I think it's unspoilery of me to say that, yes, JKR has confirmed that the barman is Dumbledore's brother. I believe there was some hint earlier on in one of the books when Harry noticed he smelled of goats, and Dumbledore had made some rather disconcerting comment regarding his brother and goats at some point.
That's the thrill of living in the Hellmouth! There's a veritable cornucopia of fiends and devils and ghouls to engage ... Pardon me for finding the glass half-full.
Giles ,'Same Time, Same Place'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Fay - Jul 21, 2005 1:18:46 pm PDT #8421 of 10002
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Anne W. - Jul 21, 2005 1:22:21 pm PDT #8422 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Narrator, your speculation about Smith made me wonder if we'll somehow get descendants of all four houses involved in the final showdown.
ChiKat - Jul 21, 2005 1:29:26 pm PDT #8423 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Narrator,
Dumbledore said that he was unaware of anything of the Founder Ravenclaw surviving. I bet something has and Voldermort knows of it or wants it. And I think Luna, a Ravenclaw, will play a role here in helping Harry deal with it.
I think it was actually nothing had survived from Gryffindor. But, I don't think we've seen the last of Luna. And, I thought the same thing about Z. Smith.
Steph L. - Jul 21, 2005 1:35:05 pm PDT #8424 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Okay, I'm reading random LJ commentary on HBP, and I have to ask -- were we meant to think that Ron and Hermione hooked up in a dating way? Because I didn't think that, at all. There was nothing specific enough to lead me to believe that.
Thoughts?
Narrator - Jul 21, 2005 1:37:11 pm PDT #8425 of 10002
The evil is this way?
ChiKat, Anne -- for HP VI *** My original thought had been that Harry would need to have something from all 4 founders or that Voldermort is looking for something from all 4 founders -- not just to store his soul but to do something else.
Here are the items we know of to date: (1) Gryffindor's sword (Harry used it in the Chamber of Secrets); (2) Hufflepuff - the cup; (3) Slytherin - locket; (4) Ravenclaw -- ???
Luna strikes me as a bit of a packrat. I wouldn't be surprised if she or her family have something.
Anne W. - Jul 21, 2005 1:38:26 pm PDT #8426 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Teppy, I feel like the Ron/Hermione situation at the end was set up so that it could have been interpreted as hooked-up or just-friends depending on the reader.
I really want the next book right now. I did not feel this way after reading book 5, by the by.
Narrator - Jul 21, 2005 1:41:14 pm PDT #8427 of 10002
The evil is this way?
HP VI *** I got a definite sense that Ron and Hermoine were becoming a romatic couple by the end of the book. I think JKR didn't make it formal then because the focus had to be on Harry, and his decision to "break up" with Ginny. Then again, who knows.
Anne W. - Jul 21, 2005 1:45:35 pm PDT #8428 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
(HP VI) Speaking of the breakup w/ Ginny, I noticed that she didn't exactly flounce off and say "forget you!" I think she's got it in her mind that once this is all over, she's going to campaign but hard to get Harry back.
Kathy A - Jul 21, 2005 1:53:28 pm PDT #8429 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
From part 2 of Mugglenet's interview with JKR, she says that she's been setting up Ron/Hermione for several books now. "I will say, that yes, I personally feel - well it's going to be clear once people have read book six. I mean, that’s it. It’s done, isn’t it? We know. Yes, we do now know that it's Ron and Hermione. I do feel that I have dropped heavy - hints. ANVIL-sized, actually, hints, prior to this point. I certainly think even if subtle clues hadn't been picked up by the end of “Azkaban,” that by the time we hit Krum in Goblet...[Ron] kind of needed to make himself worthy of Hermione. Now, that didn't mean necessarily physical experience but he had to grow up emotionally and now he's taken a big step up. Because he's had the meaningless physical experience - let’s face it, his emotions were never deeply engaged with Lavender - and he's realized that that is ultimately not what he wants, which takes him a huge emotional step forward."
Steph L. - Jul 21, 2005 2:00:35 pm PDT #8430 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Kathy, apparently that interview made a subset of HP fandom (the Harry/Hermione 'shippers, to be exact) just completely lose their shit.
Fandom crazy.