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While there were many clues suggesting Dumbledore's demise was something else entirely, the author stated numerous times that Dumbledore definitely died in the sixth book. This did not mean that Dumbledore would have no further influence beyond his death. The author has admitted that she had trouble writing some of his scenes in ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' (The Observer, 6 February 2007). As his portrait immediately appeared in the Headmaster's office, it could be speculated that he would likely play a part in ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows''. An interesting point that has come up is linked to another statement Dumbledore made in [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Chamber of Secrets/Chapter 14|''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'']], where Dumbledore says, "I will only ''truly'' have left the school when none here are loyal to me." Harry echoes this statement at the end of ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', in a context which leads us to believe he is truly loyal to Dumbledore. We know that it was that loyalty that summoned [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Fawkes|Fawkes]] to Harry in the Chamber of Secrets. Will it perhaps have the same effect again in the final book?
One interesting theory surfaced about Dumbledore's death at Snape's hands. Going back to Harry's first Potions class, back in [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Philosopher's Stone/Chapter 8|''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'']], Snape says: "I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even ''stopper death''..." (We note that in the Scholastic edition, Snape's speech ends "and even put a stopper to death...") This scene is apparently very important as readers are referred back to it time and time again.
Now, let us look at the effect of the cursed necklace on [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Katie Bell|Katie Bell]] in [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Half-Blood Prince/Chapter 12|''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'']]. Quoting Professor Dumbledore: "She appears to have brushed the necklace with the smallest possible amount of skin: there was a tiny hole in her glove. ... Luckily, Professor Snape was able to do enough to prevent a rapid spread of the curse—" So we have the information that the type of curse that was on the necklace spreads from its contact point, and that Snape can stop the its spread.
From elsewhere in that book, there is information that it was Snape who Dumbledore sought after injuring his hand. Was the ring, which contained the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Horcrux|Horcrux]], or some part of its surroundings, similarly cursed? It is possible, given that Dumbledore would have felt duty-bound to destroy the Horcrux before seeking assistance, that the curse was irreversible by the time he reached Snape. The only thing that may be keeping Dumbledore alive at this point is the potion that "stoppers death" (or "puts a stopper to death"). This would explain Dumbledore's different behaviour in this book; he knows his time is limited, and he is in a great hurry to pass on all he knows before his inevitable departure.
Snape knew that he was not murdering Dumbledore because Dumbledore was effectively already dead, kept alive only by a potion that Snape administered, and which would not be effective for much longer. There may have been other arrangements between them, and it may have been Dumbledore's plan for Snape to kill him to solidify Snape's position in Voldemort's hierarchy. It is important to note that Dumbledore did not fear death; we see this on several occasions, most notably at [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Philosopher's Stone/Chapter 17|the end of the first book]], where Dumbledore says, "after all, to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure." This also tallies with Snape's expression of extreme distaste as he cast the Killing Curse at Dumbledore – was this an act he had to perform, rather than one he wanted to? It also dovetails with Snape's actions as he flees Hogwarts. Anticipating Harry's every move and blocking his curses, he could easily have injured, Stunned, or even killed him. Instead, he does nothing to harm Harry, and practically uses the confrontation to tutor him on defensive strategy. Also, it should be noted that when Dumbledore says, "Severus... Please..." (page 595 US/556 UK), he is actually pleading for Severus to end his life. It is revealed [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Deathly Hallows/Chapter 33|in the final book]] that Dumbledore forced Severus to agree to doing this, and that Severus later expressed great reluctance to carry out this promise.
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