[HPforGrownups] Re: The Gleam of Triumph in Dumbledore's Eye

[Kelly Grosskreutz]

No: HPFGUIDX 58754

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> > I'll share another speculation (that I also haven't searched for!) -
> > that Dumbledore isn't long for this world.  Hagrid's "Great man,
> > Dumbledore.  'Slong as we've got him, I'm not too worried."
> > (Chapter 37 in GoF) sounds like the kiss of death to me...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ann
>
> I've been having the same thought, partly based on the above bit, but
> also based on a couple of things that Dumbledore himself says.  First
> is Dumbledore's comment to Harry near the end of SS/PS concerning the
> imminent death of Nicholas Flamel, the one about death being but the
> next great adventure.  There is Dumbledore's comment to Harry near the
> end of PoA concerning Harry's ability to invoke the patronus, asking
> Harry if he thinks the dead ever truly leave us.  (Are there similar
> comments about death near the ends of the other two books?)  And
> finally, there is the fact that Dumbledore is quite old in either
> muggle or WW terms.
>
> Ersatz Harry, wondering why Flamel didn't give out some elixir of life
> to some of his friends

Another argument for Dumbledore not making all 7 books.  From what little I
know of Campbell's Hero's Journey (mostly gleamed from hanging out on Star
Wars boards), at one stage the wise elderly mentor must die so that the hero
can ultimately fulfill his destiny.  He needs the safety net the mentor
figure provides for him removed, therefore the mentor gets it.  Using this
model, Dumbledore is a goner.  On the other hand, JKR could surprise us and
find a different way to do it since she has proven herself capable of doing
the unexpected in the past.

Kelly Grosskreutz
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