The idea of Dumbledore's corpse frightened Harry much less than the possibility that he might have misunderstood the living Dumbledore's intentions.

“Ah, the Hand of Glory!” said Mr. Borgin, abandoning Mr. Malfoy’s list and scurr…”

“But he understood at last what Dumbledore had been trying to tell him. It was, …”

“Time is making fools of us again.”

“We teachers are rather good at magic, you know.”