Who better to send Harry on his way from King's Cross station, with one last piece of wisdom: 'Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love. ' Pottermore looks back at the moments that made our favourite characters so memorable.
Dumbledore's last line is very similar in the final book and movie. He tells Harry in the film, "Of course it's happening inside your head, Harry. Why should that mean it's not real?"
“Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living and above all, those who live without love.” – Albus Dumbledore. Perhaps the “pity the living” statement might be a bit harsh for a funeral.
Originally Answered: Why did Dumbledore plead with Snape? Dumbledore knew Snape didn't want to kill him and was afraid that Snape would still refuse to do so, and would then be killed by his Unbreakable Vow.
Dumbledore tells Harry he is not truly dead, and thus has a choice. He can catch a train and go “on” from King's Cross, presumably to the real afterlife, or he can go back into his body in the Forbidden Forest and try to save more lives and souls. Harry chooses to return to his body.
Another moment of wonderment from the start of term banquet was Albus Dumbledore's parting words at the end of his speech: 'Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!
In the King's Cross scene at the end of DH, Dumbledore tells Harry that it was a mistake that Snape died, that he didn't intend for that to happen: "If you planned your death with Snape, you meant him to end up with the Elder Wand, didn't you?"
For all intents and purposes, this act only solidified Harry's suspicions that Snape was working against Dumbledore the entire time. But there were parts of the story Harry didn't know, including that Dumbledore was already dying and had asked Snape to kill him when the time was right.
In order to conjure the avada kedavra curse, you have to want to kill your victim. We all know that Voldemort could easily kill a child without an ounce of remorse... but not Snape. Snape didn't want to kill Dumbledore, and this was why the spell was blue instead of the usual green.
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live"
In the [Deathly Hallows] book, Snape's dying words to Harry were "Look at me". Right then we did not realize the significance of his words but in the very next chapter when Harry goes through Snape's memories in the Pensieve, he comes to know how much Snape loved Lily.
He has grown afraid of Harry's connection to Voldemort. Perhaps Voldemort, knowing Dumbledore's love for Harry, would possess Harry and provoke Dumbledore to kill him. So, Dumbledore attempted to avoid Harry throughout Book 5 for Harry's own good.
Snape's last words imply his urgent desire to get a glimpse of Lily Potter's eyes, a woman he had loved his entire life and for whose death he felt largely responsible. Harry is constantly reminded throughout the series that he has his mother's eyes.
He got back in the nick of time, to save Harry from Quirrell – although at first he worried that Harry had died. To Harry's amazement, Dumbledore says that Flamel and his wife are okay with the Stone being destroyed, and they've had enough of immortality.
Later in the year, McGonagall duelled with Death Eater Alecto Carrow during the Battle in the Astronomy Tower and later learned of Snape's murder of Dumbledore. McGonagall was initially appointed as Headmistress, but was demoted after Voldemort took control of the school and placed Snape as Headmaster.
Yes, Dumbledore did ask Snape to kill him so Draco wouldn't. Dumbledore did indeed ask Snape to kill him, so that Draco wouldn't either succeed and maim his own soul, or more likely fail and be killed by the Dark Lord for his almost inevitable failure. "All the same, try.
Now, as firmly established, Snape was not the greatest fan of Harry, but that didn't mean that he ever stopped loving Lily. Dumbledore was surprised that Snape seemed to care for the boy. With a swish of his wand, Snape conjured up a Patronus – Lily's Patronus, a doe. 'Always,' he said.
Voldemort intentionally made six Horcruxes, but when he used Avada Kedavra on Harry, he unintentionally created a seventh Horcrux. Instead of dying, Lily's love for Harry created a counter 'curse' known as Sacrificial Protection and saved Harry.
“And that meant he conquered him, even though Dumbledore was very weak at the time, he was very ill. He was on the point of collapse when it happened,” Rowling said. “Dumbledore didn't want to lose his wand at that point and Draco disarmed him.
At the end of the series, Dumbledore admits to Harry that power is his ultimate weakness. He was always conscious of it, and he feared that power had the potential to corrupt him beyond help. That's why he never accepted the Ministry of Magic position even after it was offered several times.
The big “secret” about the Dumbeldore family that the title promises is actually an explanation of the last film's cliffhanger. Albus confirms to Creedence early on in the film that he is in fact a Dumbledore, quashing any rumor that Grindelwald had lied to the young boy in order to sway him to his movement.
The betrayal here stems again from the idea of "For the Greater Good" – Dumbledore seems to have chosen Harry to die, since he had already been chosen to die once, in order to save the rest of the world… he just never informed Harry of this decision. Whoops.