Dumbledore can be alive, if you squint just right

[Rachel Crofut]

No: HPFGUIDX 151502

>ET: My personal wild and crazy theory about this is that the potion
>DD drank in the cave was the Draught of Living Death.  I don't think
>he swapped places with anyone.  The potion put him a in a coma-like
>state that is so close to death it evoked the portrait.
>Snape's "murder" of him was a feint designed to deceive LV.  LV will
>let his guard down as a result thinking he now only has to "take care
>of" Harry. (Not discounting the remaining members of the OOP, but DD
>was the one LV feared the most.)

Rachel here:
But Snape clearly stated "Avada Kedavra" and pointed his wand directly at 
DD.  Harry saw DD get thrown out of the window by the curse.  Perhaps if we 
did not actually see the scene I would have more doubts about DD's being 
dead, but IMO Snape killed him.  Not to mention that's quite a fall, even 
for someone in a coma, to survive.
~ Rachel