[HPforGrownups] A Dumbledore thought

[Jamie]

No: HPFGUIDX 19470

--- Amanda Lewanski <editor at texas.net> wrote:
> Jan has now read SS and CoS, and is getting into PoA [one of the
> few
> benefits of having one's husband down for days with a bad back is
> that
> he reads the books!].
> 
> He wanted to know if there was any firm canonical evidence that
> Dumbledore himself attended Hogwarts. And I don't know that there
> is.
> Hmm.
> 
> Jan's just brainstorming, he does that, and he was simply pointing
> out
> that this might be another assumption we're making. Like our
> assumption
> he was in Gryffindor, when the only basis for this is Hermione in
> book 1
> saying "I hear Dumbledore himself was in Gryffindor" or something
> to
> that effect, which is not rock-solid.
> 
> Probably he *was* at Hogwarts and he *was* in Gryffindor and JKR
> would
> be truly astonished that we could entertain any other thought, but
> as
> usual Jan got me thinking, so I thought I'd ask. Am I not
> remembering
> something? Or have we all just assumed?
> 
> --Amanda

We do know that Dumbledore was in Gryffindor because of Hermione.  in
PS ch. 6, Hermione comes into Harry and Ron's looking for Neville's
toad.  

"Do either of you know what house you'll be in?  I've been asking
around and I hope I'm in Gyffindor, it sounds the best, I hear
Dumbledore himself was one, but I suppose Ravenclaw wouldn't be too
bad..."  (p.79-80, UK pbk.)

And can I humor you?  My favorite line is in this scene. After
Hermione gives her whole spill, JKR writes "She said all this very
fast."

Hope that helps!

- Jamie


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