[HPforGrownups] Dumbledore fading; British-to-North-American

[Jennifer]

No: HPFGUIDX 25023



katzefan at yahoo.com wrote:
> 
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., Jennifer <nausicaa at a...> wrote:
> > (re: Dumbledore's future)
> 
> > 1) We could *think* he's dead for a book or 2, and then he
> >returns in the last one (heh...or he disappears right before the
> >climactic ending of #7 & returns saying "oh what happened?"
> >with a sly grin).
> >
> > 2) He could actually be dead.  Remember his association with
> >Fawkes.  It could be that he's really a LOT older than he is, but
> >keeps dying & returning to the scene (interesting thought --
> >maybe he *IS* the Merlin).
> >
> > 3) He could die to protect Harry somewhere, in the style of his
> >mother.  Thus giving Harry protection (whether we are sure of
> >that or not...I'm sure JKR can make us wonder up until the very
> >last moment).
> >
> > 4) This one I think would be very interesting, but destroys the
> > Harry-dying-at-end theory (although not necessarily the
> > can't-really-continue-the-series-now-can-I part).  Remember,
> >when Harry first went into Dumbledore's office, Fawkes went
> >poof and was reborn from his own ashes.  Symbolic of
> >something perhaps?  I've briefly wondered if that means that
> >Dumbledore will either die or  retire or something...and Harry
> >will take his place.  Not necessarily as Hogwarts'
> > headmaster (but that *would* be interesting), but they have
> >said that Harry could be a very impressive wizard (look at the
> >patronius he made at such a young age, for example)...and we
> >all know that  Dumbledore is a rather awesome wizard.  Also
> >goes along with the Order of the  Phoenix title -- perhaps all of
> >the masters went like this (don't remember what was said
> >about the previous headmaster, except that he wouldn't have
> > been so nice)?
> > Thoughts?  Comments?  The more I think about it, the more I
> >like #4...or something very similar to that.

> I didn't quite understand #4; were you suggesting Harry will, in
> some fashion, literally morph into a `new' Dumbledore?
> My own feeling is that Dumbledore *is* going to die, most likely
> in some epic struggle as Voldemort tries to re-assert his power,
> and unlike Gandalf, Dumbledore won't reappear - he really will
> be gone. Harry will ultimately be his successor (not immediately
> - he needs a lot more training and hands-on  experience) but I
> think it's definitely in the cards. 

I didn't so much mean "morph" as be something like Heir of Dumbledore. 
The combo of Dumbledore's death and whatever battle with V and company
could very easily produce a change to make him the "next" Dumbledore. 
It could be handled several different ways, but that's the general
idea.  Something like Harry in a trial by fire (phoenix again?)
situation where he emerges changed somehow, and ready (or nearly so) to
follow in D's footsteps.
-- 
Jenny

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