[HPforGrownups] Re: Ron is Dumbledore? w/(Hermione is McGonagall sub-theory)

[Gregory Lynn]

No: HPFGUIDX 53242

Someone sez:
" And 
what if Hermione were to follow Ron... (uh-oh, SHIP slipping into 
view) :)"


Well, Professor McGonagall is pretty old looking and very Hermione-ish.  If we assume that Ron is Dumbledore (just for the moment mind you) and that Hermione went after him, well, wouldn't it make sense for her to join in the effort?  Dumbledore and McGonagall do seem to have a closer relationship than Dumbledore and the other professors don't they?

There are issues of course.  McGonagall seemed genuinely surprised that Harry, Hermione, et cetera were out after hours during the Norbert rescue/escape.  Of course, she could be faking.

Now, back to the main Ron is Dumbledore theory.

I love it, I absolutely love it.  I had a theory that Dumbledore was Voldemort who had gone back to undo the wrong he had done, but I like the Ron theory much much better.

Aren't there about a million times when Dumbledore just seems to know more than he should?  
He knows that he should be suspicious of Tom Riddle even after Hagrid was expelled.  He distrusts dementors (remembering perhaps that they almost kissed his two best friends).  There's a million examples.

And consider all the questions of why James would have left the cloak and key with Dumbledore, or for that matter, why would a young family have amassed a small fortune in savings in the first place.  If Dumbledore had Ron's experiences, he'd have known, and could have prepared the Potters.  There are some problems here, like why didn't he just tell them about Pettigrew in the first place but perhaps there are answers (he was trying to hide his identity, at some point it becomes clear that it's *necessary* for Lily and James to die).

And if you think about it, if you were Ron, and you went back a zillion years and realized you needed to wait out that time, wouldn't you be concerned that you'd die first?  I would, and my next stop would be...Nicholas Flamel, right?

I love the possibilities with this theory, I really do.

"Gregory Lynn"

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