Return of the Classicist

I was surfing aimlessly on the internet, and I came across this link, http://hpana.com/news.19531.html, from an interview with J.K. Rowling several months ago. You should stop reading now if you haven't read the sixth HP book and are planning to.

Anyone who has read the books probably knows about the whole Dumbledore controversy - is he really dead, did Snape really intend to kill him, is Snape really evil, etc. The question of Dumbledore's death comes up in the interview, and Rowling says that her fans may be in for a disappointment: Dumbledore, she says, is "definitely dead."

As far as this plot detail goes, this assertion makes me happy - I feel like bringing D. back to life would be a silly thing to do. But does Rowling's wording remind anyone else (and I'm aware of what a silly question this is) of the scene in I, Claudius when Caligula comes out of Tiberius' room and announces to the people waiting that the emperor is "definitely dead"? (and he should know).

Maybe it's just a coincidence - a nice spot of alliteration. Or maybe Harry has been only a metaphor for Claudius all along. The world holds its breath.