Dumbledore dead?

[hokukaua at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 151612

winkadup:
>> Do you believe he is really dead? Snape offered Malfoy to fake 
his death to save him & his family. Could this also be that faking 
Dumbledore's death is some sort of way to fake out the death eaters? <<

 
Ley:
I believe it was DD who told Malfoy that he could hide him more 
securely than he could imagine.  My dad and I were having the 
argument about DD's death and so we reread that chapter. (Lightning-
struck tower, I believe)  He (denying every piece of evidence I put 
in front of him) pointed out the fact that DD said that he could 
make it seem like Draco was dead, as to hide him  from LV.  So 
wouldn't he be able to put the same sort of 'protection' (for lack 
of better terms) over himself?  But I took it more to mean DD 
putting Draco in hiding, not some sort of charm of protection, and 
I doubt whether DD is in hiding (meaning someone is polyjuiced as 
him at the tower) because I have a lot of doubts with that theory.
 
I truly believe (although it breaks my heart to admit it) that DD is 
in fact, dead.  Harry is quoted to saying a few times that he 'knew' 
DD was gone forever.
1. Fawkes leaving the castle.
2. The portrait on the wall behind the headmaster's desk.
3. The spell keeping Harry frozen at the top of the tower.
4. The white tomb enclosing him.
5. The headmaster's office allowing Professor McGonagall to enter it 
as 'headmaster'.
 
Although there are many 'ideas' for all of these occurrences, I 
strongly disbelieve that DD is alive.  I do however think that he 
will come back somehow as some other form (i.e. ghost, portrait, 
Priori Incantatem, etc.)  Although, I was hoping someone could 
answer this question for me... What really happened to Sirius?  I 
mean, even Luna said that there were voices in the veil and that 
he hadn't really gone.  Any ideas?

-ley