[HPforGrownups] Dumbledore's replacement (was The Gleam of Triumph)

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In a message dated 5/29/2003 2:31:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, Robert the old writes:

<<Who will replace Dumbledor as head of Hogwarts if he dies? How about Arthur Weasley?>>

Wouldn't that be nice?  :)  But I don't think it would work, the more I go over it in my mind. Here's why:

If Dumbledore has to die, then replacing him with another good guy would make the whole ordeal seem kind of pointless. It would also be almost rude to Dumbledore's memory, to say that any old good guy could fill that role. Arthur Weasley is wonderful, but Harry needs to undergo a real trial for this death of his mentor ("passing of the torch") to be significant. If his mentor is replaced by another father-figure, it won't be a strong enough blow and it won't be a major turning point in the story. 

No, I fear it will have to be someone more along the lines of ... Malfoy? 

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