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Post by brokenquill92 on Jul 20, 2012 18:43:38 GMT -5
Does anyone ese think Aberforth was a little too chummy with those goats of his
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Post by Nahara46 on Jul 20, 2012 18:47:30 GMT -5
No, I think they were a reminder of his sister. After all, she used to help him feed the goats.
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Post by G. Novella on Jul 20, 2012 18:52:26 GMT -5
Not to mention I think he probably felt a little lonely too. The goats were probably his only companions when he was younger, and Ariana when she was well enough. Otherwise he was the odd little boy who would never be as smart as his brother and never as important as his sister was to his mother in terms of care. (In his head, I'm sure Kendra loved all her children equally)
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Post by soumya114 on Jul 20, 2012 18:52:36 GMT -5
This is what JK Rowling said in an interview:
Q: In the Goblet of Fire, Dumbledore said his brother was prosecuted for practicing inappropriate charms [JKR buries her head, to laughter] on a goat; what were the inappropriate charms he was practicing on that goat?
JKR: How old are you?
Q: Eight.
JKR: I think that he was trying to make a goat that was easy to keep clean [laughter], curly horns. That's a joke that works on a couple of levels. I really like Aberforth and his goats. But you know Aberforth having this strange fondness for goats if you've read book seven, came in really useful to Harry, later on, because a goat, a stag, you know. If you're a stupid Death Eater, what's the difference. So, that is my answer to YOU.
Did she mean something more if you're older? :-P
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Post by soumya114 on Jul 20, 2012 18:53:08 GMT -5
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Post by kumainpink on Jul 20, 2012 18:57:16 GMT -5
I think he was just a lonely old man whose favorite animal happens to be goats.  |
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