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07-06-2004, 04:25 PM
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 The Mystery that is Mark Evans - Summary:
What is the significance, if any, of Mark Evans? J.K.R tells us that there is none. Article:
J.K.R just recently updated the FAQ section of her official site with a poll about what next question she answers should be, the questions were:
Is Severus Snape Lily Potter's (long lost) brother?
Is Sirius Black really dead?
What is the significance, of any, of Mark Evans?
The last question won 46% of the votes and he question that has haunted us forover a year now hs finally been answered by J.K.R herself: Quote: *
What is the significance, of any, of Mark Evans?*
I couldnt answer the poll question before now, because I've been making arrangements to take my family into hiding. It take stime to arrange fake passports one-way air tickets to Bolivia and twenty-four hour armed security.*
Why should I resort to such desperate measures? Because after you've heard this answer, I'll have to disappear for my own safety.*
Now before I get down to it (you can guess what's coming can't you?) I am gonna put up a feeble pre-emptive defence. Firstly you were all spinning highly ingenious theories about Mark Evans, so I thought that you would welcome the chance to hear the truth. Secondly I tried hard not to raise hopes or expectations by adding the word 'if any' to the question. Thirdly... there is no thirdly. I'm just killing time.
(Takes deep breath)*
Mark Evans is...nobody. He's nobody in the sense that Mr.Prentice, Madam Marsh, Gordon-Dudley's-gang-member are nobodies, just background people who need names, but who have no roles other than the walk-on parts assigned to them.*
(Check that Neil has immunized the dog and Jessica has packed her Gameboy, and continues)*
I've got nobody to blame except but myself. Sirius Black, Mrs.Figg and Mungdungus Fletcher were all mentioned passing well before they burst onto fully-fledged characters. So now you've all become to clever, not for your own good, but mine. The fact is that once you drew my attention to it, I realised that Mark Evans did look like one of those 'here he is just a casual passer-by, nothing to worry about, bet you barely noticed him' characters would suddenly become, half way book seven, 'Ha ha! Yes, Mark is back, suckers, hes the key to everything! He's the Half Blood Prince, he's Harry's Great-Aunt, he's the Heir of Gryffindor,* and he own the Mystic Kettle of Nackledirk (Possible title of book seven there must make not of it).*
Then why - WHY- (I hear you cry)- did I give him the surname "Evans"? Well believe me, you can't regret it more than I do now. "Evans" is a common surname; I didn't give it much thought; I wasn't even trying to set up another red herring. I could just as easily give him 'Smith' or 'Jones' (or 'Black' or 'Thomas' or 'Brown', all of hwich would have got me into trouble too).*
What else can I say? Many of the theories you presented were highly plausible. If you knew how ofen I checked the FAQ poll hoping one of the questions might edge into the lead...
Well, thats that. The car with the false license plates is at the door and I've to glue on my goatee. Goodbye*
So there it is, the matter has been cleared by Jo Rowling herself. Mark Evans is officially a nobody.
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07-06-2004, 04:49 PM
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HA! that is tooooooooooo funny.
*first to post*
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07-06-2004, 05:10 PM
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Shes sooo funny lol. 
But i secretly hoped that Mark Evans would be nobody and im soooo happy hes a nobody!
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07-06-2004, 05:29 PM
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I said Mark was nobody!!!!, thanks JKR for backing me up!!! now i have evidence that he is just a name!!!!
Thanks JKR!!!
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07-06-2004, 05:36 PM
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i actually hoped mark evans would be "someone".......oh well... now that JK had made it clear that he is no one.....
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07-06-2004, 05:42 PM
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Okay...that caused some confusion...luckily we know now!
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07-06-2004, 05:53 PM
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Well that make it offical, I will not be Mark Evans, Harry Potter or Voldemort, a.k.a Tom Riddle.
The list grows smaller. So many names to exclude and so little time.
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07-06-2004, 05:55 PM
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i knew that he could'nt be anyone!!!!!!!!!!!
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07-06-2004, 06:02 PM
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haha!  i love her! she's so funny! but a bit of a bummer about mark evans....oh well, i'm sure she has many other surprises up her sleeves. | |
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07-06-2004, 06:05 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by aby_potter@Jul 6 2004, 02:03 PM
I said Mark was nobody!!!!, thanks JKR for backing me up!!! now i have evidence that he is just a name!!!!
Thanks JKR!!! I am so glad too aby!
