Dumbledore s final moments will always be poignant, whether on page or on screen. Please do not continue on here if you have not read harry potter and the halfblood prince. They obsess over the elder wand, the most powerful wand known to wizards. A good summary of ootp the longest book in the series is harry is miserable. Albus was already weak from the potion he drank as they destroyed one of the horcruxes that had been left by regulus. Mar 28, 2015 officially dumbledore was born in 1881, making him about 115 years old when he died in 1996. The death of the headmaster albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore.
These private lessons took place during the course of harry potters sixth year in 19961997 between him and the headmaster of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, albus dumbledore. He has split his life into all these objects and harry destroys all the objects but. Did albus dumbledore set up events so that harry potter would. It is a thicker book than the previous books, and it is a lot heavier for sure. And all of the clues point to two possibilities, that dumbledores not really dead, or at the very least, that snapes not really a death eater, and he killed dumbledore because dumbledore ordered him to, as part of a grand plan. This might be because of that fact that harry, at that moment, isnt. He is killed by severus snape with the killing curse, avada kedavra. Jan 21, 2006 introduction one of the most intriguing ideas in harry potter and the philosophers stone is that professor dumbledore set up events so that harry would try and stop the theft of the philosophers stone by voldemort. Although ariana is identified in harry potter and the deathly hallows. Rowling used several chapters in harry potter and the at six years old, ariana was attacked by three muggle when james died, dumbledore kept the cloak and when voldemort conjures the killing curse, harry does not fight back, which stops him from dying. Dumbledore specifically says he shows himself in hogsmeades either at rosmerta or at the hogs head so as to disguise the fact that hes leaving hogwarts. There is a lot of confusion about that because prior to j. Dumbledore was killed by severus snape in chapter 27 on page 556.
A walk inside snapes memories transformed him in harrys mind from sniping potions master to the bravest man he ever knew. The events play out in such a way that harry takes on a maximum amount of guilt and all the. Apr 14, 2009 dumbledore was cursed by the gaunt ring and was already slowly dying. Harry potter dumbledore is not dead beyond hogwarts. Per the plan, dumbledore was killed by snape during the battle of the astronomy tower. Fudge will soon wish hed never dislodged me from hogwarts, i promise you. Nov 07, 2018 dumbledore s father, percival, went after the muggles who harmed his daughter, earning him a sentence in azkaban. He made an arrangement with severus that when the time came, snape would have to kill him in order to uphold the unbreakable vow snape made with narcissus, swearing to help draco finish the task he was given by the dark lord. Aug 27, 20 harry potter and the halfblood prince is book 6 in the harry potter book series by j. Dumbledore was temporarily in limbo, somewhere between life and death, able to communicate with harry, who was in the same place.
The purpose of these lessons were to teach harry about lord voldemorts past in an attempt to figure out how to defeat him, further discuss the prophecy that caused harrys destiny, and unriddle an important. Harry potter and albus dumbledores private lessons harry. This is a list of deaths in the harry potter series organised by source. Malfoy wanted to kill him but dumbledore tactically disuaded him and told him to call prof.
Harry potter the death of albus dumbledore hd youtube. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of harry potter and the halfblood prince and what it means. Unless you do not want me to ruin the end of the 7th book for you, i advise you to not read ahead. Apr 29, 2014 the death of the headmaster albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore. It seemed unthinkable to all the fans that dumbledore could have been killed off so casually, and many theories were put forward to suggest what had really happened. Why didnt fawkes rescue dumbledore in the half blood prince. Though it ran ninehundred pages in length, skeeter completed the book only four weeks after dumbledore s death in june 1997, meaning that it was probably published in july of that year. The life and lies of albus dumbledore is a biography of albus dumbledore that was written by rita skeeter. Albus percival wulfric dumbledore died in the 6th book. Nov 24, 2009 harry potter and the halfblood prince 2009. Just before dumbledore is killed he explains to draco that there is a way to fake death.
His mother, kendra, moved the family to godrics hollow and kept ariana hidden. Apr 27, 2007 dumbledore is killed by snape with the avada kedavra curse but the death is very fishy. After the release of book 6, this event became one of the most widely discussed issues in the potter fan community. Part 2, aberforth does not explain how she died or her backstory as explained in the book. A couple death eaters come up, draco malfoy comes too. Snape instead assures harry all is well before going on to murder dumbledore. Jul 08, 2009 harry is put under a spell by dumbledore that stops him from moving at all, and hes got the invisibility cloak on.
The first book in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was first published by bloomsbury in 1997, with an initial printrun of 500 copies in hardback, 300 of which were distributed to libraries. In either case, it is safe to assume dumbledore was not going to come back to the world of the living. The chapter that made us fall in love with severus snape. The life and lies of albus dumbledore harry potter wiki. Dumbledore s kind of just talking to him, draco keeps calling him insulting names, afraid to do what the dark lord asked him to kill dumbledore. We take a closer look at the chapter from deathly hallows that changed everything. Aug 24, 2010 unless you do not want me to ruin the end of the 7th book for you, i advise you to not read ahead. Also in the 4th book, dumbledore is delighted to learn that voldemort used harrys blood, indicating that that made voldemort almost like a hoxcrust to harry, becouse now lilys protection was running also in voldermorts blood. He made an arrangement with severus that when the time came, snape would have to kill him in order to uphold the. Dumbledore refuses to take any action against draco, and instead tells harry that he already knows more about what is happening than harry does.
Professor snape is dead on voldemorts orders, and harry saw it all. These pages were created to help harry potter fans cope with the shocking revelations in harry potter and the halfblood prince. Dumbledore was cursed by the gaunt ring and was already slowly dying. Nov 30, 2018 we know from the book and the movies that grindelwald and dumbledore have a very close relationship in the summer of 1899. In the film halfblood prince 2009, harry did as dumbledore wished, lying low on a floor below as snape did his foul deed. Hebe beardsall portrays ariana dumbledore in the film adaptations of harry potter and the deathly hallows. I shall miss his friendship more than i can say, but my loss is as nothing compared to the wizarding worlds. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. After the murder of his parents, harry potter is taken from the magical world as a baby to live with his mothers. Snape hit dumbledore with the killing curse, he fell of the tower and was laying on the ground beneath the tower.
The emerald potion, also known as the drink of despair, is a mysterious potion which induces fear, delirium, and extreme thirst. Also, hp fans should know that the killing curse does not lift the person off of their feet. Rowling gave away dumbledore s death in the third harry potter book years before she killed him off. Dumbledore was dead, and on top of that, snape had done it. Many events in harrys first year seem to indicate this. Dumbledore temporarily lifts the enchantments on a specific section of the castle to allow for apparation classes. Harry potter and the halfblood prince is the sixth book in the harry potter series. By the end of the book, dumbledore and harry set out to the cave where dumbledore believes a horcrux resides. Keeping harry miserable is also dumbledore s objective. Order of the phoenix, chapter 27, the centaur and the sneak yet we dont see dumbledore again until he turns up at the ministry at the book s end. These discussions are archived, no further comments can be added. Muggles guide to harry pottermajor eventsdumbledores.
Rowling gave away dumbledores death in the third harry potter book years before she killed him off. In an earlier book which i dont have to hand presently, were told that the deadly curse used by snape the abracadabra curse, or whatever its called only. According to dumbledore, the potion cannot be penetrated by hand, vanished, parted, scooped up, siphoned away, transfigured, charmed, or otherwise made to change its nature in any way. Dumbledores father, percival, went after the muggles who harmed his daughter, earning him a sentence in azkaban.