[HPforGrownups] Headmaster Portraits (was Re: Dumbledore dead?)

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 151699

Ceridwen:
I'm not pushing anything on this.  Though I'm not as sure as I used to be
that Dumbledore is dead, I'm not sure that he's alive, either.  
It seems like a nice exercise, though.

And another reason, which we all missed in HBP, is Dumbledore summing
everything up for Harry and for us.  Also, his approval validating Harry's
efforts and results.  But these are just emotional.

Ceridwen.



Sherry now:

Personally, if JKR brings anyone back, I'd rather it was Sirius.  Dumbledore
has served his role.  Harry would be better off with someone like Sirius,
his parents' friend, his godfather.  He doesn't, or won't need, a wise old
mentor.  It isn't like Gandalf really, because the other characters in LOTR
were not really peripheral characters.  They were extremely important
characters, with important roles to fill and battles to fight.  There are
chapters upon chapters of their adventures.  And we saw all that action.  If
Dumbledore was alive, he'd be doing all his work off screen, because of
Harry's POV.  Also, the hobbits, particularly Frodo and Sam did not really
need Gandalf, so his reunion with them was warm and fuzzy, but not
particularly vital to the story.  I just think Dumbledore has served his
purpose to the story.  

Sherry