Aberforth was another former DE, now living in witness protection...

[vmonte]

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vmonte:
If Snape turns out to be bad, I would really like for there to be 
another DE that turns out to be good and working for Dumbledore. 
Someone no one knows about, except for Dumbledore. I've been thinking 
about Aberforth. Is it possible that Aberforth is not really DD's 
brother but some guy DD put into witness protection?  
I know that Regulus is supposed to be dead according to JKR, but I've 
been thinking about how Aberforth is always associated with goats.

SS, Page 138

"For your information Potter, asphodel and wormwood make a sleeping 
potion so powerful it is known as the Draught of Living Death. A 
bezoar is a stone taken from the stomach of a goat and it will save 
you from most poisons."

vmonte: Is Aberforth treating himself for some kind of poison induced 
illness (poison from lake)?  Did the poison from the lake hurt his 
memory? (Doesn't Dumbledore say at one point that he is not sure 
whether Aberforth can read or not?)   

HBP, U.S. edition, Page 591

"He cannot kill you if you are already dead. Come over to the right 
side, Draco, and we can hide you more completely than you can 
possibly imagine."

vmonte:  Was Dumbledore planning on using the Draught of the Living 
Death potion that Harry made in Slughorn's class to trick Voldemort 
into thinking that Draco was dead? 

If Snape was really trying to help Draco wouldn't he have left him 
with the Order?

So, what if Snape is bad? But what if there is another DE Dumbledore 
gave a chance to? Someone he fed the Draught potion to and made it 
appear as though he died.

What if this person is living in plain sight of everyone? What if 
it's Aberforth? What if he's Regulus? Wouldn't it be great if this DE 
turned out to be good! 
    
Vivian