Ron=DD?

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No: HPFGUIDX 94274

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kathy King" <kking0731 at h...> 
wrote:
> 
> The Ron=DD theory has always fascinated me. The questions over the 
fact of 
> DD knowing something he shouldn't before it happens are quite 
intriguing 
> making it appear logical that "someone" went back in time and 
became DD. 
> This much I believe could be true, "someone" could have. I do 
however have a 
> bit of difficulty as to Ron being the one to do it. Ron has never 
shown any 
> signs of being "extremely" talented in the ways that would be 
necessary to 
> perform such a feat. The one that I had seen as at least capable 
were Fred 
> and George. Some initial examples: (sounds ludicrous? please read 
on)
<lots of good stuff removed)

I have also previously been a fan of this theory (either Ron or other 
Weasley being Dumbledore), but I couldn't make myself believe it in 
the face of glaring issues.  In order for this theory to be possible, 
Dumbledore would have the knowledge that Ron and/or Twins have by the 
end of the Harry Potter series.  However: 

- Dumbledore doesn't know about the Marauder's Map
- Dumbledore doesn't know that Sirius/Peter/James are animagus 
- Dumbeldore doesn't know that Sirius is innocent
- Dumbledore doesn't know that Peter is alive
- Dumbeldore doesn't know that Moody is Crouch Jr. 

Unless there's some major reason we don't yet know about that makes 
Dumbledore want to ignore what he knows, I'm not sure I can believe 
the theory.

Kristen