[kellynch]

I understand what you're saying but, she hasn't lied to us before. If it meant something, she probably wouldn't have said anything at all.

[grellis]

I understand what you're saying but, she hasn't lied to us before.

Exactly why I am certain that DD is really dead, as dead as Python's parrot.He's not pretending, he's not just dead for the time being. He's dead, and as JKR has said "Dead is dead, even in the wizarding world."