could Dumbledore be Hermes?

[caesian]

No: HPFGUIDX 96848

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
> --- 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. 
> <snip>
> 
> Carol:
> I think Gina meant Hermes, Percy's "handsome screech owl," who is now
> with Percy and ergo can't possibly be Dumbledore. <snip>

Well, yes, but I do think that the points made by Gina about Alchemy are very interesting!  
Maybe Gina should start a new thread on Alchemical Symbolism.  

caesian