Questions tagged [albus-dumbledore]
Albus Dumbledore, a powerful wizard, is the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and a major character in the Harry Potter series. Use this tag for questions about the character, not those that merely mention him, and with the [harry-potter] tag.
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Why didn't Dumbledore prevent the prosecution of Sirius Black?
Dumbledore performed the Fidelius charm on the Potters, so he knew who the Secret-Keeper was1. That implies he knew not Sirius but Wormtail betrayed the Potters. Why didn't he prevent Sirius's ...
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Is a new snitch used everytime for a new game of Quidditch?
The snitch manufacturer wears gloves so as not to handle it directly. Scrimgeour brings the first snitch that Harry ever caught because he hopes to use its flesh memory for it to identify Harry.
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How old was Dumbledore? [duplicate]
In the Harry Potter movies, Ron, Harry and Hermione joke about how old Dumbledore is, but end up laughing.
I wondered how old he was, since he 'invited' tom riddle to Hogwarts....etc.
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Was Dumbledore's Phoenix the only Phoenix in Potterverse?
In the Potterverse, Dumbledore had a Phoenix named Fawkes.
Was Fawkes the only Phoenix in the Wizarding world?
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Who's really stronger Dumbledore or Voldemort? [duplicate]
I never really could figure this out myself since the only battle they've had in the actual books is in the fifth one at the Ministry of Magic. If you could make your answers detailed and use evidence ...
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Did Dumbledore have a model?
I think I saw somewhere on this site a mention that Rowling did not read Tolkien before writing Harry Potter (please correct me if this is wrong).
If so, Dumbledore would not have been modeled on ...
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Did J.K.Rowling always consider Dumbledore gay?
In 2007, Rowling revealed that Albus Dumbledore was gay.
We know that she planned a lot of things about Harry Potter's world well in advance.
Is there any info (from the books or a statement by her) ...
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Why did Dumbledore hire Lockhart?
Dumbledore, over and over, is demonstrated to be a man who can see through people with all the power of an x-ray machine. Nothing escapes him, there is no fooling him. He knows.
So how the heck did ...
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Why did Dumbledore insist that Voldemort had to be the one to "kill" Harry? [duplicate]
In Deathly Hallows, we learn that Dumbledore told Snape:
‘Tell him that on the night Lord Voldemort tried to kill him, when Lily cast her own life between them as a shield, the Killing Curse ...
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Why would Dumbledore encourage people to call Voldemort Voldemort instead of Tom Riddle?
Here is a quote from the first Harry Potter book, it's a conversation between Dumbledore and McGonagall.
"My dear Professor, surely a sensible person like yourself can call him by his name? All ...
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Why did Dumbledore say that the Ring (Hallow/Horcrux) "was sure to carry a curse"?
“When I discovered it, after all those years, buried in the
abandoned home of the Gaunts - the Hallow I had craved
most of all, though in my youth I had wanted it for very
different reasons - I lost ...
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Did Dumbledore have a plan when he made Snape the DADA teacher?
As confirmed by this question, Dumbledore knew that the Defense Against the Dark Arts (DADA) position was cursed by Voldemort so that no professor would hold the position for more than one year. That ...
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How did Dumbledore know that Voldemort will return?
In Deathly Hallows, during Snape's memories, right after Voldemort's ‘death’ at the Potters’ house, Dumbledore states, "The Dark Lord will return, and Harry Potter will be in terrible danger when he ...
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Did Dumbledore Care About Any of His Hogwarts Charges Besides Harry or Draco Malfoy?
Are there any examples in canon that show Dumbledore attending to the welfare of a Hogwarts student in as caring a way as he looked after Harry and, covertly, Draco Malfoy?
I almost want to include ...
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What's the significance of this passage from "The Goblet of Fire" [duplicate]
For a fleeting instant, Harry thought he saw a gleam of something like
triumph in Dumbledore's eyes. But next second Harry was sure he had
imagined it, for when Dumbledore had returned to his seat ...
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What were Dumbledore's actual intentions for the Elder Wand?
This question contains spoilers.
