Unanswered

[Katie]

No: HPFGUIDX 174912

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "samaramims" <samaramims at ...> 
wrote:
>
> samaramims:
> > > I'm not sure if this has been answered or not. Has the identity
> > > of the individual who was wearing a black veil at DD's funeral 
been
> > > answered?
> 
> > Katie:
> > I thought about this, too, and the first person I thought of was
> > Aberforth. He wouldn't want to be known or seen, I am assuming,
> > but DD *was* his brother...That's my best guess. Katie
> 
> 
> I never thought of Aberforth.  I always believed that Ssnape was 
DD's
> man and when I first read HBP, I thought maybe it was Snape.
> 
> samaramims

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Katie again:
Maybe. Although I wonder if Snape would have taken the chance, 
knowing how much he was needed and knowing that everyone at the 
funeral thought he was an evil murderer...I wonder if he would have 
compromised his position by possibly being found out and captured. 
That would have either: 1 - Gotten him killed by any number of people 
there, including Harry, before Snape had a chance to explain.
or 2 - He would have told them everything to save himself and blown 
his cover with Voldemort.  

So, I stick with Aberforth. :) But since JKR hasn't said, I guess it 
could have been virtually anyone. Cheers, Katie
>