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07-06-2004, 06:26 PM
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ahh now i wonder who it is! i was sure it was mark evans because of how he was just a passing character like mrs figg who turned out to be a big part.. o welll :whisle: | |
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07-06-2004, 06:39 PM
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thought so
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07-06-2004, 06:58 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by crazedfan@Jul 6 2004, 07:59 AM
What else can I say? Many of the theories you presented were highly plausible. If you knew how ofen I checked the FAQ poll hoping one of the questions might edge into the lead...
That's good to know. But, we all voted just to know that he's a nobody?! Ahh.
In that quote, it seems like she really wanted to answer one of the other questions on the poll. Maybe, one of those poll questions had some signifcance to it, something really important. Darn, I should have voted for another one!
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07-06-2004, 07:04 PM
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SEE I KNEW IT!!
Why dont people listen to me, now im gonna print this page out and shove it in my friends faces.
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07-06-2004, 07:10 PM
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OMG go JK she makes me laugh!...
And its nice hearing it from her own lips that Mark Evans is nobody of importance...and also that she can make "mistakes" -although it isnt a mistake...
But still
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07-06-2004, 07:11 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by PSYchoPiXiE+Jul 6 2004, 03:32 PM--> | QUOTE (PSYchoPiXiE @ Jul 6 2004, 03:32 PM) | That's good to know. But, we all voted just to know that he's a nobody?! Ahh.
In that quote, it seems like she really wanted to answer one of the other questions on the poll. Maybe, one of those poll questions had some signifcance to it, something really important. Darn, I should have voted for another one! [/b][/quote]
She probably wanted to answer the other two as the answers are semi-obvious and she might want to make a point and finally affirm people's suspicions. ie; ay for the last and final time that Sirius is dead.
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07-06-2004, 07:12 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by PSYchoPiXiE+Jul 6 2004, 03:32 PM--> | QUOTE (PSYchoPiXiE @ Jul 6 2004, 03:32 PM) | That's good to know. But, we all voted just to know that he's a nobody?! Ahh.
In that quote, it seems like she really wanted to answer one of the other questions on the poll. Maybe, one of those poll questions had some signifcance to it, something really important. Darn, I should have voted for another one![/b][/quote]
She probably wanted to answer the other two as the answers are semi-obvious and she might want to make a point and finally affirm people's suspicions. ie; ay for the last and final time that Sirius is dead.
Quote: Everybody in England please look out for that car she talks about! She lives in Edinburgh, in Scotland... | |
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07-06-2004, 07:15 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by Marcella_Riddle@Jul 6 2004, 05:46 PM Quote: Everybody in England please look out for that car she talks about! She lives in Edinburgh, in Scotland... OK my mistake, sorry ...then everybody who lives in Scotland...
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07-06-2004, 07:16 PM
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Well. That sucks. Why would she do that!??! Grrr .. After all the thought I put into him?!
Well, at least that is one character I could mark off my list of suspicions. Not like I had a list though ...
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07-06-2004, 07:17 PM
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But does any1 think that this kid MARK EVANS will be any importance in the next books........ony like a little role
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07-06-2004, 07:20 PM
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How could she! And all this time I've been telling everyone at school that Mark Evans owns the Mystic Kettle of Nackledirk. Darnit, now I have to go disappoint them.
I burst out laughing at that, my mom thought I was going insane or something as always. Well, now I can tell all my friends that he's a nobody. And Kate was sure that Mark was his Great-Aunt!
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07-06-2004, 07:21 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by SiriusManHP15@Jul 6 2004, 03:51 PM
But does any1 think that this kid MARK EVANS will be any importance in the next books........ony like a little role She already affirmed he's not related to Lily and he's not a wizard so I dont see in what other way this nobody could be a somebody when she said he isn't.
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07-06-2004, 07:25 PM
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I was hoping Mark Evans wouldn't be related to Harry Potter.
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07-06-2004, 07:29 PM
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Hehe, I love JKR, she's so witty! She writes everything so well, even if it's just a short response. Personally I'm happy Mark Evans isn't a big character. He would have taken away from Harry a bit. I just feel sorry for all those people who devoted websites to theories about him!
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07-06-2004, 07:36 PM
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haha..JKR has such a quirky sense of humour, anything written by her is interesting.
it's good that the Mark Evans thing was cleared up or we'ed have kept going with the theories n stuff...
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