Dumbledore's name

[Elbereth]

No: HPFGUIDX 25241

Herald Talia <heraldtalia at juno.com> wrote:
>If this has been discussed before, please forgive me - I've been wading
>through the previous posts and VFAQs but RL intrudes to some degree. 
>Dumbledore's name - is it significant? 

Oh!  Oh!  Pick me, I know!  8-D

Dumbledore is, as has been said, a delightful old name for the bumblebee --
I know JKR has mentioned this.  But I ran across another nifty connection
while I was studying up on werewolves online.  "Dumbledore's Delight" is an
old folk name for ... wait for it ... Aconite Napellum.  Monk's-Hood.
Wolfsbane!

With a name like that, Albus'd almost *have* to have a soft spot for the
poor little werewolf boy, wouldn't he?  *chuckle*  Sorry, definite soft
spot in my head for Lupin ...  ;-]

Elbereth, a.k.a. BlueEyedTigress