OOP: Bartender Ideas (WAS Re: OoP Spoilers - Hints left hanging)

[alexcukier]

No: HPFGUIDX 69150


Karen, 

I 100% agree with you! Of course Dumbledore has a pretty good sense 
of humor, and try to teach/counsel others everytime he can.

I wast just thinking WHY Aberforth is not in the Order of the Phoenix 
anymore... any toughts?

This is not a Howler, OK? ;p

Alex Cukier, The Brazilian Huge Fan - Suffering of Post-OoP 
depression...

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "karenlyall666" 
<karen.lyall at b...> wrote:
>  Alex Cukier wrote-
> 
> > GoF - CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR - RITA SKEETER'S SCOOP
> > "An excellent point", said Professor Dumbledore. "My own brother, 
> > Aberforth was prosecuted for practising inappropriate charms on a 
> > goat. It was all over the papers, but did Aberforth hide? No, he 
> > did not! He held his head high and went about his business as
> > usual. Of course, I'm not entirely sure he can read, so that may
> > not have been bravery..."
> >  
> > Probably, Aberforth's business is managing a bar, and that is not 
> > something that Albus is proud of... Of course, he joined the 
first 
> > Order of the Phoenix, probably being a spy - he 
has "professional" 
> > relationship with some of the worst of wizardry kind at Hog's 
Head!
> > 
> Now Me:-
> 
> I agree that even from the first read of OOP I believed Aberforth 
> Dumbledore to be the Barman at the Hog's Head, however - 
> 
> I don't read the above quote as Alex seems to (forgive me Alex if 
> I've totally got the wrong end of the wand).  From what I can 
gather 
> Alex reads this in a disdainful tone of voice, Dumbledore not being 
> very anamoured (sp?) with his brother.  
> 
> I always read it in a proud 'musing' kinda voice.  Albus may not 
> agree with the 'innapropriate Charms' practiced by his brother, but 
I 
> believe he was proud of the way Aberforth handled himself.  I also 
> see nothing that suggests he is at all disaproving of his brothers 
> chosen profession (if he is indeed the barman).
> 
> Dumbledore is probably well aware of (and quite pleased about) the 
> wealth of information 'the barman' could provide about goings on in 
> the 'shadier side' of the Wizarding World.  He does like to be kept 
> informed after all...
> 
> And I do think the 'inability to read' inference is rather funny, 
and 
> makes me giggle every time, especially since it always leaves me 
> wondering what those charms did...
> 
> Just a thought, be kind, and don't send too many Howlers my way
> 
> karenlyall666