Is Dumbledore dead (in 2001)?

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 28920

Alex P wrote:

> I just realized that, since today is so far ahaead of the books, 
time-
> wise, GoF being in 94, B7 being in 1997, and JKR having hinted that 
> harry may die, and my own pet theory that dumbledore dies, they 
would 
> both be dead right now. In fact, lots of people could be dead right 
> now, who are still alive.

That thought has woken many an HPfGU lycanthropophile (?) from a sound 
sleep, and arose when we celebrated Harry's and JKR's birthday this 
past July 31--I for one sent JKR a birthday card asking her to tell 
Harry happy 21st birthday from me, *if he was still alive* (she has 
thus far declined to respond to my hinted plea for information).

Re: Dumbledore, the release of FB and QTTA raised this question, since 
Dumbledore wrote the forewords and the books seem to have been 
released "now," i.e., in 2001.  For example: at least one of 
Harry's comments was written post-February 1995 (Merpeople); more 
conclusively, the foreword says that "Comic Relief has raised 380 
million dollars since 1985," something that IIRC was true in 2001 and 
not in 1995, the last time AD was "seen alive."  We speculated 
for some time on whether the books were a hint that Dumbledore and 
Harry both survive the end of the series.  Check out the thread 
starting at message 14158.

Amy Z

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  "Blimey," said the other twin.  "Are you--?"
  "He =is=," said the first twin.  "Aren't you?" 
 he added to Harry.
  "What?" said Harry.
  "=Harry Potter=," chorused the twins.
  "Oh, him," said Harry.  "I mean, yes, I am."
               --HP and the Philosopher's Stone
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