Book 6 survey SPOILER...

[Sarah]

> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Hockeygrrrl17 at a... wrote:
>  If Dumbledore was injured by destroying the ring 
> > ... and Dumbledore was the greatest wizard of that time ... whose 
> powers rivaled Merlin , and when Harry and Dumbledore had to go on 
that 
> dangerous adventure to retain the fake horcrux ... how is Harry going 
> to be able to do this without Dumbledore? It is going to be very hard.

But Dumbledore was injured because he wasn't quick enough - his 
reflexes and speed failed him at his age - he admitted it to Slughorn 
when he was trying to persuade him back to Hogwarts

Sarahxx