Dumbledore's death

DUMBLEDORE'S DEATH

Dumbledore's death in the halfblood prince is the most tragic twist that JK Rowling has effected in Harry potter series and I am sure it must have brought much grief to HP fans.Indeed,we will never hear those words of wisdom which have made into the annals of literary history as some of the finest quotes ever conceived-which were forever a symbol of hope for all.The grief is further multiplied by the fact that dumbledore was killed by snape-the very person whom he trusted implicitly-making snape a brutus of the wizarding world.Dumbledore was the greatest wizard of the world-rivalling voldemort.He was harry's greatest protector and with Dumbledore dead,who will protect him?But Dumbledore's death has opened up a Pandora's box of questions in my mind-and i cant understand what all happened at all because of these:
1)It is true that Dumbledore saw the best in people and trusted them,but can dumbledore be so naive that he overruled his closest colleagues and friends to trust snape like a maniac,even more than his life,oblivious to all reservations?Dumbledore is the most brilliant character created in Harry potter.he knows things even before they happened;he knew about draco malfoy's efforts.He never trusted Tom Riddle even though he was the poster boy of all other teachers-he knew more about voldemort than voldemort thought he knew. so it is possible that Dumbledore trusted snape just because he appeared geniunely repentant?Even if we assume that he got carried away,why did he make him a teacher,even a head of the house?Did Dumbledore have no other reason of trusting Snape?
2)Dumbledore was grieviously injured while destroying the horcrux(that ring)why did snape save him?after all,voldemort's purpose was to kill dumbledore so his job wud have become easier if dumbledore died himself
3)why did Dumbledore plead when snape was going to kill him?Is a person as noble as Dumbledore expected to beg for his life?
4)why did snape tell belliatrix lestrange that dumbledore got injured while duelling with voldemort? surely he wud have known that dumbledore got injured much later?

Here is my viewpoint:It is probable that I might be wrong,even more than probable,but nevertheless these are my viewpoint.I believe Snape was faithful to Dumbledore,not voldemort.I know it is preposterous,as snape had murdered him,but i believe that Dumbledore wanted snape to kill him.He wanted to die.thats why he pleaded with snape,to make him murder him,because he knew snape will otherwise hesitate.As snape was loyal to Dumbledore he told a lie to belliatrix as to the reason of Dumbledore's injury;it shows he was in reality.dumbledore's agent.

Dumbledore knew from snape that voldemort was plotting to kill him.he knew that ingenious that he is,he was nevertheless growing old and it may not be possible for him to save harry all the time.Thats why he had horace slughorn brought as a teacher so that he could pass on the secret to vanquish voldemort before he died.he knew he was dying;thats why he didnt care for his health or life in the 6th book.but he tried to use that to his advantage.thats why he had harry immobilised when he knew that both of them(harry under the invisibility cloak)could have defeated the death eaters-after all harry had dont that in the ministry last year.but why did he have harry immobilised and get himself killed?so that he died trying to protect harry.he was trying to create an equivalent situation similar to the situation when Harry's mother died trying to protect harry.by dying ,dumbledore made sure that his love for harry gave Harry a powerful protection-a new protection to compensate for voldemort breaching Lily's protection 2 years ago.By telling Harry all that he knew,he made sure that harry carried on the mission-fully protected and more powerful than before.And i believe that he had snape into his confidence and snape knew of all this;and I am sure that in the last book Snape is going to play a very crucial role in helping Harry,because he was Dumbledore's man through and through.

Of course these are my views and I may be mistaken so plz excuse me if you find these viewpoints offensive or controversial-after all all these is speculation

the guru in harry potter

As Potter mania grips the world again with the release of the Halfblood Prince,and as young and old all alike immerse themselves in the fabled world of wizardry,scepticism has raised its head again,with the pope himself denouncing the books as creating a wrong impression on children.After all,critics ask,what is so special about potter that he is being given cult status,eclipsing other child characters say,Tom sawyer?The pope says Potter is giving a wrong notion of good and evil by referring to pagan symbolism.some others say Potter is just being overhyped.
But is Potter really not that great as it seems he is?Is potter really giving a wrong notion of good and evil?Before delving into the topic,we have to first realise that what Potter represents has to be seen in context of today's world.
In today's world the fine difference between good and evil has become redundant.while others rant about the pagan symbolism as a threat,they seem to forget that evil has undergone mutation.Terrorism,racism,murder,though prime evils,are not the only evils.evil ideals have so blended with our lives that it is within our soul;we today do not know whether our best friend is our best pal or worst enemy-just as in the reign of lord voldemort,where it was difficult to know between a true death eater and one working under imperius curse.remember,all the racist rantings of voldemort as to purebloods are hogwash.the underlying emotions behind all these evils is greed;the greed to get more and more power,the greed to be great.voldemort doesnt care for the ideology which he perpetrates to achieve his ends;it is the end itself that is supremely important for him and he is ready to go to any level to get it.Dont we see examples of all these in our real world?all these extremism,apartheid,subjugation,betrayal,terrorism have the same underlying principle;the greed to be powerful,the greed to be successful.it is that greed that dictates the foreign policy of US or Al-Qaida;or of ur next door neighbour plotting ur downfall.
What is special about Harry Potter?the cleverly scripted zig-saw of a storyline,or the goodness that he represents,or that he is the'chosen one?'It is a mixture of all these,but in my opinion why harry is a superstar is ,ironically because he is not a superstar!for harry is neither brilliant like hermione,nor is he good-looking;nor is he powerful like voldemort.then how come he escaped voldemort so many times,and thwarted his plans?how come hermione herself admits that harry is a far better wizard,when in academics harry is only a pale shadow of her?JK rowling shows in the caharacter of harry and his friends and enemies that you dont have to be exceptionally knowledgable or brilliant or talented to be special;harry is special because everybody on this planet is born special,with a purpose in his/her life.JKR shows that other things matter too-courage,ur resourcefulness,wisdom,and ,as dumbledore told harry,ur ability to love.thats why harry is even greater than hermione,or even voldemort,for not only he can love,but he can sacrifice his love for the greater good.Harry shows that these subtle things of life matter more than all the knowledge,all the technology and all the power of the world.
Harry-Hermione comparision is analogous to Dumbledore-Voldemort comparision.dumbledore and voldemort are equally talented-equallly powerful.but still dumbledore is greater because he has wisdom,voldemort has not.voldemort-dumbledore tussle shows that what determines ur greatness and success is not ur reaction at situations where u know ,but ur reaction to situations where u do now know.For millions of kids all over the world burdened by expectations-expectation to play like Federer,look like Tom cruise\Aishwariya Rai and think like Einstein,Harry comes as a beacon of hope-symbolising that speciality lies in ur heart-but ur mind;that you are a wonderful creation in this beautiful world,and that you will achieve greatness only by showing love,compassion and understanding the fine distinction between good and evil,not by emulating someone.harry shows us that if we understand our limitations but realise our strengths,we can scale even the loftiest mountains.so harry potter is not just a superstar;he is a symbol of hope for this world;he is a new age guru-showing us light in the darkness of evil that so engulfs the world today.