Dung as Spy? (Was Re: Lily's physical description, and a bit more apparently :-)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 126027


> mhbobbin:
> I've always wondered if it was Dung as well for this reason. 
BUT-- why would DD have Dung (who is part of the old gang 
mentioned at end  of Goblet of Fire) in the Order, if he was this 
particular spy. He  was likely already in the Order when the 
Prophecy was given (it  being only a bit more than a year before 
the end) and yet Aberforth  threw him out.<


Pippin:
Dung is not in Moody's photograph of the original order. My take 
on it is that Dung was not a member of the Order at the time of 
the prophecy. Neither was he working for Voldemort. I think he 
was visiting the Hogs Head in disguise and  happened to 
overhear part of the prophecy. Partway through, he was 
discovered and thrown out, not for eavsedropping per se, but 
because he was persona non grata and had been for four years.

According to this scenario, Dumbledore did not immediately 
realize that  he had been overheard, which explains why he didn't 
attempt to intercept the eavesdropper. Meanwhile, Mundungus, 
not a DE himself, peddled his information to one of his contacts 
who was a DE or had dealings with them.

 When Voldemort learned of the prophecy, naturally he wanted to 
get his hands on Dung himself, but Snape or one of 
Dumbledore's other spies warned Dumbledore, who then sent 
his own agents to save Dung from capture by the Dark Lord. 
Dumbledore offered Dung a second chance and that's how he 
became a member of the Order. Just a theory of course. What do 
you think?

Pippin