Which Dumbledore ?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 156973

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<raymonddavenport at ...> wrote:
>
> Which Dumbledore died at top of the tower? Everyone 
> thinks Aberforth is the barman at the Hogs Head. What 
> if Albus and Aberforth are twins? JKR says look at 
> Dumbledore`s family and says Dumbledore is dead but
> does not use a forname so using this thought which died?
> 
> Raymond.
>


bboyminn:

This is certainly an interesting thought, but I don't 
see it as a productive line of inquiry.

Dumbledore is dead; that statement was made in a certain
context, and the context of the conversation is clear 
that JKR means ALBUS Dumbledore. She shouldn't have to
weigh every statement and spell things out with the 
precision of a lawyer.

Also, Harry saw Aberforth at Dumbledore's funeral and 
recognises him as such. Harry doesn't know that the 
barman is Dumbledore's brother, but he does know that 
he is the barman of The Hog's Head, and recognises him
as being so. 

I don't see any real plot reason for Aberforth and Albus
to change places other than a desperate hope of keeping 
Albus alive. Further, when Harry and Albus are together 
before the cave, in the cave, and after the cave, Albus 
is very much IN character. There is nothing inconsistent 
about the way he acts; he acts exactly as we would expect 
Albus Dumbledore to act.

If JKR were really going to make this switch, she would
have dropped some clues. Albus would have been acting odd
or out of character in a way that we could discount it in
the moment, but see it after the fact. I see no such hints.

It's an interesting thought, but just that and no more.

Steve/bboyminn