OOtP: Aberforth Dumbledore?

[rowena_grunnionffitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 66652

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bambi_1919" <bambi_1919 at y...> 
wrote:
> I was re-reading the book, and concentrated on something that had 
> nagged at me from the first run-through: when Harry and the DA meet 
> for the first time in the Hog's Head, Harry looks at the bartender, 
> who has, "long gray hair and beard," and thinks he looks vaguely 
> familiar.  They never go back to that or clarify it...what if it is 
> Aberforth Dumbledore?  The vague familiarity could be because of a 
> family resemblance...any thoughts?  Am I just fishing?

   Ooh that's a thought! Mundungus' membership in the Order 
demonstrates Dumbledore's interest in keeping a finger on the pulse 
the the Wizardly underworld. Stationing his brother in the decidedly 
dodgy Hog's Head might be a similar effort - or maybe just taking 
advantage of his brother's unconventional lifestyle.

  It is likely we will be seeing the Hog's Head and its oddly 
familiar bartender again in the next two books, hopefully all 
questions will be answered eventually.