Hey Sorting Hat!” Ron yelled at the hat who was lounging in Hermione’s dorm. Hermione was still in class. Dumbledore is haunted by his sad family history. In particular, he is riddled with guilt over the circumstances surrounding the death of his sister. He feels enormous remorse for his selfishness in getting involved in the circumstances that led to her death, and is tortured for the rest of his life by the possibility that he might have been the one who cast the spell that killed her. When he looks into the Mirror of Erised, he sees himself redeemed in the eyes of his brother and his entire family alive and together. More than anything else, Dumbledore has a deep capacity for love, frequently reminding Harry that love was the greatest magic of all. Dumbledore believes in the good in everyone and insists on giving second chances. The greatest example of this is Dumbledore's relationship with Snape, in whom Dumbledore is willing to place a considerable amount of faith because he showed remorse. Dumbledore is highly perceptive and emotionally intelligent; his knowledge of a person's true personality goes beyond simply being a good judge of character. This is never more apparent than in his complex insights into Voldemort's psyche, which he pieces together with Harry to deduce where Voldemort's horcruxes are hidden. Dumbledor expressed on multiple occasions that he was extremely surprised when the boy’s boggart turned into a desk. In 1913 one of his students, Leta Lestrange was at a center of an issue involving a Jarvey.

As Harry observes to Dumbledore nearly two years later, after his second and third encounters with the Sorting Hat, "It only put me in Gryffindor because I asked not to be put in Slytherin ( CS18)." More about this later. The character of Albus Dumbledore has been compared to other archetypal " wise old man" characters. Dumbledore acts much like Merlin from The Sword in the Stone, in the manner of an " absent-minded professor"; [43] both Merlin and Dumbledore educate a story's main character in a castle. As writer Evelyn Perry notes, "Dumbledore resembles Merlin both personally and physically; he is an avid lover of books and wisdom who wears flowing robes and a long, white beard." [44] Dumbledore has also been compared with Gandalf from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. [45] Dave Kopel draws comparisons between Rowling's writing and John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress and states that, among the Christian symbols that Rowling has used in her books, Dumbledore acts like "the bearded God the Father" figure in which Harry puts his faith to be saved from Voldemort and his servants. [46] IGN also listed Dumbledore as their fifth favourite Harry Potter character, saying that "[f]or a character that was introduced into popular culture a mere twelve years ago, it speaks volumes that Professor Dumbledore has already taken his place among the great mentor figures in literature and film". [47] IGN's Joe Utichi called Dumbledore his third favourite Harry Potter character, calling the revelation that he wasn't so "infallible" one of the most heartbreaking themes of the final book. [48] Actor Michael Gambon received some criticism for his louder, more aggressive, portrayal of the character, who is depicted as exhibiting a more subdued, unflappable calm in the books. This has been attributed to Gambon's policy of not reading the source material from which his films are adapted. [49] During the time of the events taking place during the Fantastic Beasts franchise, Dumbledore was teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts. The subject is a core subject in both Hogwarts and Ilvermorny. It is crucial for any witch and wizard since it provides a base for Defence against Dark Arts, creatures, curses, hexes, and jinxes as well as dueling. The Rowling Library, TRL Magazine Issue #59: How Dumbledore and Grindelwald might meet before their legendary duel by Cameron WernerSNL Videos". Bill Hader Online. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014 . Retrieved 3 April 2011.

Other names: Voldemort refers to him as “that champion of commoners, of Mudbloods and Muggles” ( GF33). Oxford Harry Potter actor who played Dumbledore's double has died". Oxford Mail. 27 April 2018 . Retrieved 29 September 2021. a b "JK Rowling outs Dumbledore as gay". BBC News. London, England: BBC. 20 October 2007 . Retrieved 13 August 2016. Michael Gambon was cast as Harris' replacement four months after Harris' death. [27] Gambon was not concerned about bettering Harris, and he portrayed the character in his own way, putting on a slight Irish accent for the role, [28] as well as completing his scenes in three weeks. [29] Gambon reprised his role in all the remaining films. Dumbledore also stars in Neil Cicierega's Potter Puppet Pals, in which he frequently strips completely naked, except for his hat, randomly in the story. Dumbledore also tends to use the exclamation "Alas!" in an apparently incorrect place, parodying Rowling's love for unusual words. In the episode "Ron's Disease", Dumbledore reveals himself to be "a gay android". [78]The hat unfolded itself from the wall. “I didn’t want to have to do this Hermione, but you’ve given me no choice.” This cozy hat fits around yourhead with a size adjustable band on the inside edge. Colorful abstract designs are embroidered around the outer edge and complement the gold tassel anchored to the top. It’s a wise wizard’s dream hat! Set a New Standard Dumbledore's relationship to Harry - as a wise and knowledgeable paternal guide who helps the protagonist through most of his journey before he must go on to a level of grace or understanding his older companion fell just short of attaining - bears similarities to Virgil's relationship to Dante in the Divine Comedy. -BB At that moment, Harry understood for the first time why people said Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort had ever feared. The look upon Dumbledore's face was more terrible than Harry could have ever imagined. There was no benign smile upon Dumbledore's face, no twinkle in the eyes. There was cold fury in every line of the ancient face; a sense of power radiated from Dumbledore as though he were giving off burning heat." [33] Um, this girl has a crush on you and she’s kind of shy so well she told me and Harry to come and ask you to meet with her.”

