Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-1996340-20130815235115/@comment-23876095-20130929062437

IKR! People are treating it like it's already a known fact that Summer Rose is a person. For all we know it could literally be talking about a rose. Anyway I think the Snowy Forest might be the classic 'Inner World' that many shounen anime protagonists have and that the White Cloak is representing a hidden power she has. We know that it's definitely not a person because of the whole no body thing. It being some kind of sentient being or even a spirit seems more likely. This was my post before I got an account. Anyway my theory seems to be the one which holds the most weight. Some of these other ones about it being Weiss are simply preposterous. The ones about it being Summer Rose (And that Summer Rose is Ruby's mom) seem more likely, but still flawed because:

1: It has no body

2: We don't know who or what Summer Rose is

3: There's absolutly no evidence that Ruby's mom is dead/missing (Red Like Roses isn't evidence)

My theory originated from that scene in the opening when it dissolved into rose petals that flowed towards Ruby. That made me think that it was some kind of power flowing into her. Just picture it, near the conclusion of an epic battle that brought team RWBY to it's knees, Ruby struggles to stand up as Roman aims his cane at her and fires. All seems lost until the blast is suddenly deflected. Out of the the dust we see Ruby with her eyes closed and aura glowing as her hair and clothes turn white. After her eyes open, all hell breaks loose.