Splitting Hairs

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 8082

Kimberly:"My pet 'I wonder' for the moment is - what was Dumbledore's 
role in Flamel's alchemy research?  According to my admittedly muggle 
calculations, if Dumbledore is really 150, then Flamel was already 524 
when he was born, which seems to indicate (unless wizard life 
expectancies are even longer than I thought) that he must already have 
been tippling a certain elixer.  So what would there be left for 
Dumbledore to do?"

Perhaps Dumbledore was his protoge, his research assistant.
  
K:"And if he really thinks that unlimited money and eternal life are 
the things that are worst for us, then why was he interested in the 
stone and alchemy in general to begin with?"

Perhaps Dumbledore had his skills before he had his wisdom (nothing 
unusual there), or perhaps his intellectual curiosity drove him on. If 
he was Flamel's apprentice, he would have worked on those things 
Flamel set him to.  Many scientists and their graduates have become 
close.


--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Kimberly " <moongirlk at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Jim Ferer" <jferer at y...> wrote:
> 
> > I agree completely. Her characters are outstanding and her themes 
> are 
> > wonderfully sophisticated and subtle. We fans only split hairs 
like 
> > this about stuff we *like*.  These stories are good enough that we 
> > seek every possible morsel and then work it to death.  We all 
really 
> > like this world, and we don't want to leave it. Most of us would 
> give 
> > an arm to visit Hogsmeade and Hogwarts for just one day. 
> > 
> > I might even forget to count heads while I was there.
> 
> You're right - the stories are wonderful, and I'd be tempted to 
submit 
> to some sort of minor amputation if there was a promise of a trip to 
> Harry's world as a result.  And there are tons of details I do 
wonder 
> about when I'm daydreaming the possibilities.  My pet 'I wonder' for 
> the moment is - what was Dumbledore's role in Flamel's alchemy 
> research?  According to my admittedly muggle calculations, if 
> Dumbledore is really 150, then Flamel was already 524 when he was 
> born, which seems to indicate (unless wizard life expectancies are 
> even longer than I thought) that he must already have been tippling 
a 
> certain elixer.  So what would there be left for Dumbledore to do?  
> And if he really thinks that unlimited money and eternal life are 
the 
> things that are worst for us, then why was he interested in the 
stone 
> and alchemy in general to begin with?  That's my favorite current 
> puzzle.  Probably this was already discussed long before I came 
around 
> - if so, I'd love some direction on the matter - anybody got a link 
> for me?
> 
> Pondering,
> kimberly