Whom did Dumbledore kill?

rowena_grunnionffitch G3_Princess at MailCity.com
Wed Sep 5 16:47:11 UTC 2007


No: HPFGUIDX 176717


> In King's Cross, when Harry and DD are talking about the difference 
> between Hallows and Horcruxes, Harry tries to reassure DD that he is 
> better than Voldemort because he wanted "Hallows, not Horcruxes", and 
> he never killed anyone if he didn't have to in his quest for 
> immortality, the greater good, etc.  I have been wracking my brain 
and 
> going through the books, but I have not found any evidence that DD 
> ever killed anyone (Arianna excepted).  I had always assumed he had 
> killed Grindelwald, but once it was revealed that Grindelwald was 
> still alive, I have no other ideas.  Is this just a reference to the 
> fact that DD must have killed a Death Eater or two or some other dark 
> Wizard in the course of his life or am I missing something.
> 
> Mel

  I think what Harry meant by this is not that DD never killed - 
something that he was in no position to know - but that he didn't kill 
anybody seeking personal immortality as Voldemort did.

  Rowena Grunnion-Ffitch






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