Muggle Magic (was Re: Got a question...)

[constancevigilance]

Oh, wow! I nod off for a bit and people start talking about me! In a 
nice way, though. I'm thrilled.

> > And a more compact version, that CV gave at Salem during the 
Leaky
> > Cauldron's Pottercast. This is a section of the transcript; just
> > scroll down about 1/3 of the way until Constance makes her 
> appearance:
> > 

Heehee, somebody noticed. I thought I was most famous for sitting on 
the mic.

Back to Muggle magic.

> (CV, Hog's Head, 9/23/05):
> "As a student of muggle magic (illusionism), when something is 
done 
> out of sight or behind a curtain, it's always because there is 
some 
> trickery involved. 

I still stand by this. It was all a trick.

<snip>

>Then I wondered about 
> the slight smile and bit of blood dripping from DD's mouth.

Actually, this has sort of been debunked. He wasn't actually 
smiling, as it turns out. Just eyes closed with a peaceful look. I 
still say, nobody falls from a tower with a peaceful look.

> And the 
> blood - it was ringing a bell. Blood. Blood. Where had we seen 
blood 
> in this book before? Oh, yes! Slughorn used dragon's blood in part 
of 
> his fake death scene." 

I think this is the kicker. We already have an example of blood 
being used in a fake death scene.

But this morning, I had another epiphany.

We also have an example of someone who survived an AK. Dumbledore 
knows how to survive an AK - use some sort of ancient magic. 
Mother's love? Who knows. If anyone could figure out how to thwart 
an AK, Dumbledore would. Maybe he has been practicing? He already 
has a scar. <snert> In any case, I'm of the opinion that Dumbledore 
would have been aware of the dangerous times and would have prepared 
himself for just such an eventuality.

This could also explain the look of hatred in Snape's face. We know 
that Unforgiveables have to be meant. Perhaps Snape's expression is 
his digging up some sincerity so that his AK will behave exactly as 
an AK should so Dumbledore's defenses will work? Or maybe it's 
because the whole point of the exercise was to convince Harry that 
Dumbledore was indeed dead, and an insincere AK doesn't look 
convincing?

Who knows. But I'm quite certain that Snape is a Good Guy and that 
Dumbledore is alive and well.

And quite possibly sipping tea with Quirrell at a dragon farm near 
Durmstrang at this very moment. (See my published works)

CV