Nitwit etc - maybe even AD's siblings?

[brinforest]

No: HPFGUIDX 40112


--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "rosie" <crana at n...> wrote:

> Brin:
> "Hey all. I actually managed to think of something that nobody's 
> posted before as far as I know: it just occurred to me that Nitwit, 
> Blubber, Oddment and Tweak are either secret nicknames of the 
> founders, or - get this - the Marauders of Dumbledore's youth, him 
> being one! Would anyone like to comment on that?"
> 
> I just thought they were random words that sounded interesting... I 
suppose your theory is possible.. although I am not sure why 
Dumbledore would say them? Do you have any ideas on that?
> 


Yes, I just forgot to say it before. I think that's his way of 
honouring whoever the words mean, in a very cool and AD-like way. He 
is keeping someone's memory alive - even if nobody else knows he is. 
And this is something only he is old enough to know about. Even the 
way his speech is presented is an ambiguous clue to this: every word 
is pronounced separately with an exclamation mark at the end. If he 
had said "Nitwit, Blubber, Oddment and Tweak!" his secret would have 
been out after PoA.

Would I be taking things a tad too far if I said I expect to hear 
Dumbledore utter those words again - in fact, bellow them in a 
thunderous voice in a climactic battle scene. For spiritual support!

And one more possibility: the words mean Albus along with his 
brothers Aberforth and Algie and sister Arabella *waves at Charis 
Julia*!


Brin