How old is Dumbledore???

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No: HPFGUIDX 155043

This subject is brushed on many times but I think it is very
important. I think DD is actually less of an old man and more of a
relic.

Small things jump to mind that the withered Prof Marchbanks examined
DD, making it seem that he can be at the most in his 70's / 80's,
however this assumes that he examined DD at school, who is to say
that he did not take some other kind of examination? There are many
possible reasons for one, to become Headmaster? To join the
Wizengamot? To become Supreme Mugwump? The possibilities are
limitless so I have to disregard this process of putting an age to
him.

The fact that his hair was auburn in Riddle's memory doesn't tell us
much either. But one snippet of info I can think of could tell all.
The all-important chocolate frog card. You may think the frog card
isn't of much relevance after 'Stone' when they discover about
Flammel, but Rowling draws our attention back once again in 'Order'
when DD says he doesn't mind as long as they don't take him off frog
cards? Two theories. 1 because DD could communicate through the
cards as portraits do in 'Prince', or because there is an important
clue.

Well the clue I think is there is obv. related to his age. The
wording of the card is v. important to this. The card says that DD
is known for his 'work on Alchemy with his PARTNER Nicholas Flamel
who was an incredible 665(ish). Well, presuming a wizards life span
is fairly akin to that of a muggle NF must've taken the elixir of
life long before being 150. This leaves 515-ish years from creating
the elixir to present day.

If NF had already discovered/invented the stone then why would he
need a "partner" in alchemy???? If therefore Dumbledore was a party
to creating the stone, then he must be in the region of 500 years old!
I have thought this through very carefully and unless NF discovered
how to produce the Elixir but not the alchemy side without DD's help
I have to conclude Dumbledore is older than we suspect!

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