Although not widely known, an alternate meaning for the word Dumbledore is a style of hat the was made semi-popular in London in the 1880s-1890s. Taking this meaning into account, Albus Dumbledore's name would have the meaning "White Hat." As I'm sure you know that is a term for the hero or protagonist of a story. Mrs. Rowling named her great champion of good "White Hat"...I ran across this alternate meaning while researching a paper on British literature of the 19th century." My little brother just started medical a few weeks ago. He’s doing Gross Anatomy and watching corpses get cut open. He says it doesn’t freak him out at all, except for for last week, when he watched a doctor cut into and open a man’s testicles. Basically, all the guys in class doubled over. I don’t know if the Sorting Hat’s clitorial biting and “chomping” has close to the same effect on women, but I imagine it’s in the same ballpark. Or at least the same sport. It happened very suddenly. The hook-nosed teacher looked past Quirrell's turban straight into Harry's eyes -- and a sharp, hot pain shot across the scar on Harry's forehead. Hibberd, James (12 April 2022). "Warner Bros. Removes 'Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore' Dialogue About Gay Relationship for China". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 28 September 2023. Brown, Lavender" became the first new Gryffindor, and the table on the far left exploded with cheers

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Dumbledore made another mistake, but this one was fatal. As Harry was learning to trust his friends, his power and his instincts, Dumbledore had begun the hunt for Tom Riddle’s Horcruxes and discovered that he wasn’t immune to the lure of the Deathly Hallows after all. He already had the Elder Wand (taken from Grindelwald in battle), Harry had the legendary Cloak of Invisibility, and there in the Peverell ring Horcrux was the Resurrection Stone which would allow him to see his parents and sister again. Unthinking, he put the cursed ring on his right hand. After containing the damage, Snape later told Dumbledore that he could not completely stop the damage from spreading, as it was a type of curse that strengthened over time. Dumbledore had about a year left to shape events before he died. In 2011, Dumbledore was one of eight British magical figures, which included the wizards Merlin (from Arthurian legend) and Rincewind (from Terry Pratchett's Discworld), and the White Witch (from The Chronicles of Narnia), that were commemorated on a series of UK postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail. [76] In popular culture I am. It’s just a regular magic hat that likes to rape people. Come on, let me get my flamethrower.” When you’re a wizened old wizard, you have to make sure to look the part, you know? You need flowing, comfortable robes, a long gray beard, and of course, a classic wizard’s hat. But here’s the thing, every witch and wizard from here to the Middle Ages has worn the same pointy triangle hat, and you are wise enough to know that you need to separate yourself from that crowd. So go with this stylish Wizard Headmaster Tassel Hat and make yourself immediately recognizable. In Dawn Treader, Coriakin made a point of giving Lucy food more like that of her own world than any she had had of late.

One particularly memorable moment from this time period is his lesson about boggarts with Newt Scamander’s class. How the elder Weasleys kept something as well-known as the Sorting a secret from Ron for eleven years is hard to imagine. There is nothing in McGonagall's introduction to indicate that the students are expected to keep this ceremony a secret. Since many if not most of the people in the Wizarding World will have gone to Hogwarts and will have sat on that stool, it seems amazing that Ron would never have heard of it. On the other hand, the Weasley family lives in isolation in Devon, with only a few other Wizarding families living in the area. Perhaps they just don't get out much. Perhaps it's the equivalent of a hazing ritual not to tell younger siblings what to expect.The class is known among the students as one of the harder forms of magic since it is hard to perform and calls for strong foundations in different forms of magic for successful performance. Are there any nice Slytherins? This has interested fans for years. Typically, however, they're described in less-than-complimentary terms. Is this just because we're seeing them through Harry's prejudiced point of view or are most of them really hulking, part-troll, pug-faced goons? Only in HBP4, when we meet Professor Slughorn, do we begin to see another side to the ambitious characters selected for Slytherin. Unfortunately for nearly everyone, Voldemort survived and eventually regained enough of his strength to try again to realize his monstrous ambitions. Dumbledore realized that the Wizarding world’s best hope lay in an eleven-year-old boy named Harry Potter who had just begun his schooling at Hogwarts, for Harry had been prophesied to be the one with “the power to vanquish the Dark Lord” before his birth. This time, Dumbledore had an unlikely ally, former Death Eater and Potions Master Severus Snape. Harris, Scott (14 July 2011). " 'Harry Potter' Mega Poll: The Mega Results!". NextMovie.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011 . Retrieved 25 July 2011.