Possible Spoiler: The one who dies in HBP

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For those of you who could not help but take a peek at who has been 
rumored to die in HBP, you already know then that it has been said to 
be Dumbledore. At first, remembering that Dumbledore was also rumored 
to die in OOP, I dismissed it as nothing more than hype. I personally 
can't see how Dumbledore's death could further the storyline other 
than Harry loses all his mentors and loved one's, like Job in the 
bible, and still stays strong in his convictions. 

However, most recently with the HBP books being stolen, I have 
reevaluated this possibility and thought that this rumor could come 
to light, but still can't see his death pushing the story further. 

Dumbledore dead, nahhh
 though it would make a great conclusion to 
this book and lead into the finale. Then I said to myself, out loud 
so that my children could hear me, Dumbledore dieing serves very 
little useful purpose. My daughter hearing this replied, "of course 
he's going to die but he will be reborn in his ashes". 

The Dumbledore/Fawkes connection has always been intriguing to me. 
One of the most exciting scenes in the books so far, to me, is the 
one in Dumbledore's office when he said to Fudge:
" Well- it's just that you seem to be laboring under the delusion 
that I am going to – what is the phrase? Come quietly


>snip utter chaos up to the Fawkes representation<

Fawkes circled the office and swooped low over him. Dumbledore 
released Harry, raised his hand, and grasped the phoenix's tail. 
There was a flash of fire and the pair of them had gone.  OOP pg. 621 
and 622

Now this isn't like Floo powder that protects you from the flames to 
move from place to place. Fawkes and Dumbledore have a connection, 
imo, that goes deeper than mere pet. I have always suspected that 
Fawkes feathers were a connection with Dumbledore, Tom Riddle and 
Harry. Past post referencing:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/109837

but more so in:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/109908

I rather like the idea of Dumbledore dieing only to resume his mentor 
type behavior via his Fawkes-like abilities. 


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