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

[karenlyall666]

No: HPFGUIDX 69185

Alex

Hope you didn't thonk I was 'getting at' you - just a slight case of 
crossed wires and too many owls overhead...

I don't believe Aberforth is completely out the picture where the 
Order is concerned.  There are other members we never see at #12, I 
don't remeber Sturgis Podmore ever being at the HQ and Hagrid 
definitely wasn't ever there (that we know of).

Could it just be that Aberforth's keeping his head down?  After all 
if alal the 'shadier' characters in the wizarding world found out he 
was back in the 'Dumbledore Fold' as it were, would they still use 
the Hog's Head as a place to discuss their 'dodgy-dealings'?

Also, as we know AD is around 150 yrs old I would say that it was 
quite likely that Aberforth was that much older/younger than his 
brother (do we have any canon as to who is older?) it could be that 
not many of the wizarding community even know the barman is related 
to the headmaster.

Let me know what you think!  

Karen
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "alexcukier" <acukier at u...> 
wrote:
> 
> 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