The 15 BEST Dumbledore Theories (MEGA COMPILATION)
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- Welcome to a SPECIAL installment of Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re going to be diving back through the years on the channel and discussing 15 Harry Potter Theories that all pertain to Hogwarts Headmaster ALBUS DUMBLEDORE.
The range of theories is pretty broad, and they paint Dumbledore in a bunch of different lights. From his covered-up survival, to his secret talents, all the way to his DARKER motivations, these theories cover it all.
As this is a compilation style video spanning YEARS of the channel please be aware of some varied audio levels, inconsistent numbering and some (but hopefully not too much) repeated information.
Anyway, without further do- sit back, relax and enjoy 15 theories about Albus Dumbledore.
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"I always know best, if I know anything at all." -Dumbledore's favorite quote from Gandalph the Grey
I don’t know why this just occurred to me, but I wonder if “crossing a river” is an analogy for some other threshold that the three brothers crossed in their magical experimentation that would have angered death. Simply crossing a literal river seems pretty basic to anger literal death
I can totally see it.
Like a crossroads or a point of no return. The oldest two had done too much and their experiments were too dangerous. The youngest employs passive, protective magic. Antioch wanted to progressively cause death. Cadmus wanted to pervert the cycle of life and death. Ignotus wanted to preserve himself and his loved ones and he still respected the cycle of life.
Maybe they had a purposefully induced near-death experience. In old magical teaching that is a quite common practice, where the goal is to wrest some knowledge from the other side before coming back a wiser man
Can’t help but imagine Dumbledore defending himself against Harry saying ‘BUT DID YOU DIE?’ Since Harry visited limbo
The more you think about Dumbledore the less of a moral character he seems
I feel that's the truth with many real life examples as well. Never meet your heroes, they say
@@meowmachine9147 i feel like he sort of groomed Tom Riddle. Also i think it may have been a mistake not to let Tom teach at Hogwarts. Maybe he would have found passion in the job and learned compassion through it. Just Tom's talent alone could have made a batch of great students under his tutelage. Some of his best students may even have been muggle-born
Why does your video seems like Rita Skeeter's - Life and lie of Dumbledore 😂
BTW LOVE YOUR VIDEO DUDE and LOTS OF LOVE ❤
I beg to differ on the point of Dumbledore raising Harry only to have him die. This may have been factual up until Goblet Of Fire but as soon as Dumby learned that Voldemort used Harry's blood to resurrect himself, he either knew or strongly believed that the blood was Harry's ticket to life. He couldn't let anyone know what he believed because Harry had to BELIEVE that he was going to die. Harry, believing that he was going to die also let him cast the same protection spell that his mother did for him. No one else knew that Voldy could not kill him as they both shared Lily's blood.
I wish someone would do a video on the theory that Ravenclaw's diadem was what held the curse on the defense against the dark arts position.
I'd like to hear that one.
Perfect video to listen to while at work 🤷🏻♂️ hey it’s a great way to get you thinking about HP lore, while distracting yourself from moronic, rude customers 😂
Death couldn't see through the invincibility cloak? But Mad Eye Moody could? 🤔 Hmmm
I mean, Mad Eye scares me more than death, so that checks out.
@@MrKevin486 😂😂🤗
But but but... Dumbledore can see trough it...
It said death couldn't find him, big difference.
I don't remember reading Dumbledore seeing directly through the cloak. He was very good at noticing traces of magic and most likely knew when one was there though.
There was numerous times when Dumbledore didn't really know what Tom Riddle was doing and didn't know about the horcruxes until later. But Dumbledore planted the horcrux book? This makes no sense.
i agree. there is a reason they didnt know what they were up against untill the 6th installment of harry potter. the whole book/movie was dedicated to eventually figure out voldemort actually created horcruxes
@aimless9 I don't mind when people want to come up with a new storyline. Someone wants Voldemort to be the victim, and Dumbledore is the villain? Fine with me, but create the logic, evidence, and facts that fit the new storyline. But, I really dislike the idea when people create a conspiracy when the evidence doesn't even support a conspiracy. These people are trying to use the existing facts, twisting them into something that doesn't exist in the story. If they did this in a court of law, they would be held in contempt of court at the very least. You recreate a story, as long as the copyright owner has no problem with it. But, you can't tamper with the evidence in something that already exists. I really dislike these videos.
I always figured Dumbledore borrowed the cloak so James couldn't do anything wreck less
Reckless
Dumbledore didn't want the cloak to fall into voldemorts hands
Must say randomly stumbled onto this channel and this is my first video watching and must say I'm hooked definitely gonna check out the rest!!!
Why do folk still say he 'raised him as a pig for slaughter'? As soon as he heard baldydork had taken Harry's blood he knew he had him. He wouldn't be able to kill Harry cos of the blood, it was deep, ancient magic and I believe Dumbledore wasn't totally sure that Harry would be ok but he was sure enough. Im not saying Dumbledore didn't routinely put children in danger and scare the shite out of them. But I think he had enough understanding of the old magic to be fairly sure he'd survive.
I've been saying that for this theory idk how many times.
Because this is how Snape describes it… and Dumbledore didn’t know Voldemort would take Harry’s blood… he had been raising Harry to die for 14 years up to that point, so he had been raising him like a pig for slaughter
@jamessmithson-br7rm Actually, Dumbledore knew more than people gave him credit for. He knew eventually Voldemort would return. He knew Harry was a horcrux when he held him as a baby. The concept of taking Harry's blood was technically luck. That's why Dumbledore had a look of triumph on his face after Harry told him. Dumbledore didn't tell anyone for fear of that information getting out. As long as Voldemort lived, so did the protection charm. And that meant Harry couldn't be killed by Voldemort. And due to Voldemort's personality and obsessions he wouldn't let anyone but himself kill Harry. Dumbledore knew Harry would survive. In limbo Harry asks if Dumbledore knew he'd survive, to which Dumbledore smiles and says "I guessed." Which we all know he was just being humble.
voldemort couldve killed harry without. its better described in the movie, but harry had to be willing to die in order to come back. if harry knew he could live, it wouldnt have worked. so he told snape that harry had to die, so snape could show the memory and harry would be willing to die.
Actually, it's in the book, not the movie. Voldemort taking Harry's blood seeled his fate, and Dumbledore explained this in limbo. Taking Harry's blood made the protection charm stronger. Making Voldemort the only person unable to kill Harry. "As long as Voldemort lives, so does the protection charm." Which is why in the final duel, Voldemort's killing curse rebounded again. And as for killing Harry in the forest, all he did was kill his own horcrux. Because the protection charm was still in effect, and Harry sacrafising himself caused another protection charm for those fighting Voldemort.@SMT_Pnut
Theory... Dumbledore always believed in questionable plans for the greater good. And who else would he fear to discover his secret plans then his staff? My theory is that Dumbledore is intentionally helping rule breaking students in order to keep his staff distracted. For example i think Dumbledore taught the mauraders how to turn into animals and helped them create the mauraders map as well as teach fred qnd George how to use it... What better way to keep your staff busy then help your rule breaking students and then choose to never let them get expelled?
I liked the theory about him helping students cause trouble indirectly. Really puts his fun side into view.
But about the Marauders, at the end of the 4th book, Dumbledore discovers from Barty Crouch Jr. about the map. Also, he said in the 3rd or 4th book that he didn't know about the Marauders heing Animagus
I feel like "Dark Dumbledore" would be less of a thing had Michael Gambon (all due respect) not played him like a neurotic prep school instructor.
Just a thought.
Could it be that Dumbledore found a loophole in creating a horcrux?
He might have "killed" his Phoenix, who would then have been reborn from the ashes.
No major harm done, and might have somewhat satisfied the requirements.
That's actually a very good idea, it could work. The only thing is, I don't think Dumbledore made a horcrux because this act darkens your soul and then his magic would become dark, and with that Dumbledore wouldn't have been able to summon the sword of griffindor or do any light magic, we can see by the color of the magic that comes out of his wand that Dumbledore hasn't gone dark, and also he was able to go beyond when he died. Had he created a horcrux, his soul would have stayed in the limbo and would have looked as maimed as voldemort’s soul fragment that was inside Harry. We say in the limbo that Dumbledore's soul is still intact. And also if Dumbledore had created a horcrux he wouldn't have died at the hands of Snape, he would have been tethered to life as voldemort was when his spell was fired while attempting to kill baby Harry
@@lironkufert7495 voldemort's soul looked like that cause he did it 7 times
@@alexanderpowell3681 i agree but it says it in the books that creating a horcrux even once shatters your soul, so if Dumbledore had done it even once, his soul maybe wouldn't have been as maimed as voldemort’s but certainly wouldn't have been whole
But of Dumbledore had made an horcrux, hé wouldn't have died...
@elisadellaglio
Why not?
Volde... he who must not be named died several times, and he had at least 7 horcruxes.
this was good thank you!!
Love these videos could you please make one about Acromantulas btw? I have severe Arachnophobia but i still find them extremely interesting
The Dumbledore horcrux thing: I think that if he had used Fawks as a horcrux, that would have destroyed the horcrux the first time that the phoenix went through the burn and rebirth cycle. Even if the Elder wand had been in his possession at the time, the film version has Harry snap that wand like a dry twig. the other horcruxes we encounterd were nigh indestructible. Although I even take things taken from interviews with the author with a grain of salt, if Dumbledore did make a horcrux, it wasn't in either of those items.
Splitting the soul is one of the most dark and evil things a wizard can do. Dumbledore wouldn't make a horcrux!
@@Larka661 Dumbledore did plenty of shady things in his life. However, I do not believe that making a horcrux was one of them. My comment was to firmly debunk the idea that either of these items could be a horcrux.
Great video❤as always
Thank you so much❤
Dumbledore had this theory about the "greater good" and he was acting accordingly
Professor Quirrel was the Muggle Studies teacher until 1990 which is why Dumbledore may not have known. He knew Quirrel well before Voldemort became a part of him. Potter 1 takes place in 1991.
A Very Good Video 👌🏻👍🏻
25:24 - wasn't Marvolo Gaunt Tom Riddle's grandfather? As far as I know Marvolo had a Daughter, Merope Gaunt, who married Tom Riddle Senior, and then had Tom Riddle Junior aka Voldemort as son. Or did I miss something?
You're absolutely correct
Holy morgana's soggy whitefronts this is a long video😂 thanks mate
Morgana wore men's knickers?
@@rhondacrosswhite8048 haven't had a chat with her in a while now so couldn't tell. I've heard that phrase in somewhere and thought it was funny
5:30 Dumbledore did some heavy research into Voldemort and his creating the different horcrux. Voldemort killed lots of people but saved making a horcrux for special occasions such as killing strong and/or meaningful people/witches/wizards. Killing Moaning Myrtle was not a special occasion or strong. She wasn't even his first kill, that honor goes to his father and grand parents. Dumbledore specifically says this and that Voldemort made his first horcrux at that time. During his research, Moaning Myrtle isn't even a foot note. She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. As far as we can tell, he doesn't even think to talk to her and he was at Hogwarts when she died.
Question: If Voldamort got the Sword of Gryffindor and made it into a horcrux would he have been truly immortal because the blade only takes in what makes it stronger nobody could destroy it. And was it impossible for him to get ahold of it being from Slytherin or could he take it from a Gryffindor without it disappearing before he could make a horcrux.
I should point out that Dumbledore gave Snape the sword to give to Harry. I therefore assume that non-Gryffindor's can hold on to the sword. I don't count Bellatrix's holding the sword because she only had a copy. This doesn't mean that if Voldemort somehow got the sword that it wouldn't just disappear as soon as he tried to make it a horcrux.
I don’t think the theory that dumbldore is death is true because he asked James to borrow the invisibility cloak to study it, if he were death he would recognize it on the spot
The first one is ridiculous. I could def see Dumbledore trying to manipulate Tom to avoid another Grindelwald, one who is the heir of Slytherin no less, but the idea that he would allow Tom to make Horcruxes is a quantum leap. The idea that he would've known there were 7 and waited until Voldy was back to do anything about them is to be on all the drugs.
The idea of him being Death incarnate is kinda cool, but you could use that argument about anyone who sought the Hollows.
Hey boss love your vids. Keep em comin. But could I request a Fantastic beasts explained type vid. Mainly the 3rd. I won't watch it cause of the Depp bein canned situation. I'm dyin on that hill.
Is that still going on or did we find a solution? Him vs Amber I think. I will always remember him as the pirate Jack Sparrow lol
@@doll9340 it's settled. Depp won against the Hurd. They still cancelled him tho. So that's why I refuse to watch it.
It's a huge cliffhanger. And we probably won't ever see the other two movies. The main thing from the 3rd movie is that the blood pact gets broken, Dumbledore and Grindlewald have a duel, which kinda winds up as a draw. There's plenty if other stuff that went on, but that was the only detail that was memorable to me.
@@richardallen6067ah ok thanks. It sucks that it even happened in the first place
@@richardallen6067Honestly, good idea not wasting your time. Its ok. Doesnt really do justice to grindelwald at all imo. Johnny didnt really either tho, imo.
The whole movie is really dumb and very slapstick. Bunch of misdirection then bam, dead deer thingy.
tell me you are obessed with piggs for slaughter without telling me you are obsessed with piggs for slaughter
Genuine question, if a ritual is required to create a horcrux then how did harry become one?
I somehow doubt voldemort just accidentally performed it.
By that time, his soul was split 6 times and it was very unstable. When the avada kevadra backfired, he couldn't die as he was tethered to life by the other horcruxes, so his soul accidentally split and found refuge in the only living being in the room that was baby Harry. Voldemort didn't plan to create a horcrux that night, it was an accident
@@lironkufert7495 i see, thanks
Tom Riddle finished school the same year Dumbledore defeated Grindlewald I think.
26:49 they were total besties. They weren't gay or anything. Just ... BEST best friends. They were roommates. Yeah.
Oh my god! They were roommates!
@@DHSEJ then pan to the dude. He would like to take it home... That they were in fact... Roommates.
Whatever happened to vines?
There was a weird parallel between Dumbledore and Gandolf and that everybody assumes that Dumbledore knew a lot of things. And that Gandolf new of Bilbo caring the ring
Albus Dumbledore only didn't tell Harry about Snape loving his mother because Professor Snape told him not to tell anyone.
Dumbledore always looking out for HIS best interest. He knew Harry was the only person to annihilate Voldemort so he moved chess pieces to meet HIS end goal.
I have another question. Could Dumbledore not have destroyed the ring horcrux and decursify it before using the stone? Does a cursed object loses it's curse after it affects someone and this is how Harry was able to use it later?
I think, overall, Dumbledore is a reformed dark wizard who has moments and manipulative motives that are still dark in nature. It would make sense that he tries to do good but does underhanded and arguably evil exections of his pursuit of serving the greater good. Thats why I think a few of these theories would make sense about our beloved Head Master.
Dumbledore was never a dark wizard
32:10 this isn't weird. It's a specific technology.
Like, think of all the different software that does the same thing but they work differently. I agree that he wanted to study the hallows, but the argument for it... I think I can understand why he would, even if he could make himself invisible.
In my honest opinion Dumbledore was like family to harry and he was like a father figure to him. Dumbledore always protected harry and in the 5th movie Dumbledore fought with Voldemort in the ministry of magic and that finally convinced fudge that Voldemort did return. Dumbledore was such a unique and intelligent character and he was one of the best professors and one of the best wizards of all time. I think snape did care for harry but in his own way. I still love the harry potter movies and I only read parts of the first book but it's been a long time since I read any book in general. Interesting video about Dumbledore and very good insights on one of the most beloved professors in all of the harry potter universe.
I have a question... though maybe it was answered and I didn't pay attention. If Dumbledore faked his death at the tower, wouldn't he still die shortly afterwards because of his cursed hand? Or would Voldemort's death cancel the curse?
For the first theory, I can only imagine what he would of done in the muggle world if he didn't go to Hogwarts. Just basing it off what he did in the wizarding world I'd imagine he would of been some sort of despot.
The three tests in the movie were a distraction. The real test was wanting to possess the stone but not use it. Three first year students and Voldemort beat the three easy tests, but only Harry did want to use the stone.
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The reason why Dumbledore never tracked down Voldemort and killed him because Dumbledore would never kill somebody in Cold blood he would only kill somebody if he had to
So in a way Voldemort did become the DADA professor at one point in time.
nice ;]
The Dumbledore Death thing probably would have happened after the first step after he likely would have wanted death.
Or after whatever point ended his sister's life.
A special installment? Ohhh I'm excited!
Did Snape kill Death? And all according to Death's plans?
Do we have any history of female witches creating hocruxes?
To date, no. The only known ones that have done it are, obviously, Voldemort. And another evil wizard that we know next to nothing about, named Herpo, The Foul. There is some debate about the theory that Morgan Le Fey created one, but there's no supporting info either way. That said, it's been mentioned that people have tried and failed, so in all likelihood, there could have been evil witches similar to Bellatrix, that could have made the attempt and failed.
I do not think Dumbledore survived the fall, even if Snape couldn't wholly mean to kill him, because: The curse of the ring when he wore it had already started to kill him, the potion he drank to get to the locket brought him even closer to death (JKR made it clear he was VERY unwell, slumping down along the wall, etc.), then Avada Kadavra on top of it all... no, Dumbledore died and there's no getting away from it.
Dumbledore I mean he was playing 5 d chess to beat Voldemort i dunno Tim says he found the book in the restricted section I thought why would dumbledore make a move to cause so much death! However dumbledores brother seems to have been upset with albus!
I dont agree on the fact that Dumbledore set Tom up to become what he did. Plus, Dumbledore made the order of the pheonix to fight voldemort and his forces. Yes, Dumbledore knew something about voldemort ahead of time than mentioned, but i dont believe he lured Voldemort to the concept of horcruxes. We can assume that Dumbledore knew about the horcruxes when he saw baby Harry. He later explained to snape how Harry became a horcrux.
How come Dumbledores hand blackened by the ring although the golden trio and Umbridge were able to wear slytherens locket without permanent harm?
Voldemort placed a curse upon that ring. And before Dumbledore destroyed the ring, he realized that the resurrection stone was on the ring, and he foolishly put it on, which activated the curse and killed his hand. It may have killed Dumbledore all the way but luckily Snape helped him and trapped the curse just to his hand.
I’ve just thought of something do you think Dumbledore might of manipulated Voldemort to go to the Potter’s house I mean Dumbledore had the cloak so he probably new that by killing both of the potters would make the events play out no it’s pretty out there but it does kind of make sense
Wait. Dumbledores father was sent to Azkaban, Dumbledore was sent to Azkaban. So, did albus see his father in prison?
Dumbledore’s father died in Azkaban within 3 years of going there. And Albus Dumbledore never was sent to Azkaban, he visited at least Morfen Gaunt there.
Didn't Death once take up the mantle of The Hogfather?
i don’t care what anyone says about dumbledore , he was the smartest person and he did what he needed to and single-handedly kept harry alive (i know it wasn’t just him who helped harry) but nobody would’ve thought or had the power the way dumbledore did 🤷🏻♀️
And what about Dumbledors Brothher and Sister?
What about them?
Only just dawned on me the play on words of raising Harry like a pig and the schools name of Hogwarts doh 🫣
Maybe was ment to be made to be his best prodigy Harry because Voldemort was a failure
Kinda like kung fu panda
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Incidentally, most of these theories are batcrap mental. Entertaining but preposterous. If I didn't know better I'd think you hadn't read the books so simple is it to debunk them 😢
I stopped watching during the 1:11:00 minute, because Dumbledore's use of Apparition within Hogwarts happens **ONLY** in the movie. If we're accepting the movies as canon, then let's talk about Snape's presence as a witness to James and Lily Potter's murders. Bullshit.
I’ll try not to sound biased by Dumbledore’s character, but let’s face it, we all loved him in the movies and in the books. I don’t think Harry was under Dumbledore’s influence at all. It was his destiny; he was chosen not just by fate, but also by Voldemort. Otherwise, we’d be seeing Longbottom, the boy who died, because that would have alerted the Order, and the Potters would be alive.
Dumbledore consistently offered everyone a chance, granting them the freedom to choose their paths.
1. Harry and his companions pursued Quirrell relentlessly.
2. Harry and his comrades pursued the serpent to the Chamber, though he could have easily left the healing to Madam Pomfrey while attending to his own affairs.
3. Harry and his comrades possessed the power to let events unfold naturally, yet they wielded the Time-Turner to alter the course of history.
4. Harry could have abstained from the tournament by strategically forfeiting the initial challenge.
5. Harry could have exercised patience before alerting a member of the Order, although I don’t hold him accountable for this decision.
6. Harry, recognizing his status as the chosen one, shouldered the mantle of responsibility akin to his parents, engaging in combat against dark forces until his ultimate sacrifice mirrored that of his parents’ valiant attempt to save him.
It's "siXth", not "sickth"
In some scenes, it looks like dumbledore is creeping over Harry. I think Harry was his boy toy.
I find it difficult to believe that he intentionally set up Voldemort. However, I can Believe that after his experience with Grindelwald, he was determined to keep track of young witches and wizards who were potentially evil. Putting a "supreme dark wizard" in their midst would draw them out well enough to know who they were.
There are 10 better channels to watch if you want to watch HP content.