DD death

[Najwa]

No: HPFGUIDX 152782

> bjk5377 wrote:
> I've not posted here before and just started reading the board about a 
> week ago...so I'm sure this has been discussed in detail.  Are we sure 
> DD's dead?  When Harry thought he saw a phoenix rise out of the flames 
> around DD's coffin, could that not have been DD?  I wonder why he would 
> die to save the life of a death-eater-in-training...


Najwa:
Some believe that there is a possibility that Dumbledore is still
alive, but I don't think so. He's the classic mentor that has to get
out of the way to make way for our hero to do his job as the chosen
one. However, he can still communicate through portraits. When you say
the phoenix rising out of the coffin being him, are you suggesting
he's an animagus in the form of a phoenix? I don't put it past him,
but I don't see that happening either. As for saving the life of a
death eater in training, remember, wizards and witches have an honor
code where if you save their life, they in turn must return the favor
in some form. One example is how Wormtail will hopefully help Harry
because Harry spared his life in PoA.