could Dumbledore be Hermes?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 96839

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "snipsnapsnurr"
<snipsnapsnurr at y...> wrote:
> Gina wrote--
> People have mentioned Dumbledore as animagus. Could Dumbledore be 
> Hermes?
> 
> 
> I think Dumbledore is certainly Hermes or at least a representative 
> of him. Hermes is a huge figure in alchemical lore, which Dumbledore 
> is closely associated with. The Phoenix is also an important image
in alchemy. In fact the series is saturated with alchemical imagery. 
> Quiddich, from the point of view of the seeker anyway, is
essentially an allegory of alchemy (or grailseeking-same thing,
really). In fact I think alchemists used to call themselves "seekers".
Now that I think of it I am amazed that JKR allowed them to change the
name of the first book from the Philosopher's Stone to the Sorcerer's
Stone. It's kind of like changing "Holy Grail" to "fancy cup".

Carol:
I think Gina meant Hermes, Percy's "handsome screech owl," who is now
with Percy and ergo can't possibly be Dumbledore. As someone else
noted, if DD is an animagus, he would probably have the form suggested
by his name, a bumblebee. But I really hope we don't have yet another
animagus. . . .

Carol