Which Dumbledore ?

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 157421

> Carodave wrote:
> > > Sirius tells them later (with his head in the Gryffindor fire) 
that the witch was Mundungus.  He says that Mundungus was barred 
from the Hogs Head 20 years ago and the barman has a long memory.  > 

Carol:> 
> As for the scene in OoP where Mundungus is dressed as a witch, the
> Hog's Head is a hangout for shady characters, including one Willie
> Widdershins, the person who hexed the Muggle toilets, who happens 
to be wrapped in bandages and is also listening in on the students'
> meeting. I'm guessing that both are there by coincidence--

Tonks:
I agree with Carol that Mundungus was just there spying in gereral, 
not there to spy on Harry.

As to the barman. I hate to put a damper on such an interesting idea 
as Aberforth currently being a goat, but the quote by Sirius implies 
that the bar man is currently the same one as 20 years ago. So 
unless the bartender is a goat, I think that Aberforth was not 
transformed.  

Another reason for this is that the barman only caught the 
eavesdropper.  The eavesdropper was there and heard far more than 
the barman did.  It would make sense for LV to assume that Snape 
heard all that could be heard and that the barman only caught him 
with his ear to the door.  This doesn't imply that the barman heard 
anything.  So I don't see any reason for LV to come after the barman 
at all.

I am sure that Albus Dumbledore was the man on the tower. And he is 
really dead. 

Tonks_op