My HBP Review

[Jim Ferer]

Penny:
- doesn't the AK require a more negative intent to murder
(rather than a "positive" intent for a mercy killing)?


Pippin:
Read carefully the description of Dumbledore's body. Does it sound
like he died of AK to you?

We saw the AK leave Snape's wand, hit DD square in the chest, **and
blow him off the Astronomy tower** onto the ground many feet below. I
believe the Hogsmeade medical examiner, if there was one, would find a
variety of post-mortem injuries. Finding none is what would be
unbelievable. I've seen fall deaths. I think JKR wrote the description
of the murder in a way designed, for once, to be unmistakable.