#aberforth dumbledore

finally got to see tsod and im gonna need forever to collect my thoughts but for now can i just say i have loved aberforth dumbledore from the first time i read the deathly hallows and this movie managed to make me love him, somehow, even more

going to see tsod today and im so excited for the aberforth content

a goat chased gellert up a tree, as it should

aurelius likes to talk to auntie ariana

i was a fool for thinking that ‘dumbledore’ only meant albus. a jester and a fool.

Aurors are the Wizarding World’s best defence against the practitioners of the Dark Arts. We’re well-versed in offensive magic, because our very lives depend on it. It takes courage, wit and guile.

Aberforth was:

• An experienced and talented duelist
• Observant (Sirius noted that Aberforth had a good memory for who he has thrown out of his tavern)
• A shrewd and dispassionate tactician (he suggested to Harry to hold Slytherin students hostage against their parents who also served as Death Eaters)
• An informant, relaying useful information of what transpired at the Hog’s Head

I ask mostly because I wonder if there’s a chance we may see Aberforth being more engaged in the action in upcoming FB films, not just in flashbacks trying to annoy the shit out of Grindeldore.  

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casasupernovas:

guys…why did dumbledore not immediately go after snape when he was listening at the door when sybil said the prophecy? he must have known what snape was doing? i have never understood why dumbledore didn’t stop him relaying the info to voldemort. or at the very least question him to find out what he had heard?

What makes you certain there was an opportunity for Dumbledore to go after Snape?

From Albus’ account, Snape was tossed out of the building mid-prophecy, while Albus had been around to hear the full prophecy. Most likely, Aberforth was the one who threw Snape out of the Hog’s Head, and Snape might well have apparated to Voldemort immediately after getting tossed out.

Hell, they might not have even known who was the eavesdropper until looking in a pensieve, depending on how fast it happened, the lighting, etc. Or Albus might not have known anyone was eavesdropping until being told by Aberforth. The way prophecies are narrated in HP, they’d dominate anybody’s attention if someone delivered a prophecy right next to you.

And it’s not like Albus or Aberforth are in the prime of their lives, like Snape was, even if they did have the time to catch him.

So I based my question mainly around Trelawney’s recollection, about how they all saw him and how the barman had caught him and Snape mumbling about “coming the wrong way up the stairs.”

Why not Dumbledore question him then?

Ah, I had forgotten that passage - perhaps because it doesn’t make much sense. It’s a critical plot point that Snape didn’t hear the whole thing, while Trelawney is seemingly not aware whenever she gives a prophecy, but if he’s still there when Trelawney regains awareness, that’s just weird that he didn’t hear, since prophecies are rendered as if they’re being shouted. Maybe he was actually spotted before Trelawney started prophesying, then, and dragged out rapidly as the prophecy happened.

Still, Aberforth may have thrown Snape out quite shortly after the interruption even if it was after, or Snape might have refused to answer any questions and been thrown out. It’s not like he legally has to cooperate with Albus, or is defenseless against legilimency. Albus could try to obliviate him if Snape refuses to be questioned, but there’s no guarantee Albus could respond faster than 20 year old Snape, and there’d be no point in recounting a failed chase/failed questioning.

**Slight SoD Spoilers**

Not going to lie, I feel pretty bad for Credence/Aurelius. Like, imagine you spent so long desperate to know who you are and where you came from and finally, finally you find out the truth… and it turns out your family is the magical equivalent of a Greek tragedy

McGonagall, shaking her head: How are you not dead yet?

Dumbledore:Well, there’s a very simple answer for that. Sheer spite to outlive my brother.