Identity of Hog's Head bartender..

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 95841

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "flqalady" 
<bellemichellem at y...> wrote:
> Hello, delurking... I didn't see that anyone's brought this up 
> before..
> 
> I think the Hog's Head bartender is Aberforth Dumbledore... 
> 
> The book says that he seems familiar to Harry (perhaps from Moody's 
> picture of the Order? Moody said he was a strange man)  Also, he's 
> tall, thin and older, and when Harry walks in he seems to think the 
> building smells of goats (didn't Aberforth get into trouble for 
> practicing inappropriate charms on a goat?)
> 
> So what do you think?

Geoff:
I've never personally speculated on this one (as I'm not too fazed as 
to who it is) but his name has been suggested on several occasions. 
If you initiate a search for Aberforth, you should be able to track 
down the relevant threads.