For those who got past the door (includes text)

[stellainspring]

> > dudemom_2000 <dudemom_2000 at y...> wrote:
> > Seems to me it must be Alberforth - Dumbledore's
> > brother! Finally, 
> > we will be introduced to him.

> Sara:
> I tend to agree with Aberforth, although I suppose it
> could end up being an as-yet-unknown Weasley relative
> (I'm going by the tawny hair). But it would make sense
> if it were Aberforth, especially since I think
> Dumbledore (and therefore his brother also) is the
> Heir of Gryffindor.


"He looked rather like an old Lion.  There were streaks of grey in 
his main of tawny hair and his bushy eyebrows; he had keen yellowish 
eyes behind a pair of wired rimmed spectacles and a certain rangy, 
lopping grace even though he walked with a slight limp." 
I think that all the little bits of information that JKR has dropped 
all lead to Godric Gryffindor or his heir.
Why?

1)The Gryffindor mascot is a Lion. It represents Godric himself
2) Gryffindor = Courage = Lion
3) I have a strong suspsion that if Godric produced a Patronus it 
would be a Lion. 
4) his name itself is a play on the Griffin. Which is 1/2 eagle, 1/2 
lion. Which also could point to him being the 1/2 blood prince.

5) Aberforth can't be the one she's describing because she already 
described him in HPOP and "he was a grumpy looking old man w/ a great 
deal of long grey hair and a beard.  He was tall and thin and looked 
vaguely familiar to Harry"   because he saw him in the Order Picture

"stellainspring"