Is Dumbledore fading?

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., scaryfairymary at h... wrote:
> I couldnt help noticing (to my horror) that JKR kept stating that 
> Dumbledore looked weary and very old, especially in the chapter about 
> the pensieve (GoF) and the thought struck me... is she going to kill 
> him off.  

	He's one of my favorites too, but I'm afraid that like Merlin, 
Gandalf, Obi-wan and Yoda, he's simply too powerful to remain on the 
scene. He'll have to be removed from the action, at least for a while, 
so that Harry can come into his own.
	I shall miss Dumble too, but I am sure JKR will be introducing 
other fascinating people in the books to come. 
	Introducing long-lost relatives is one of the staples of romantic 
fiction, but I don't think JKR is going that way...in fact, I think 
Harry's story is going to become more epic as the battle with Voldemort 
expands and plotlines like that will become less important. This would 
solve the "how can JKR deal with her maturing characters' sex lives 
without grossing out the parents of her younger audience?" question. 
Ron and Hermione can continue the romance sub-plots, conveniently off 
stage.

Pippin