Who was that masked man? wasRe: Estel is the Half Blood Prince

[spinelli372003]

Pippen,  I went and reread it again and again.  The way I read it was 
Yes she liked the clue and yes she liked it that it made us think of 
Aberforth.  So will have to just wait and see.  I can't wait.  
sehrry

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
> Sherry:
> > Ok so I have read the Entire Edenurough thing and it does not 
> > say "Aberforth is the hogs head keeper" it says oh I liked that 
> clue  etc and I am proud of myself etc.  It does nto say that is 
who 
> it  is.  She is famous for giving out clues that really lead to a 
> totally  different place.  <
> 
> I am the last to deny that JKR gives tricky answers. But how do 
> you interpret "Well yes, obviously." as tricky? 
> 
> You think she was saying, "Obviously, I am proud of the clue 
> because it made you all think of Aberforth, when it's really a red 
> herring?'  
> 
> For a clue to be a proper red herring, you should also be able 
> to draw the correct but counter-intuitive conclusion from the text, 
> which is why JKR was so apologetic about Mark Evans. 
> 
> If the resemblance to Aberforth is a red herring, she needs to put 
> some indication in the text as to why Aberforth might not be the 
> bartender in the Hogshead.  Otherwise, it's not a proper red 
> herring and JKR has no reason to be proud of it.
> 
> Pippin