Accidental Harrycrux with a Bloodsucking Snake (long)

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No: HPFGUIDX 155261

  Carol, wondering if the trickle of blood indicates that Dumbledore
  died from the potion rather than from Snape's supposed AK


Laura w(ith)kids:
I have been wondering if it is his blood at all.  He seemed pretty
interested in Slughorn's blood-spattered walls and what Slughorn had
used to achieve that <lovely effect early on in HBP. Why would DD be
interested in that?  Would he soon have need?

 My 11yo daughter and I have a theory:  Maybe DD is using a silly
Muggle idea like a bullet-proof vest made of 7 layers of dragon
hide  provided by Charlie Weasley.  DD was inspired by the statues
in the  MoM - physical barrier.  They flew when they were AK'd.
This could  explain his blasting off the tower.  Snape can still
cast an AK.  No convoluted spell casting theories needed.

<big snip>


I very much like your Dumbledore faking death theory. Possibly
because I am hugely biased and love Dumbledore's character so much I
threw HBP across the room when at the end he still appeared to be
dead (I REGRETED THIS AFTERWARD!!!)

I must say that him being put in a mausoleum rather than burried or
cremated does seem to leave your theory possible too. Particularly
when cremation (or a funeral pyre type doodad) would have fitted
very well with the Phoenix symbology and theories!

I like the idea of a sleeping potion too(possibly even the draught
of living death which was metioned to us in the first book-very JKR
to give tantalising hints that we should have noticed but it doesnt
seem relevant to anything), even the AK block seems quite possible
(if Snape knew where to aim the curse) but I'm not sure how this
would fit in with the UV.

I'd love to hear your theories on how the UV is either fulfilled or
not in play yet because I'd truely love to believe Dumbledore is
still alive and well!!!

Tinktonks