Originally posted by ILoveMyDaniel
I'd very much appreciate it if Dumpledore was alive--yet I doubt he is. I just finished reading the 6th book today. I highly doubt Dumpledore would fake such a tragic thing in the first place, and secondly, they buried him. What do you think he'll do, rise from his grave as if nothing ever happened? I happened to cry when Dumpledore died, and as they were at his funeral--so why would Rowling put something so BIG as this into the stories if it weren't meant to be TRUE?
Re-read the chapter. Smoke rising from the coffin. Phoenix flying in the sky. Coincidence?
Originally posted by H. S. 6
Re-read the chapter. Smoke rising from the coffin. Phoenix flying in the sky. Coincidence?
In an interview Rowling confirmed that Dumbledore was definitely dead and apologised to the www.dumbledoreisnotdead.com site.......
However she also confirmed when asked ..........
Spoiler:
Snape is still a good guy. Dumbledore's death was planned out and Dumbledore plays a vital role in helping Harry in the final book
Proof: One single line of text helps clearify everything. When Narcissa and Bella go to Snape's house, wormtail is there. AND he is rubbing his arm which is covered in a silver glove. Why tell us this? Oh thats right it just so happens Dumbledore's got something wrong with his arm and hand as well. Could Dumbledore be impersonating wormtail. Definately. Also why doesn't Snape admit he knows that Harry has the Half Blood Prince's book (Which was his). Well simply because it was planted for Harry to have it all along. Why? Well Hermoine is the only one that trusts Snape. But she can't stand whoever owned the HBP book and thinks he's evil. Of course when she finds out it was Snape, she turns on him. Which makes her a valuable testament as well as Harry and Ron. Oh and why exactly does Snape goad Harry into learning to do spells without speaking them. Because he wants Harry to win. Lots of people think Snape's revulsion at killing Dumbledore is because he really hates him, actually he doesn't really find the idea of joining Voldemort and slinking around behind his back very enjoyable, would you?
Actually, she said it looked like a silver glove, referring to his silver hand voldemort gave him in the 4th book.
It was already explained that Snape didn't bring up the book because Dumbledore would have gotten mad or something.
He goads Harry because it's just an excuse to be mean. They all need tro know how to do nvbl spells and harry can't.
But i agree, snape is good.
These are all very believable theories...maybe these will help you to decide whether hes dead or not
- When snape casts the avada kadavra curse doesnt dumbledore fall just before it hits him??
- They put alot of stress on nonverbal spells and how dumbledores the greatest wizard of all time...maybe snape said avada kadavra but ment expelliarmus and as dumbledore was falling he could have used a spell to slow himself down
- Another possibility is that falks the pheonix is a horcrux for dumbledore and thats why it says that in the smoke harry believes there to be a pheonix...
- Also if the no apparating spell was cast by dumbledore doesnt that mean it would dissipatate wen dumbledore dies...if the pheonix harry saw was real then falks may have been in the process of giving dumbledore life, dumbledore could have apparated b4 the spell strengthened...
- In the book it says that lots of polyjuice potion dissapears and its likely that dumbledore got hold of some of it and used it on one of the already dead bodies to make it look like he died to make Voldemort think harry was vulnerable...
- I think R.A.B. means= Regulus ??? Black
All right people.
DUMBLEDORE IS DEAD.
JK ROWLING HERSELF HAS SAID THIS AT THE HARRY, CARRIE, AND GARP READING.
When asked by an audience member if Dumbledore was, indeed, dead, she answered, (paraphrased) "Yes, he's gone. He's not going to pull a Gandalf." Then she paused, and said, "Maybe I'd better rephrase that to make this absolutely clear. Dumbledore is dead. It's time to move through the five stages of grief." Then she apologized to the makers of dumbledoresnotdead dot com.
If I have to explain this one more freakin' time, I shall blow a gasket.
Originally posted by siriuswriterThey will never learn.
All right people.DUMBLEDORE IS DEAD.
JK ROWLING HERSELF HAS SAID THIS AT THE HARRY, CARRIE, AND GARP READING.
When asked by an audience member if Dumbledore was, indeed, dead, she answered, (paraphrased) "Yes, he's gone. He's not going to pull a Gandalf." Then she paused, and said, "Maybe I'd better rephrase that to make this absolutely clear. Dumbledore is dead. It's time to move through the five stages of grief." Then she apologized to the makers of dumbledoresnotdead dot com.
If I have to explain this one more freakin' time, I shall blow a gasket.
Originally posted by willRules
In an interview Rowling confirmed that Dumbledore was definitely dead and apologised to the www.dumbledoreisnotdead.com site.......However she also confirmed when asked ..........
Spoiler:
Snape is still a good guy. Dumbledore's death was planned out and Dumbledore plays a vital role in helping Harry in the final book
In the spoiler you contradicted what you said previously. "Dumbledore was definitely dead" then in spoiler "Dumbledore plays a vital role in helping Harry in the final book" ... ? And how do you know snape is good? If you can give me the link to the interview where she says that I will believe that but if its true whats with all these lil things you get when you reserve book that say "Reasons Snape is Good" and "Reasons Snape is Bad" I think if she publicly announced this that they wouldn't make those...
Dumbledore can still play a vital role to Harry - through memories, pensieves, the Portrait of himself hanging in the Headmaster's office....
It's really not that difficult for someone to be dead and still have an impact on you.
Yeh... pretty sure that I look up to loads of people who are dead, and that their ways of thinking and ideas still affect my life.
He's dead. He's dead. He's really, really, de-ad!