[HPforGrownups] Who killed Dumbledore? WAS: Re: Karmic justice in Potterverse again.

[Corey Overton]

No: HPFGUIDX 145010

Alla:
> > Here is my hypothetical for  the RW.
> > The person observes the murder, the person sees the killer take 
> > out a murder weapon and shoot another person. Another person is 
> > dead.  The person who observes the murder reaches the conclusion 
> > that the person who made the shot is therefore the killer.


Pippin:
> It is not in dispute that the witness also saw the victim ingest a 
> large quantity of an unknown substance. The victim then 
> experienced hallucinations, thirst, unconsciousness, weakness, 
> pallor, muscular twitches, drowsiness, ascending motor paralysis, 
> and bleeding from the mouth. The victim recognized that he was in 
> distress and urgently sought for aid. 
>
> These are indications of *severe* poisoning.
>
> Are you saying you can logically  *rule out*  poison as the cause 
> of death? That you KNOW he died of the shot?



You guys bring up a interesting point about Dumbledore's death. I think we can both agree that Snape killed him. But that potion certainly helped matters. As Dumbledore says, "That was no health drink." So the fact that the potion had something to do with his death is possible.  

Your fellow member Corey