Dumbledore not dead?

[Raechel]

No: HPFGUIDX 163897

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "colebiancardi" <muellem at ...> wrote:
>Here is an idea for everyone to think about: What if, despite
> > everything we have read, Dumbledore is not dead. 
>
 --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "irishshedevil333"
> <irishshedevil333@> wrote:
> > 
> she stated, back in august 2006 at Radio City Music Hall in NYC thatio
> City Music Hall in New York City, that Dumbledore is "definitely" dead.
> 
> colebiancardi
> (can't get any deader than definitely)

Raechel responds:

While I agree that Dumbledore is, in fact, DEAD, I don't think that
necessarily means he is gone.  It interests me greatly the way his
portrait in the headmistresses office is described at the end of HBP.
 As we know the portraits are all aware of what is going on in the
present as demonstrated by Phineas Nigellus and the portraits who
assist DD in OoP.  IMO, I believe that DD will still be around to help
Harry and explain what happened to his shriveled and burnt hand by
means of his portrait.  Consequently, just because JKR has resolutely
declared that DD is dead does not mean he won't be around.

raechel 
(who believes that Harry will die and Snape is not evil.)