Evan Rosier
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Evan Rosier was a Death Eater who fought in the First Wizarding War. After Lord Voldemort's downfall, Evan attemped to avoid being imprisoned in Azkaban, and was killed in action by Alastor Moody. Evan was also a member of Slytherin house, along with Severus Snape.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early Life
Evan attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1970s and was sorted into Slytherin house. According to Sirius Black, he was part of a group of Slytherins and aspiring Death Eaters which included Severus Snape[1], as well as Avery and Mulciber[2]. They all entered the service of Lord Voldemort during the height of the First Wizarding War.
[edit] First Wizarding War and death
In 1981, Voldemort fell from power after attempting to murder infant Harry Potter, and the Death Eaters fell into disarray, fiercely pursued by Aurors. Evan was eventually caught by famous Auror Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody around the same time as one of his comrades, Igor Karkaroff. Unlike him, Evan violently resisted arrest, blasting a significant part of Moody's nose off during their duel. Moody defeated and killed Evan. It is possible that Evan wouldn't have searched for Voldemort, if he had managed to defect.
Karkaroff, while selling out his comrades to the Wizengamot in exchange for his own freedom, named Evan, but was informed of his death, making his naming of Rosier worthless.[1]
[edit] Etymology
- Evan is a Greek name meaning "of noble birth"[3], possibly a reference to the belief that pure-bloods are the wizarding world's aristocracy. It can also be a Welsh name meaning "young warrior", which Evan Rosier was.
[edit] Behind the scenes
- Evan may have been related to Druella Black née Rosier, and thus to her daughters Bellatrix, Andromeda, and Narcissa, though this is unconfirmed.[4]
[edit] Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Avery and Mulciber are noted to have been friends of Snape's in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
- ↑ Harry Potter Lexicon: The Death Eaters
- ↑ Black family tree
