Evans, Harry, common (was Re: Severus)

[nikkalmati]

No: HPFGUIDX 190170



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff" <geoffbannister123 at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, June Ewing <doctorwhofan02@> wrote:
> >
> > > Nikkalmati:
> > > Commenting on Petunia's statement, "common" has two meanings.
> > > One is not unusual, frequently used, but I believe Petunia was
> > > referring to the second meaning - low class. If taken literally
> > > a potter is a tradesman and I think Petunia was making a snide
> > > remark about Harry's father's famiy. I have no clue about the
> > > social status of "Evans."
>  
> > June:
> > Petunia was not referring to the name Potter, she was referring to
> > the name Harry. Her husband had just asked her what the Potters'
> > son's name was and her answer was "Harry, nastily common name if
> > you ask me."
> 
> Geoff:
> Quite correct... The canon reference is:
> 
> '"What's his name again? Howard, isn't it?"
> "Harry. Nasty, common name, if you ask me."'
> (PS "The Boy Who Lived" p.11 UK edition:)
> 
> Curiously, if this had been set even three or four years later, it would have 
> been the opposite because, after Charles and Diana's second son was born,
> Harry became, and still is, very fashionable.
> 
> Which I am sure annoyed Petunia immensely...
> :-)
> 
> Re Nikkalmati's comment, if Petunias /had/ been referring to Potter as a low 
> class name being a trade name, this is rather amusing (and typically snobbish 
> from her) because a huge number of British families have trade names, usually 
> ending in "-er". Mine is a less obvious one for example!
>

Nikkalmati

Sorry, I didn't check the quote.  I was just commenting on what was said before about why JKR used Evans as the name for another character besides Lily.  

Nikkalmati