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

[Adriana]

No: HPFGUIDX 150335

Glykonix:

I am surprised so many people responded to my half baked theory. 
But as Magda said, maybe you did it just so that you could escape the 
ever present Snape talk. Which is fascinating by the way.
I also have to agree with Magda that my theory is not really necessary 
for the plot, is highly improbable, and very much based on 
speculation. (Though one could certainly write a very original fanfic 
using the theory).

There is room in my theory for DD's school years as well. I never said 
that once he was rebirth he would be fully grown or anything of the 
kind. We see Fawkes been reborn out of his ashes as an ugly chick. So 
each time DD would be rebirth as a baby and would grow up all over 
again (still possessing all his knowledge but probably not able to 
understand everything that he knows at an early age).

This is why I don't actually see the need for him to keep his name or 
at least part of his name. From one "burning" to another. And maybe he 
doesn't want to interfere that much with the wizarding world. He was 
enough of an important figure as DD, if he was to assume the name of 
Gryffindor he would be regarded probably like a good. 
 Oh my, I'm giving myself a headache. So I'll stop here.

> Geoff: (said)
> (1) The Philospher's Stone does not "grant" immortality. The 
extension of life comes from taking the Elixir but, as we know from 
PS, if a person ceases to take it, then they die.

Glykonix:
I did not say he had used the stone to lengthen his life. I said 
something far more ludicrous I said he is a human phoenix for all of 
the reasons mentioned in my previous
post. Because if his life had been extended by the use of the elixir 
then it would mean that he still needed the stone for further use for 
himself in other words that he could not take the stone out of the 
mirror.

As for the second thought I looked for all the cannon evidence I could 
find (very little, most of it speculation). I like my theory/
speculation but that doesn't mean I believe myself. 
After all Einstein himself said he did not believe in the game of 
dice, as in probability.

To answer to Mike. That's all I was trying to do, make a good point. I 
did ask for suggestions at the and I'm delighted people answered and 
came up with ideas of their own. It's curious how a lot of us think 
that DD is a phoenix. Initially that's what my theory was all about, 
but then I remembered the part about the hat and sword I couldn't help 
going further with the speculation. Now of course since the paintings 
in the headmasters office are bond to the present headmaster it would 
not be far fetched to say that about the rest of the objects.

> Mike:
> Now I have a question for you:  if indeed Big D is Godric then where
> are the other three founding wizards?  If one of them were immortal
> then would it not make sense that the others were as well, and if so
> then who could they be?

Hufflepuff: Poppy Pomfrey(I aways imagine her as a nurse.)
Ravenclaw: Irma Pince (Never could get her face out of those books...)
Slytherin: Argus Filch (The greatest actor in the WW!)
-Neuman

Glykonix:
LOL never though of going that far with the theory. I only focused on 
DD/Gryffindor because I could associate him with the phoenix, with 
rebirth.

Glykonix,

For everybody who hasn't seen the theory: (or up thread)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/150022

(I hope I got it right this time)