Uncharacteristic Dumbledore

[Corgi]

No: HPFGUIDX 138094

Chris wrote:
>> These things all are all mysterious to me, and I would 
appreciate any theories you may have. The DD we knew throughout 
the series was absent in this story, and I am wondering why. 
Where was Fawkes throughout the whole thing...how could Malfoy 
(Malfoy!!!!)get the best of him...why on earth would DD proclaim 
that he was not worried because he was with Harry? Very uncharacteristic... <<

Corgi:
 
That whole bothered me throughout the book, especially the end.  Fawkes was there when Dumbledore dueled with Voldemort, but not 
when the man was surrounded by Death Eaters.  That led me to 
believe that the cornered man wasn't Dumbledore, but someone 
impersonating him with the polyjuice potion.  After all there 
was a cauldron full of the potion at the beginning of the book 
along with the luck potion.  My main choice for the impersonator 
would be Pettigrew (the silver hand blackening since we don't 
know the polyjuice's reaction to dealing with magical limbs 
present in the one taking the potion), taking the luck potion to 
help him get away with not alarming anyone to the very obvious 
discrepancies in his behavior.  Also the look of revulsion and 
loathing on Snape's face in the tower would have a very logical 
reason as well as the lack of Fawkes.  Since Pettigrew wasn't the 
world's most compentant wizard in his youth, Draco would be able 
to disarm him.  
 
I'm sure there are a ton of holes in this theory since I haven't 
done a second read through for the book yet.  I plan on rereading 
the whole series once I find my copy of PoA.
 
Corgi