When reading the question How was Harry supposed to defeat Voldemort in Dumbledore's original plan?, I thought that the OP had erred when saying (emphasis mine):
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Why didn't Dumbledore take Harry with him to the Gaunt shack to retrieve the Ring Horcrux?
Leaving aside the plot convenience of Dumbledore being near death for the entire Sixth Year, is there any good reason shown (or inferred from) canon as to why Dumbledore went alone - as opposed to ...
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Did Dumbledore ever trust Hagrid with his life?
In the very first chapter of the very first book, we observe the following exchange between Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore:
"You think it -- wise -- to trust Hagrid with something ...
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Why do Harry and Dumbledore need to get the memory from Slughorn?
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore orders Harry to retrieve the memory about the talk with Tom Riddle/Voldemort from Slughorn. The memory is said to be needed because it contains ...
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Is Dumbledore a Gryffindor?
I was reading Why Didn't Dumbledore Take the Sword of Gryffindor With Him to the Sea Cave (Locket Horcrux)?. According to DVK's answer, Dumbledore was a Gryffindor:
If an emergency situation ...
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How did Harry Always get Dumbledore's Password?
How is it possible that whenever Harry wanted to visit Dumbledore's Office and he threw a wild guess at a password, he always got it right? Of course, it is out of the question that anyone with good ...
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Why couldn't Harry ditch the cup and pour water straight from his wand into Dumbledore's mouth?
In Half Blood Prince, Dumbledore drinks Voldemort's potion; Harry tries to fill up the cup with water, but it keeps emptying. He has to get water from the lake. Why couldn't Harry conjure water to ...
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Why was Dumbledore's portrait not given a more extensive role in the story?
Dumbledore's portrait was in the headmaster’s office, Harry could have interacted with it. McGonagall would have allowed him private conversations with it if necessary. Even if it was just an imprint, ...
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Why Didn't Dumbledore Hear the Basilisk?
J.K. Rowling has stated that Dumbledore was fluent¹ in English, Mermish, Gobbledygook, and Parseltongue. If this is so: Why didn't Dumbledore hear the Basilisk during the events in Chamber of ...
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Was Voldemort a Better Wizard Than Dumbledore?
Pursuant to Why Could Young Tom Riddle Do Wandless Magic, I have a somewhat related question.
The majority of Harry Potter readers automatically assume that Dumbledore must be a better wizard than ...
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At which point did Dumbledore know/guess about the 7 Horcruxes?
We know that Dumbledore knew about Horcruxes at least as early as Harry's parents' deaths (he stated to Snape that Voldemort would be back).
And in Harry's 6th year, he knew that there were 7 for ...
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Would Dumbledore's plan have been different if he had NOT accidentally put on the Horcrux?
As it turned out, Dumbledore was - with clear conscience - planning to let Snape kill him instead of Draco Malfoy, so that
Draco wouldn't get killed by Voldemort
Draco wouldn't rip his soul in two by ...
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Did Dumbledore know what was going on in DADA during year 4?
So, did Dumbledore know what was going on in Defense Against the Dark Arts class during Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts? I have a hard time believing that Dumbledore would have allowed the ...
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How was Dumbledore able to defeat Grindelwald, since Grindelwald had the Elder Wand?
This question: How could Dumbledore ever become the owner of the Elder-Wand? just speculates on the transfer of ownership of the Elder Wand. But the Elder Wand is supposed to greatly enhance the ...
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Was Dumbledore related to any characters mentioned in Harry Potter?
There were a lot of family connections between everyone and everyone in HP... Harry and Ignotus, Voldemort and Slytherin, the Blacks and everyone else (Tonks, Weasleys, etc...)
Was there any info (...
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How Did Dumbledore Stay in Limbo?
Most of this discussion involves events at the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows so if you haven't read that book and don't want spoilers, then stop reading right now.
Yes, now.
It's not ...
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How could Dumbledore lose his wand in the astronomy tower?
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Draco Malfoy casts Expelliarmus against Dumbledore, causing his wand (the Elder wand) to fly over the ramparts.
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