[HPforGrownups] Re: Handicapping the Next Big Battle

[Richasi]

No: HPFGUIDX 31763

> Sam said:

> think he will utimately prove to be good. He may be Rowlings way of
> stopping her characters from being clear-cut good or evil, as he has
> made his mistakes, but has turned out alright in the end.

Actually, he may be more like us, the reader, than we'd like to admit.
None of us are clear-cut anything. Everyone has made mistakes and/or
decisions that he or she is not proud of. And we move on, as does 
Snape. Alebeit with a grudge that could kill.
 
> I also agree that the power of Dumbledore seems to be waning, and
> that Harry will have to be the one to finally defeat V. However, I

What do you base this on? (or did I miss it in the snippits of
messages?) What has been provided to us that Dumbledore has or
is losing his powers?

Richasi