Dumbledore and Felix

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No: HPFGUIDX 135604


I believe Dumbledore was taking the Felix potion the night of his 
death. The way he treats Harry and oddly reckless behavior he exhibits 
appear to be consistent with the Felix toxicity symptoms Slughorn 
describes on page 187 Am ed. (Recklessness, overconfidence, and 
giddiness)

Did anyone else find his behavior a little odd?

I know that there doesn't seem to be a lot of luck involved in getting 
killed, but Slughorn does emphasize that the potion should only be 
taken on an ordinary day.

And what if the luckiest thing that could happen for the good guys is 
Dumbledore dying? We know Dumbledore is NOT overly-concerned about 
death. He IS absolutely focused on getting rid of Tom Riddle.  

Felix works in peculiar ways, and I think that some things Dumbledore 
did that night may have enormous implications in Book 7 and Voldemort's 
ultimate downfall.

HG