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

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 150293

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Adriana" <glykonix@> wrote:
> 
> Glykonix:
> > Who really is Albus dumbledore.
(Snip>
 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. 
> 
> 
> Geoff:
> A couple of thoughts
> 
> (2) On what grounds does you assume that Dumbledore is immortal? 
There is no indication in canon that he has been taking the Elixir 
himself and, when we meet him, his age seems to be within the normal 
parameters for a wizard. The theory for him being a 
> phoenix is an interesting one but, again, much of your interesting 
hypothesis is speculative and hasn't got the underpinning from 
canon - yet(?).
>

Tonks:
I have often wondered about Albus. Of course I think he is a Christ 
figure and as such will rise again. But I have also wondered if he 
were a Phoenix too. Canon: His arm is burnt.. maybe a sign that he 
is approaching his "burning time".  He has all of those names. I 
have suggested this before, that with each rebirth he gets another 
name. 

And as Glykonix pointed out DD's tomb burst into flames and there 
was a phoenix coming out of the flames. I know that we have not seen 
the funeral of any other wizard, but I would bet that DD is the only 
one to have one like this. I would not be at all surprized if the 
Centuars knew all about DD too. They never tell what they know.

Also DD says that help will always be available to anyone at 
Hogwarts ... that he will only truly be gone when none .. was it 
believe?  Anyway he said that he was going to be around. He did not 
say until he dies. It implied to me at least that he would alway be 
present. And as Christ, he would. As you know the Phoenix is the 
symbol of Christ.

Tonks_op