Sorry, I don't think I ever replied to you. You're added!!
Having just read the NEW and UPDATED postings
on dumbledoreisnotdead.com , I am now pretty
sure that DD will be "reborn" phoenix style.
What else could explain the beautiful but
mysterious flaring up of the white "coffin"
at the funeral service? That service was
attended by those who lived near and far in
the Wizard World. Of course, Harry and the
kids would not know, but the elder wizards
and witches might well have been aware of
DD's special ability to "return."
If any of this is what JKR has in mind, is
it possible DD will "come back" more youthful?
We've seen DD leave the school before, under
duress thanks to Lucius Malfoy. But is there
even deeper meaning to the caption:
"I will have only truly left Hogwarts when
none here are loyal to me." ??
I know it's late, but would you add me to your Harry Potter ping list? Thanks.