[HPforGrownups] Re: Dumbledore's brother

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 147538

Finwitch:
> Quite right. We don't even know if Aberforth was guilty of it. My
> favourite theory is that the charm Aberforth was casting was getting a
> bezoar out of the goat's stomach without causing the goat any
> pain/death as would be if you used a cutting spell/knife to get it.

Bart:
	I have mentioned before, and will mention again, my belief that it is a 
tribute to the late Marion Zimmer Bradley, referring to her work, 
"Lythande". For those who are not aware, Marion Zimmer Bradley (aka MZB) 
was a strong proponent of getting women to write in the science fiction 
and fantasy field, without having to use male-sounding pseudonyms.

	Bart