Dumbledore, Snap and Fudge

[Becky Walkden]

No: HPFGUIDX 50318

Two rumors that I've read here I think is quite interesting but not necessarily good are....

1.  That Snape kills Dumbledore (with Dumbledore's consent) in order to get back into Voldemort's good graces.  I think that's blatantly impossible.  I am positive Dumbledore will be around till the end.  Or if he does die, it'll be in book 7.  He is the glue that holds the anti-Voldemort allience together and seems to know a whole lot that he doesn't confide to anybody.  Also, looking practically, starting with Cedric, the book series has taken a darker, more serious tone, but killing off Hagrid in book 5 will be depressing enough!  Nothing is happening to Dumbledore... BUT, one interesting rumor I heard a long time ago is that Snap and Dumbledore will arrange to FAKE his murder!  That would be a pausible possibility.  Not probable maybe, but pausible.

2.  A more persistant rumor is that Fudge tries to sack Dumbledore.  This is of course based on his comment to Dumbledore about discussing with him matters concerning the running of the school.  This is possible but I wonder....First, judging by a comment Hagrid makes in book one about Fudge flooding Dumbledore with a flood of owls asking advice, I would say Dumbledore holds the same prestigue in Fudge's eyes as with everybody else.  Also, as he is one who wants to hide his head in the bucket, would Fudge wish to tangle with Dumbledore anymore then he wishes to acknowledge the presence of Voldemort?  Maybe he will try to get him sacked (it's NOT obvious that he has the authority or power to do so as Minister of Magic) but it's also possible that the comment was just meaningless bluster to cover up his not wishing to face what he was hearing at the time.  We'll see about this one though.

Huggs Becky