Dumbledore MAY be alive.... and his name may be Godric Gryffindor

[Adriana]

No: HPFGUIDX 150022

Who really is Albus dumbledore.

Albus Dumbledore is the Headmaster of Hogwarts school of witchcraft 
and magic, considered by most as the most powerful wizard of modern 
time blah blah blah and all that jazz. But is he really that "modern"?
This whole theory of mine came while I was trying to figure out why 
Harry had been placed into Gryffindor.
Yes we all know it's because he chose so, or so Headmaster Dumbledore 
tells us.
But again the hat is supposed to place them in the house that most 
suits them. And after book 6 I am quite sure that he would have "done 
well in Slytherin". 
So why did Harry go to Gryffindor? Because he choose so.
Why did Harry choose Gryffindor? Because that's what Albus Dumbledore 
wanted.
How could Dumbledore have made Harry go to Gryffindor when he had not 
even spoken to the kid you'll say. By sending Hagrid that's how. He 
could have sent a number of people far more prepared to dealing with 
hysterical muggles.
Minerva McGonagall would be a very good choice. She's a lot more 
presentable in the muggle world, she does care about the boys well 
being otherwise she wouldn't have sat there in the damp English 
weather on the doorsteps of the Dursley family just to see that the 
boy was safe with them. 
And well if she was too busy, even Snape would have feared quite well 
I believe, especially now that we have found out he is half muggle and 
has lived half his life in a muggle environment. (He lives in a muggle 
neighborhood, the hose is a little adapted by magic but it is still 
muggelish.)
So he would have known how to behave around muggles.
And there are a plethora of witches and wizards that could have served 
to "fetch" potter.
But he chose a half giant, half oaf, wizard who isn't even aloud to do 
magic and who looks considerably ill placed in the muggle world. 
Why did he choose him? Because if there was anybody in the world who 
could get Harry to want to be in Gryffindor, then that was Hagrid. 
(Hagrid clearly badmouthed slitherin, making them sound far worse then 
they are.)
And let's not dwell in this as it is not my intention to prove that 
Dumbledore is a manipulative old coot or that Hagrid is a biased half 
breed. (They are both very lovable characters and I greatly enjoy both 
of them.) 
But let us get back to my main idea, Harry is a Gryffindor and 
extremely loyal to Dumbledore. So loyal that in fact he managed to 
call Fawkes at his side in times of need by just thinking of 
Dumbledore. And here is how the whole idea bloomed into my brain, 
Harry by thinking of Dumbledore called Fawkes at his side along with 
the hat and Godric Gryffindors sword. By thinking of Dumbledore Harry 
managed to summon two objects that had once belonged to Gryffindor, 
and now belong to Dumbledore. And here is where I go one step further 
and say that all three: Fawkes, the sorting hat and the sword once 
belonged to Gryffindor
 and still do
 As Dumbledore is in fact 
Gryffindor. 
Dumbledore does seem to have some kind of a friendship with the damned 
hat and we know from the hats song (forth book) that it was once owned 
by Gryffindor. And why does Dumbledore have the sword of Gryffindor? 
Yes you'll say it's not actually Dumbledores but that it was just 
lying around in his office squeezed in the hat. (And I wonder what 
other surprises the hat may bring).
Yes I know that by now you deem me worthy of a place in St Mungo, but 
hear me out. It all starts with the first book when Dumbledore hid the 
philosophers stone in Erised's mirror. Now even though at the time he 
seemed omniscient there was no way he could have predicted exactly how 
things would occurred.(if he wasn't so manipulative as to orchestrate 
it all) And I don't know who else but Harry in the state in which he 
was, could have taken the stone back from the mirror. It's hard to 
believe that there is somebody, who not for one moment would think of 
using the stone for himself, a stone that grants immortality and 
immeasurable wealth
 With the possible exception of somebody who IS 
immortal already. And this brings me back to good old Dumbledore. He 
is immortal thus he could get the stone out if he wanted since he did 
not need it for himself. 

Not yet convinced
 not even by half you tell me.  

I do find the friendship between Nicholas Flamel and Dumbledore a bit 
odd. There is a 500 hundred year gap between then, but then again 
there is no one as old as Flamel so it should not be so surprising.

Passing on to how could Dumbledore be immortal when we have just seen 
him die. Yes it's true we saw him being hit by the killing curse, but 
then again we also saw in book five, how Fawkes swallowed the killing 
Curse aimed at Dumbledore and in a way he did die but then as he is a 
Phoenix was born again from his ashes. And that people is what I 
believe Dumbledore did. He was hit by the killing curse he died and 
then at his burial he was on fire, a fire in which Harry was able to 
see a white Phoenix. And that is what I think Dumbledore is
 a human 
Phoenix. 

And this also explains why Dumbledore was looking so bad in his last 
year. I belive he was way past his burning day, but he was still 
holding on to "this life". I suppose that after each burning he would 
assume a different identity but he needed this one to sort things out. 
In order to prepare Harry and try and make some order in the mess that 
the ministry keeps making of things. His death after all does seem to 
have brought together all sorts of magical people even for a short 
time. (and this also doesn't make Snape a bloody traitor, as I refuse 
to see him, I even think Dumbledore had told Snape something of this. 
and that's what the whole pleading business is: Please Severus "trust 
me I'll be OK.")  

Now on paper it doesn't seem to make that much sense to me either. But 
here are some other details that seemed to corroborate my theory.   

Dumbledore does resemble Godric Gryffindor as he is depicted in the 
collectors' cards from the three games. Both he and Gryffindor had 
auburn hair, blue eyes a crooked nose. Dumbledore does seem to posses 
a lot of power hidden under his friendly, slightly senile, old mans 
appearance. We see it manifest on several occasions: hear his 
thundering, booming voice; see him fight with a grace and power that 
defies his age. And from what Harry says at times Dumbledore seems to 
glow (just like the ghosts) and just like Fawkes in battle. And he is 
a lot wiser then many witches or wizards close to his age, I mean he 
is more cunning then Slughorne who is a Slytherin.  


Now I do realize I have made up a theory worthy of Dan Brown here. But 
I hold strong to it as it does seem to explain a lot, and makes a loot 
of sense, to me at least. 
And to the few friends with which I have discussed it.
One of them says that it makes perfect sense and that she buys it, but 
that she is sure that J.K. Rowling never thought of it.  
If you have anything to say on this pro or contra (especially contra, 
I want to see if there are things I have not thought about) please 
write to me (soon).

Glykonix