Dumbledore's Grand Plan

[pansophy2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 135436

Sherry wrote:

> A friend of mine proposed a similar theory about Dumbledore's 
death,
> with one twist: that he might already be dying. 

My own variation on this theme is that Snape has helped Dumbledore 
fake his own death. The advantage here is that with Voldermort 
believing Dumbledore is dead, he would come out of hiding and take 
risks he wouldn't otherwise take if DD was alive and kicking. and 
thus increasing the liklihood that he can be killed.

The method, perhaps, was the liquid Harry forced Dumbledore to drink 
at the horocrux site, which could have really been a potion devised 
by Dumbledore/Snape to put the drinker into suspended animation for 
several days. 

Snape triggers the final step of the potion with a silent spell, 
feigns the forbidden curse, and leaves as if he has killed DD. Harry 
of course confirms everything as do the death eaters, so all believe 
DD is dead, Snape is trusted above all, and Voldermort feels 
invincible...not to mention this is the perfect cover for DD. 

When he awakes after a few days buried in the ground, he simply
appartates to the location of his choosing. 

Frankly, given Harry's complete inability to handle even Snape makes 
Voldermort's death at his hands rather unrealistic without the kind 
of help he has had in every other book in the series.  If DD is 
truly dead, does Harry have the ability to succeed? 

>From a story-telling point of view I suppose it would make Harry's 
success all the more herotic with DD at his side.  On the other 
hand, DD's death is a hard pill for me to swallow given that he will 
have died showing the 'weakness' of trust, when it close 
relative 'love' is supposed to ultimately destroy Voldermort.  

But perhaps that does capture the paradox of life...

-pan