Dumbledore's death (was JKR's site up-date - Rumours Section)

[Maria Ribera]

No: HPFGUIDX 127309

Sharon said:

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "antoshachekhonte"
<antoshachekhonte at y...> wrote:
SNIP
> No, I'm sticking to my prediction: Dumbledore dies. It's time for
Harry to face LV without
> "the only wizard he ever feared" as back-up.

Now let's put the brakes on that thought for a minute please.  Harry
did face Voldemort without Dumbledore in PS/SS, COS, & GOF, mostly
successfully.  I can partially agree with your thought.  I don't
think Harry needs to face LV without DD.  Harry needs to face life
& the world itself without DD.

Now me, Maria:

I was just thinking of why I don't think Dumbledore will die in book 
six, and your email comes as a perfect starting point for mine.

Sure, Harry has faced Voldemort several times without Dumbledore, but 
was he ready to defeat Voldemort either of those? Not really, I don't 
think he was. In PS/SS, he had his mother's protection. In COS he had 
Fawkes, the hat and the sword, that came from Dumbledore, so he was not 
really by himself. In GOF, it was a matter of wands, otherwise he would 
have been dead by now (if it hadn't been for the wands, I don't think 
his "Expelliarmus" would have had anything to do against Voldemorts 
Avada Kedavra). And in the Ministry confrontation, I don't think Harry 
would have been able to do much by himself either. Sure, he has learnt 
a lot through the book, but I don't think he is ready to defeat LV.

I think Harry needs to learn A  LOT from Dumbledore before confronting 
Voldemort, which he will, and alone, at the end of the series, in my 
opinion. I don't claim that Dumbledore will live to see LV defeated. 
But I am quite sure that he will stay for most of book 7 as well. I 
don't think Harry will learn everything he needs to know to win this 
war in one book. And, let's face it, Harry cannot rely on luck and 
external protection (mother's, Fawkes', wands...) to finally defeat 
Voldemort. He needs to learn about that power he has, how to handle it, 
how to work with it. He needs to know enough spells to stand a chance 
in front of Voldemort. And for that he is going to need a lot of help 
from Dumbledore.

So, that is why I think Dumbledore will last till at least half of book 
7. After that, I can't say what will happen. I will be very sad if he 
dies, but I will accept it as a natural think as he is really old and 
has lived a  great life.


Maria