Dumbledore is Ron?

[brinforest]

No: HPFGUIDX 53388


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Andrea <ra_1013 at y...> wrote:
> --- Gregory Lynn <gregorylynn at a...> wrote:
(snip)
 Aberforth.  If such a brother
> really existed (and that would be easy enough to check, so why 
would Ron
> make it up?), then there has to have been a REAL Albus Dumbledore 
before
> Ron took over.
> 

Hi Andrea,

I've been thinking about this Aberforth business very hard, and I'm 
pretty sure it does not mean literally that Albus Dumbledore has a 
brother called Aberforth. What *specifically* points to this, I'm 
not ready to reveal just yet because of the still-gaping holes, 
but... anyway. (If anyone gets my drift from just this or notices 
the same little thingie, wow, then I obviously have a twin.)


But anyhow, look at the circumstances:

1. There is only one mention of "Aberforth", and it is made by 
Dumbledore himself.

2. It is made privately in the presence of three children and 
Hagrid. (Vs. a crowd or more intelligent adults, sorry Hagrid!)

3. It is part of a pep talk. "Oh, I knew someone who this happened 
to, but it turned out just fine." If the someone and something is 
classified information, you don't necessarily have to give real 
names or the exact story just to cheer someone up. IMO, it wouldn't 
mean the receiver(s) of the pep talk are going to verify things 
happened *exactly* like that to your friend/neighbour/cousin twice 
removed. And I don't know about other people, but I don't think I'd 
consider this kind of cover-up *lying*. The core is true and the 
rest has nothing to do with it in this particular kind of situation.

4. I'm not sure beyond any doubt that *anyone* at Hogwarts would be 
able to prove that Dumbledore either has or doesn't have a brother, 
especially if he didn't want the exact truth to be known. Even 
without this little tidbit, or being Ron, he sure seems able to sit 
on a massive amount of information that only he knows about.


I'm really having a blast of a lifetime with this theory. Thanks to 
everyone for the brainfood!



Brin