Evan Rosier

**Evan Rosier** (25 May, 1958 - 14 June, 1981) was an English pure-blood wizard, a first son of Caligus Rosier and his wife Theodosia Travers and an elder brother of Felix Rosier. Through his paternal aunt Drusilla he is a first cousin of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa Black as well as a nephew of Cygnus Black. Like many other pure-blood wizards, Evan was raised to believe in the importance of blood purity.

On 1 September, 1969 Evan began his education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he was sorted into the Slytherin house. Evan shared a male dorm with Amalric Mort. After graduating from Hogwarts in June, 1976, he became a Death Eater of Lord Voldemort and supported him in the First Wizarding War. Towards the end of the war he was pursued by Aurors and was killed by Alastor Moody while trying to resist arrest.

## Biography

### Early life (1958 - 1969)

Evan was born on 25 May, 1958 to Caligus and Theodosia Rosier (née Travers), both from the respectable pure-blood families as their first son. A decade later their family of three was joined by Evan's younger brother Felix, born on 23 September, 1968.

Through his mother he is a first cousin of Andonis Travers, a Death Eater during the First and Second Wizarding War. His paternal aunt is Druella Rosier, a witch who married into the House of Black and had three daughters with Cygnus - Bellatrix Lestrange, Andromeda Tonks and Narcissa Malfoy.

### Hogwarts years (1969 - 1976)

In the Summer of 1969 Evan purchased a wand made out of Acacia wood and containing boomslang venom. He began his education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on 1 September of the same year where he was sorted into the Slytherin house. Evan shared a male dorm with Amalric Mort. 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 bit of me with him, though.*"
— Alastor Moody regarding Rosier's death
During the First Wizarding War, the Death Eaters were fiercely pursued by Aurors. Evan was eventually caught by famous Auror Alastor Moody around the same time as one of his comrades, Wilkes. The two resisted arrest, Rosier even blasting a significant part of Moody's nose off during their duel. Moody defeated and killed Evan.

A year later, Igor Karkaroff, while selling out his comrades to the Council of Magical Law in exchange for his own freedom, named Evan, but was informed of his death, making his naming of Rosier worthless. According to Karkaroff, Evan was among Voldemort's important supporters.

## 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.
* Rosier is the name of a lesser demon in folklore. The surname also comes from French, from *rosier* 'rose (bush)', hence a topographic name for someone who lived where wild roses grew, or a habitational name from any of various minor places named with this word.