as a last resort. 

Pippin


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