Evan Rosier

Evan Rosier was a wizard, possibly son of Rosier, and a Slytherin student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. After graduating from Hogwarts, he became a Death Eater of Lord Voldemort. He fought in several battles during the First Wizarding War. During the end of the war, he was pursued by Aurors. He was killed by Alastor Moody while trying to escape.

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, as well as Wilkes, Avery and Mulciber. They all entered the service of Lord Voldemort during the height of the First Wizarding War.

First Wizarding War and death
"Took a piece of me with him."

- Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody to Albus Dumbledore

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.

Personality and Traits
Little is known about Evan Rosier's personality, except the fact that he chose to resist and try to avoid imprisonment. Rosier was courageous enough to resist capture rather than flee to save his own neck, something that Slytherins, such as Phineas Nigellus Black, called "bravery." Furthermore, Rosier possibly had a pure-blood obsession and a passion with the Dark Arts, like most of his friends at Hogwarts.

Magical Abilities and Skills

 * Duellist: Evan Rosier might have been a skilled duellist, as he was capable of fighting with Alastor Moody, a powerful auror, and badly injuring him, blasting a part of his nose. However, he was killed by Moody during the same duel.

Etymology

 * Evan is a Greek name meaning "of noble birth," 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.

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.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Notes and references
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