Hmm, I don't know the exact passage either, but I know what your talking about.
Though Barliman does come off as a sort of fool, I did not find it hard to believe that he is shrewd. I find that people who act a little dumb and foolish, are actually quite smart and very mischievous. Everyone seems to act differently in different situations, and Im guessing that Butterbur was shrewd when he needed to be.
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Suppose the photograph is of a young, blonde girl with pale blue eyes. Yet, the written desciption says, "Jenny is 40 years old, has raven black hair streaked with gray, and a pair of dark green eyes."
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Think of all the things people can do to make themselves look younger and change their eye and hair colours, they can cover up their older selves, like Butterbur can cover up his shrewd side.