Headmaster Portraits (was Re: Dumbledore dead?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 151693

> houyhnhnm:
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> Harry will defeat Voldemort without Dumbledore, but DD may be 
revealed
> to be alive.  What purpose would it serve to have DD still be alive? 
> It would exonerate Snape in a way that could be accepted by all
> readers, and while I'm not certain about whether or not Dumbledore is
> alive, I am absolutely certain that he was not treacherously murdered
> by Snape.
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Alla:

That's the key though, isn't it? The only reason for Dumbledore to be 
seems to be the exoneration of Snape. My question is what are the 
other possible plot related reasons for Dumbledore to be alive?

What can be achieved through that besides Snape's exoneration? JKR 
seems to say over and over again that she thinks that Harry has to do 
his job alone ( with his peers, but not through any significant help 
of adults).

How plot can be moved through DD being alive?

Because if we assume for a second that JKR may not be interested in 
exonerating Snape, does Dumbledore have to be alive still?

Do other reasons for DD to be alive actually exist?

Thanks,

Alla