Dumbledore Gave JKR a Lot of Trouble in DH

[justcarol67]

bboyminn wrote:
> 
> Absolutely we are going to see more of Dumbledore, but seeing more
of him doesn't mean he will be alive, I predict he is not going to
jump from behind a curtain and say 'Just kidding'. <snip>
> 
> Dumbledore has many means to make his apprearance -
> 
> - Dumbledore's Headmaster's portrait -
><snip>
> I can't help wonder if a great wizard like Dumbledore has other
portraits in other locations in the Wizard World?
> 
> - The Penseive -
> We can meet Dumbledore again by exploring his own memories left to
Harry in Vials, or by exploring other people's memories of Dumbledore,
or both.
<snip>
> 
> - Simple Memories -
> Memories as relayed in conversations and discussions
> about Dumbledore. <snip>

> - Other -
> There must be some others that I am missing, but I just woke up and
haven't had my coffee yet. <snip>

> Now Sirius is another matter, he 'died' under very special and
unique circumstance and I can fantasize ways in which he could come
back, but that is another matter entirely.

Carol responds:
Your last point (and I know exactly what you're talking about ;-) )
leads to another way that Harry can meet and talk to Dumbledore--a
trip beyond the Veil and back again. He could even get a confirmation
that Snape acted on DD's own wishes by killing him. (If Snape dies,
Harry might even encounter Still!Snarky!Snape beyond the Veil--that
might be fun!) I rather think that this scene, rather than Portrait!DD
or Pensieve!DD or a "simple memory" from Slughorn or Mad-Eye or
Aberforth (surely the best source for such memories?) is what was
giving JKR trouble. (I wish we knew when the conversation with Dan
Radcliff took place. Had she nearly completed the manuscript? If so,
she'd be referring to a wrap-up scene like those in the other books.)

Whether I'm right or wrong about the Veil excursion (the Hero's
journey into the Underworld followed by his return, changed and
enlightened), Portrait!DD is certain to reappear, having been nicely
foreshadowded by the peacefully sleeping portrait in HBP. We'll see
him awake in DH, and perhaps Confrontational!Harry will challenge him:
"How can you be so calm and cheerful when Snape murdered and betrayed
you?" I only hope that a portrait can talk about its own death and
reassure Harry that Snape isn't a traitor. ("Look in the cabinet,
Harry. And let your friends enter the memories with you.")

Carol, hoping that Portrait!Dumbledore will reveal the reason(s) why
Living!Dumbledore trusted Snape and lay the foundation for Harry to
forgive Snape his trespasses and work with him to defeat Voldemort in DH