Did Dumbledore divide his soul in HP and Half-Blood Prince?

[julie]

No: HPFGUIDX 157891

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <buckaroo_57 at ...> wrote:
>
>  I read the book and noticed how tired he was all the way through
> the book... and got to wondering if he had divided his soul... it
> would be a great way to make a comeback in the next book.
>  It would also explain why Snape suddenly killed him if Dumbledore
> had trusted him with this secret... might explain quite a few things
> that happened in the book.
> 
> Ken
>

Julie:
There's a much more straightforward explanation for Dumbledore's
tiredness, an explanation that also accounts for Dumbledore giving
Snape the DADA position knowing Snape will be gone in a year, for
Dumbledore teaching Harry about Tom's past and the Horcruxes when
he's previously taken almost no part in Harry's "training," for
the way he seems to be tying up loose ends throughout the book. 
Because he's living on borrowed time, and he fully expects not to
be around later to take care of these matters. Whether Snape actually
"stoppered death" or the ring horcrux in some other way acted to
shorten Dumbledore's life, Dumbledore is dying. Snape killed him
because he couldn't save him, not any longer. And JKR has already
said Dumbledore is dead, so he's not coming back, soul fully or 
partially intact.

Julie