Originally Posted by
Highlander
Dumbledore was Harry's mentor. In any story, the hero must step out of the shadow of his mentor and face his demons alone. It's a classic growth ritual that every hero has to go through. Mentors serve a purpose, but in the end, they have to leave for the Hero to grow. Luke did it without Obi-Wan and later without Yoda, Rocky Balboa did it without his trainer, Alex Logan did it w/o Centauri (right DukeUsul?), Happy Gilmore did it without Chubbs, and Spidey did it without Uncle Ben. Surely Harry can do it without Dumbledore.