Dumbledore in the Hog's Head

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 81294

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "junediamanti"
<june.diamanti at b...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> > --- 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 ...
> > > 
> > >> 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?
> > 

> June: 
> Or - are you aware just how poor teaching salaries are in the UK?  
> Perhaps it is Dumbledore ... is  ...moonlight ....  That's why he 
> disguises his appearance - he is embarassed. 
> 
> June

bboy_mn:

Again I ask, why would Dumbledore disguise himself in a way that is
almost a perfect description of himself. I cut the description out,
but it is quoted in the original post, and it describes Dumbledore
very closely. True, to some, that could lead to the conclude that it
is Dumbledore, but I have to believe Dumbledore is cleaver enough to
disguise himself better than that. And if he wasn't disguise then why
didn't the student recognise him?

Also, I believe that the headmaster of a school makes a little more
than the average teacher, especially the headmaster of a private
school. Privite by USA definision, meaning the school is run by a
private organization and not by the government. Hogwarts is ruled by a
board of governors, and not by the government. Although, as we saw,
they are unable to avoid arbitrary decrees and laws passed by the
government.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn