Regulus Black / Significance of DD & Sirius having

[Miles]

No: HPFGUIDX 147386

> kchuplis:
>
> You know *I* kept wondering why everyone kept referring to the barman
> as
> Aberforth and I read the book at least a couple of times. I'm on it
> again
> and the other night read the meeting section and saw the one little
> blurb
> where Harry thinks he looks vaguely familiar. I guess put that
> together with
> the fact we know Albus goes there for mead off and on and that is the
> "cannon" that the barman is Aberforth. Not real convincing but I can
> see why
> people think that now.

Miles:
It's secondary canon ;).

ES: What on earth was Aberforth Dumbledore doing with those goats?
[Big laughs from all]
JKR: Your guess is as good as mine! [Evil laugh!]
MA: Excellent. And Dumbledore makes a little joke about him in this one,
about knowing people in bars.
JKR: Yes, absolutely. Yeah, that's right. And you of course see Aberforth
very briefly.
http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2005/0705-tlc_mugglenet-anelli-3.htm

Why is the barman of the Hog's Head vaguely familiar to Harry? Is he
Dumbledore's brother?
Ooh-you are getting good. Why do you think that it is Aberforth? [Audience
member: Various clues. He smells of goats and he looks a bit like
Dumbledore]. I was quite proud of that clue. That is all that I am going to
say. [Laughter]. Well yes, obviously. I like the goat clue-I sniggered to
myself about that one.
http://www.quick-quote-quill.org/articles/2004/0804-ebf.htm