some thoughts I had

[Jo (Joanna)]

No: HPFGUIDX 171259

Gringots wrote:

I am listening to HBP on CD right now, and it has totally changed my 
views from when I first read and heard the book when it came out. 
There are clues that make me think Dumbledore did not die.

In the beginning of the year there was a huge amount of Polyjuice 
Potion made, and some was stolen <snip>

I don't think Dumbledore would leave the school so often at a time 
like this.  Snape was to play a loyal Death Eater, so I think Snape 
and Dumbledore used the Polyjuice Potion to switch places, so Snape 
could leave the school (stop drinking potion while Dumbledore did). 
It was really Dumbledore teaching the Defense Against the Dark Arts
(he never wanted Snape to do it).

I think it was Snape in Dumbledore's form who took Harry to find the 
Horcrux, and it was the vile liquid that was one of the Horcruxes, 
and so Snape asked to be killed to destroy it. 

Jo writes:

When I first read HBP I felt like something was wrong with how 
Dumbledore was behaving at the Dursleys.  In chapter three, "Will and 
Won't", when I was reading it I was convinced he was going to be 
someone else in disguise, especially when he said, "let us assume 
that you have invited me warmly into your house."  

I was reading this thinking maybe Voldemort needs an invite to be 
able to get into the house and so suggesting that he make the 
assumption that he was "invited in warmly" got over that problem.

As I read the chapter I was waiting for an unveiling where someone 
like Voldemort suddenly showed who he was and there was another fight 
scene but I was wrong and it led to Harry leaving the house with 
Dumbledore.  I carried on reading thinking maybe this was Voldemort's 
way of getting Harry out of the house but I was still wrong and 
obviously the book continues as we have all read.  

However, even when I have re-read the book, I still get the feeling 
that something isn't right about that scene / Dumbledore.

Jo.