Dumbledore's Death

[jenny_ravenclaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 39578

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "cindysphynx" <cindysphynx at c...> wrote:

> In the face of all of that, JKR is planning a death for Dumbledore 
> from natural causes?  He's going to slowly deteriorate, scribbling 
> out his will whereby he carefully decides who should get his 
> Pensieve?  I can't get that scene to Bang.  Not even a little bit.>

Then why all the references to his age in GoF?  
> 
> I can't see death by natural causes.  I just can't.  No, even the AK 
> curse isn't good enough for Albus.  Albus is going to have to 
> *suffer* a very inventive death right there where the Bangers can 
> see it and enjoy it.
> 
> When Dumbledore goes out, he has to go down *swinging* and everyone 
> has to be right there watching but unable to help.  Ideally, he'll 
> save a few people on his way out, preferably Harry.  Any cliche at 
> all for Dumbledore's death is fine by me.  He can be diffusing a 
> bomb and can accidently cut the *red* wire, if you like.  Just so 
> long as Dumbledore makes an enormous *Bang* when he dies, I'll be 
> satisfied.
> 
> Cindy (who might be willing to compromise by allowing Dumbledore to 
> be sentenced to Azkaban and have his soul sucked out, so long as 
> Harry is right there watching the whole thing)>

Hmmm - this is something I've also been thinking.  I have a bad 
feeling that Harry will be there when not one, but several of the 
people he cares about die.  However, I am not sure why that is.  Do we 
feel that Harry needs to witness these deaths because they will help 
make him more of a man?  Or do we think JKR is just going for the 
heartstring pulling?  *Or* is Harry actually witnessing these deaths 
the only way for us to believe them?  If I read in OoP that Harry 
simply found out that Dumbledore/Hagrid/Lupin/Dobby has died, I'll be 
suspicious because Harry didn't see it happen.

So why does Cindy also feel that Harry somehow must witness these sick 
and twisted events?  Or is Cindy also sick and twisted - like I am?

--jenny from ravenclaw, not above admitting that she sometimes is sick 
and twisted *********************************************