Phoenix theory and Albus Dumbledore

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No: HPFGUIDX 133089

I am sure it has been noted by many that Harry thought he saw a 
phoenix rise joyfully out of the fire at Dumbledore's funeral. This 
intrigues me greatly. We all know that Fawkes was extremely 
dedicated to Albus, but could there have been a deeper connection. 
Was Dumbledore an animagus and if so what was his animal form. If it 
is a phoenix, could dumbledore have survived death in phoenix form? 
I am not trying to imply that Albus the man will ever reappear in 
the books but that perhaps his phoenix form will. In reality he 
would be very powerful in this situation as well. 

Dumbledore struck me as rather Obi Wan Kenobi-ish during the 
astronomy tower scene. He seemed resigned to death and asked Harry 
to bring Severus exclusively. Perhaps he felt that he would be more 
powerful in death than in life at this point. Let's face it, 
Dumbledore's death caused a new level of thought and determination 
to appear in Harry. His portrait is hung in what is now McGonagall's 
office and from my understanding the portraits remember their former 
lives and have the capacity to understand the present (look at the 
portrait of Phineas.) If this is true he knew his guidance would 
always be ready to call upon. If Dumbledore thought his death would 
provoke the neccessary reactions to occur he would have sacrificed 
himself gladly. He did not fear death as Tom Riddle does. 

It just seems to me like Albus had anticipated the outcome of his 
death, and perhaps in phoenix form he can provide Harry with much 
more assistance. Now that you think back isn't it odd that 
Dumbledore assigned Snape to give Harry occlumency lessons, that in 
the end saved Snape at the end of book 6 because Harry did not learn 
it? But Harry is aware of how to do Occlumency and I'm sure he will 
put much more effort into it from now on. If you ask me the whole 
thing was choreographed by Dumbledore to happen exactly the way it 
did, and I am sure his presence both spiritual and physical are far 
from gone.


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