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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Was Dumbledore originally planned to be a villain?
Someone in a private discussion recently mentioned that they recall information that Rowling originally planned Dumbledore to be an actual villain (let's leave aside the quibble that a ton of fans ...
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How did Dumbledore manage to hide the stone the way he did? [duplicate]
The climax of the first book is when Harry is able to inexplicably able to retrieve the stone from inside the mirror. Shortly after, we learn that the only way to get the stone from the mirror, was to ...
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Why did Harry being prepared to let Voldemort kill him "make all the difference"?
In King's Cross, when Harry tells Dumbledore that he meant to let Voldemort kill him, Dumbledore says
And that will, I think, have made all the difference.
If he is referring to the fact that the ...
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How many generations of Weasleys has Dumbledore seen in all his years in Hogwarts?
I'm just curious to know how many generations of Weasleys Dumbledore saw during his time at Hogwarts?
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Did the Dumbledore family line end with Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore?
In the Harry Potter series, it's never clear what happens to the Dumbledore family lineage. There is no mention in The Cursed Child either.
I know that Professor Dumbledore most likely never married ...
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Why would disarming Dumbledore help Draco Malfoy duel him?
Wandless magic exists. Draco knows this and can safely assume that Dumbledore is good at it.
It seems safe to assume that Dumbledore, even wandless, can best a 6th year Hogwarts student.
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What did Dumbledore mean when he said,'but I realised' while telling Harry why Dumbledore had left him with Dursleys?
Here is the text from the book:
'You might ask-- and with good reason--why it had to be so. Why could some wizarding family not have taken you in? Many would have done so more than gladly, would have ...
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Is Ariana Dumbledore's death different in the movies compared to the books?
I can't find any mention of this in 'Behind the scenes' in the HP fandom.
What I understand is:
In books: There was a 3-way duel (or 2v1 ?) and then Ariana was caught in the cross fire. More info ...
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Were there other motives for placing Harry with the Dursleys?
It is well established that Harry had to live with relatives in order for the blood magic protection his mother placed on him at the time of her death to work.
This answer, however, additionally ...
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Who is Dumbledore calling the "wrong man" when he accuses Fudge?
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, at the end of the climax in the Ministry, Dumbledore tells the shocked Cornelius Fudge:
"Cornelius, I am ready to fight your men - and win again!&...
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Why did Albus Dumbledore let random people 'Accio' his private books?
Why did Albus Dumbledore let random people 'Accio' his private books?
In Deathly Hallows, Hermione could do so, and here's the quote:
‘I didn’t think there were any books on Horcruxes in the library?’...
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Can there be nuances or uncertainties in the Unbreakable Vow?
Can there be nuances or uncertainties in the Unbreakable Vow?
Snape made an Unbreakable Vow to watch over Draco, protect Draco, and to kill Dumbledore in his place if he couldn't do so. However, ...
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Why didn't Albus Dumbledore lift the Anti-Apparition wards like he did in the Great Hall? [duplicate]
If Dumbledore can lift the Anti-Apparition wards even temporarily, like in the Great Hall, why didn't he do it in the Astronomy Tower? Wouldn't that have allowed him to do more in the Battle of ...
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Why didn't Dumbledore Apparate to Slughorn's doorstep?
In Half Blood Prince Harry and Dumbledore walk to Slughorn's hiding place. Why didn't Dumbledore Apparate directly to his doorstep instead of walking there?
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Why does Deathly Hallows imply that Dumbledore dueled Grindelwald in 1904?
Here's the quote from Deathly Hallows:
Neither Dumbledore nor Grindelwald ever seem to have referred to this
brief boyhood friendship in later life. However, there can be no doubt
that Dumbledore ...
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