Dumbledore MAY be alive...

[Rick & LeAnn Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 149994

I have two theories which make me believe it's possible that Dumbledore may
still be alive.  

 

Was JKR giving us clues all the way back in book one when Snape told his
first class, "I can even put a stopper in death,"?  Why did she introduce
that concept so early in the series unless it was going to prove crucial to
the ending?  Another clue was when DD told McGonagall, "I would trust Hagrid
with my life."  Was that just a simple show of confidence in Hagrid, or was
JKR cryptically leaving us a clue (pun intended) that DD would indeed at
some point have to put his life into Hagrid's hands?  Hagrid is the one who
was in charge of DD's body at burial.

 

Another thought I had is that it is possible that DD himself placed part of
his soul into a horcrux. When he defeated Grindelwald did his soul split
into two, and did he then place one part into his own horcrux?  (Probably
Fawkes.)   It is emphasized several times that DD believes in giving people
second chances, and one of his statements (I've forgotten which book) always
made me think that he had been given a second chance himself.  Perhaps he
also had considered following the dark path at one time, and split his own
soul before returning to the side of good.  If so, then Fawkes/DD may be out
and about trying to gather up support for Harry in the final showdown.  That
may also be the key to DD's complete faith in Severus. Perhaps DD was a
follower at one time of Grindelwald - DD had to learn the Dark Arts
someplace in order to know how to fight against them so well.  DD's
statement that "Snape is no more a Death Eater than I am," made me wonder if
DD had once been involved in something similar, and had completely turned
away from it as he knew Snape had. 

 

There are obvious holes in these theories.  In the case of the former, how
did DD survive the great fall off the roof and how did he get the potion?
If Hagrid was a knowing accomplice, how did he keep the secret.  He's never
been able to keep one before.  In either theory, there's still the question
of why would JKR bring DD back?  

 

I don't know.  I'm only saying there are plausible ways JKR could do it if
it necessary to her story.  It would really emphasize her moral that it is
our choices which are important, not who we are, if it turned out that DD
was once evil himself, and then became so completely good.  That would kind
of mean there's hope for us all, wouldn't it?


rkelley