Does Dumbledore have to die?

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No: HPFGUIDX 39398

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Eclipse <eclipse02134 at y...> wrote:
> 
>    My first though was yes, so that Harry could save
> the magical community. However with Dumbledore being
> the only one Voldemort was afraid of he is tied to
> Hogwarts. Dumbledore has to protect the students who
> are unable to defend themselves. I could see the first
> time around, Voldemort lured Dumbledore away from the
> school, and then killed several people there. Thats
> why Dumbledore is training Harry. Harry will be able
> to go after Voldemort, while Dumbledore protects the
> school. If Dumbledore dies before the big battle at
> the end of the last book, everyone at Hogwarts are
> sitting ducks without his protection.
> 
> 
>                       Eclipse 

But that's exactly why I think Dumbledore /will/ die well before 
the end of the series (in fact, I'm almost convinced he's going to 
cash in his chips in OotP).  He can't always be around to guide 
protect Harry, or to keep Sirius and Snape from getting into an all-
out brawl with each other, or keep Voldemort at bay, etc.  If and 
when he goes, it will create a severe crisis for the good guys--and 
it is in that sort of crisis that people rise above themselves and 
exceed their previous limitations.  The loss of Dumbledore seems to 
me a necessary rite of passage.  Besides, from a dramatic standpoint 
it would cause the stakes to skyrocket--how much more terrifying will 
Voldemort seem when the only wizard he never dared challenge is no 
longer present?

~Christi