Dumbledore dead?

[Wendy Dupuy]

No: HPFGUIDX 151660

   
 
Beatrice: 
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 I am on the fence regarding Dumbledore surviving, but if he did I 
would suspect that Snape would have used a fake wand (like the one's 
Fred and George made).  There are a couple of things that bother me 
about DD's death that leave a small opening for his return in my 
opinion.  Forgive me if this has been discussed, but here are a few 
of my thoughts.

1.  It seems odd to remove DD now when there is still another book. 
(but what do I know?)
2.  There was an odd thing that happened with the curse that killed 
DD.  I don't have my books so I can't quote, but if you look at 
Cedric's murder in GOF, when he is hit by the AK he simply crumples 
to the ground.  Rather anti-climatic.  But DD is thrown into the air, 
sails over the parapet wall and falls to the ground hundreds of feet 
below.  There is a huge difference between crumpling to the floor 
like Cedric, Frank Bryce, the spider, etc. and being blown off your 
feet several meters in the air and blown backward.  It may just be 
for dramatic effect, but still a bit odd.
3.  Gandalf returns... it is always worth looking a patterns of other 
novels particularly one that has many things in common.
4.  I don't believe that Snape is really on LV's side.  He is a git 
for sure, but well, I'm just not ready to buy that one.
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Winkadup:

Thank you!
   
  I know I am new to this but his death above all others has too many secrets. Too many questions, plots unknown to us yet. I think, I may be wrong book 7 will be explaining as LV destroyed and how Harry and his world goes on. Dumbledore came across to me as the strongest wizard that existed. The only one LV was scared of. For LV to destroy would be his top prize, Would LV be scared of Dumbledore so he would allow Snape or Draco(really?) to take such a person down?
  If he is Dead, it bothers me it really does. Unless he was really tricked, I don't see how it could happen. Snape must have told Dumbledore of his promise. He was making Snape promise and Snape did not want to do what he asked. I can't imagine Dumbledore would leave Harry.
  Dumbledore to me seemed to always know what was going on, even if Harry did not tell him. I don't see how he could be so blind to Snape. We never really knew what made Dumbledore believe Snape in the first place. I think all this will be explained. It is some plot of some nature to inflate LV's ego to get to him.
   
  I always try to find people to ask their opinion, glad to do this here.
Sorry to beat a dead horse, but it seems  Dumbledore is a major character, more so than house elf's.

Winkadup.