DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER if you don't want to have anything Harry Potter related spoiled. Book One Page 137: Snape says "I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper death." I do not know if he can stop death from the Avada Kedavra curse, but one curious thing: When Voldemort killed Frank Bryce in Book four, Frank just fell to the ground quietly and was dead. That's not what happened when Snape Killed Dumbledore. Also, a Phoenix rises from the ashes, and why is it that Dumbledore keeps a Phoenix - right there in his office? Why did the phoenix song echo across the grounds and through the castle windows? Pg. 615. It sang in a way Harry had never heard before. Also. You must realize that Dumbledore is as old as Nicholas Flamel, Book one, pg. 219. His work on Alchemy with his partner, Nicholas Flamel. Who we find out on pg 220 is 658 years old. Dumbledore has to be as old to have worked on the sorcerers stone with him! I believe he probably is an animagus also, maybe he can turn himself into a Phoenix? Maybe he can regenerate? Just theories... Just how old is he then? Maybe as old as say Gryffindor? Lisa -----Original Message----- From: Lockman [mailto:lockman@aznex.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:26 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy]Potter Spoilers! >:o( DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER if you don't want to have anything Harry Potter related spoiled. You present a strong case for Snape being half vampire. After reading your emails, I wouldn't be at all surprised if you're right. You certainly seem to pick up on and remember a lot of detail. Hopefully, book 7 will come out sooner than book 6 did after 5. by the time book 6 came out, I was lucky to remember who died in book 5. I never considered the possibility that Snape and Dumbledore had some agreement for Snape to kill Dumbledore, but I did wonder if Dumbledore didn't somehow fake his death to make Voldemort and everyone think he was truly and sincerely dead as opposed to only merely dead. Dumbledore is too central of a character, and if he's truly and sincerely dead, it seems the remainder of the story will be diminished.