Which Dumbledore ?

[abergoat]

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Ken wrote:
> What if Aberforth is a (possibly unregistered) animagus? That could 
> explain the goatishness that is about him and the whimsy behind
> what I agree is Dumbledore's joke.

Abergoat writes:
I agree it is certainly possible. A bit of support for this idea is
that Aberforth may well be one of the seven registered animagii that
Hermione mentioned in an earlier book.  We don't know Aberforth's age
relative to Albus's. Seems like a stretch that Aberforth would be 50
plus years younger, but then nothing says one has to learn how to make
an animagus transformation when one is young. Aberforth could have
been registered when he was 50+ years old. You are registered when you
learn, not as a child. James, Sirius and Peter were usual that they
learned so young.

Add to that we are told (at least twice I believe) that an animagii
transformation is dangerous but JKR hasn't yet given a concrete
example. I think dog lady at St. Mungo's may be one and it may well be
that, if Aberforth is indeed stuck in goat form, Aberforth is
considered another.

Bet Hermione knows what happened to Albus's brother....

Abergoat