Does Dumbledore die in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, because it seems strange that Harry Potter brought back four of his loved ones with the resurrection stone, but surprisingly didn’t revive the newly-deceased Dumbledore. After Dumbledore fell at the end of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, he gifted Harry two items in his will: The sword of Godric Gryffindor and the golden snitch from the first Harry Potter film. While he couldn't receive the sword of Godric Gryffindor, he got the snitch with a coded inscription that said "I open at the close."
Harry realized this was meant to be used before he sacrificed himself to Voldemort. The golden snitch enclosed the resurrection stone that would revive his loved ones from the dead to help guide him into death. When Harry used the resurrection stone, he brought back to life his mom, dad, godfather Sirius, and mentor Lupin. As Harry prepared to die at the hands of Voldemort, his deceased loved ones eased his fears about death and comforted him until Tom Riddle used the Avada Kedavra curse on him. Considering Dumbledore was one of the most important figures in Harry’s growth at Hogwarts, it surprised many that Harry Potter didn’t also resurrect the influential headmaster who recently died.
Harry Made His Resurrection Stone Choices For Emotional Support
Does Dumbledore die in the Harry Potter movies? He was a constant presence in Harry’s life, but Harry chose to bring back the four people he had the closest connection to who would soothingly bring him into his own death – his mother, father, godfather, and mentor figure. Harry’s relationship with Dumbledore reflected a teacher and student dynamic. The wizard guided Harry on his inevitable path to destroying Voldemort. Unlike Lily and James Potter, Sirius, and Lupin, Dumbledore was important, but there wasn’t real love between them. These four were the only family he knew, so he wanted them to comfort him into death. Dumbledore wouldn’t have granted this same unconditional love to Harry.
Harry Needed Dumbledore's Wisdom In The Afterlife
Harry had also just seen the memories of Severus Snape in the Pensieve right before he went into the woods with the resurrection stone in Deathly Hallows. These memories showed Harry that Dumbledore hadn’t truly cared about the wellbeing of Harry as a human being - much less a child - and was “raising him like a pig for slaughter.” Considering Harry had always looked up to Dumbledore as a guiding force in his life, the memories from Snape before his Deathly Hallows death proved that their relationship was nothing more than a mentor-apprenticeship in order to convince Harry why he had to choose to die at the proper moment.
Dumbledore dies in Harry Potter, proving to be a wise figure in teaching him the importance of sacrifice for the greater good. However, the Hogwarts headmaster was not a comforting character with unconditional love that Harry would want at his side as he died. Rather, as an insightful adviser, Harry had Dumbledore waiting for him in Limbo where he could choose to live or die after being “killed” by Voldemort. Meeting him in King’s Cross Station, Harry needed the advice of Michael Gambon's Dumbledore (whether in his head or not) to objectively convince him why he should live.
Dumbledore rarely acted on emotion and made decisions based on logic and benefit to the greater good, so he was the figure that needed to help Harry decide whether to keep living and destroy Voldemort, or move on to death and be with his family. He wanted Dumbledore’s wisdom as he decided his next move in life or death, but needed his loved ones and family as he prepared to sacrifice himself in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
The I Open At The Close Inscription Explained
Does Dumbledore die in Harry Potter? He does die, and he does it in the way he had planned - using Snape to kill him and set Voldmort's fate into motion. But what about the message given to Harry after his death - "I Open At The Close" inscription? As mentioned, Harry knew this meant that he had to die to finally set Voldemort's death in motion. The snitch opened at the close of the battle with Voldemort, right when Harry lost and died at the Dark Lord's hands.
This was shown in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book when Harry was about to die and whispers that he is dying - and at that moment, the snitch opens, and the resurrection stone is there for Harry to use to call his loved ones to him. When Harry decides it is time to finally accept death and close the door on his life, the snitch opens at that close and allows Harry a chance to move on to the afterlife with his loved ones by his side.
