Dumbledore in the Hog's Head

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 81288

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "entropymail" <entropymail at y...>
wrote:
> Don't know why I never noticed this before. Let me know if it's been
> mentioned. Dumbledore was the barman in the Hog's Head during that
> first DA meeting:
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> So, Dumbledore's keeping a closer eye on Harry than I thought!
> 
> :: Entropy ::


bboy_mn:

Pardon the attitude but how does a man with long hair and a beard
disguise himself? ...with long hair and a beard? I think not.

How could a whole room full of students not recognise their headmaster?

Now if Dumbledore was trying to trick them, he would have vanished his
beard and changed his hair color, THEN no one would have recognised
him. It makes no sense for DUmbledore to disguise himself in a way
that looks just like himself.

On the other hand, there is something fishy going on here, the comment
that the barman looks oddly familar couldn't be there by accident;
it's certainly not 'filler' for the scene. So it must mean something.

The conclusion that most people have reached is that the barman looked
oddly familiar because he bore a family resemblance to his brother;
Albus Dumbledore. That would make him Aberforth Dumbledore.

This reminds me of one other similar comment. Harry says the Tom
Riddle's name seems oddly familar. That little comment hasn't been
resolved yet either; at least not in the book.

OR...

...these could just be little things that JKR throws in to make us cazy.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn