[HPforGrownups] THEORY: The Dumbledore Connection

[Marina Javor]

No: HPFGUIDX 30329

Dumbledore's previous experience could indeed be very
beneficial to Harry, but I have a feeling that this
Grindelwald fellow was probably not as big and bad as
Voldemost, who supposedly is the most evil wizard of
all time.

One question though-- I wonder how Dumbledore did
defeat Grindelwald?  Did he use the Avada Kedevra
curse?  Because Dumbledore doesn't seem to be the type
to actually kill someone.  Does "defeat" mean dead, or
is Grindelwald in Azkaban?  Or maybe he just renounced
his evil ways or something.  I keep thinking about
Merlin in The Sword and the Stone (Disney movie.) He
defeats a witch in a duel by transfiguring himself
into a bacteria and giving her a small pox-like
infection.  Do you think this could be applicable as a
curse in the Harry Potter world?

Marina




--- s.hommes at students.chem.uu.nl wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I already posted this theory somewhere else, but I
> think it is as 
> appropriate here.
> 
> I think JKR used another bit of clever misdirection
> when she explained 
> where Harry and Ron read the name of Nicholas Flamel
> before. They 
> first saw it on the Hogwarts express when Harry
> found a 
> Dumbledore-card in his Chocolate Frog.
> 
> Very conveniently she makes us forget it also says
> Dumbledore defeated 
> the dark wizard Grindelwalt (did I spell that
> right?).
> 
> I think this analogy between Harry and Dumbledore is
> very important. 
> Why else would it be Dumbledore guiding Harry into
> the fight with 
> Voldie. He defeated a dark wizard himself and
> probably knows what 
> Harry has to go through to do it himself.
> 
> Possibly the 'scar' that is supposed to be the last
> word of the 7th 
> book will belong to Dumbledore. But I admit that
> last thing is 
> a long shot.
> 
> History repeats itself...Any thoughts on this
> theory?
> 
> MacGyverMagic
> 
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