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Dumbledore’s a complex character. When he’s first introduced to us, he’s hyped up like some sort of Wizarding prodigy. As a boy, his magical brilliance turned heads — and as an adult, he defeated the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, became headmaster of Hogwarts, and was said to be the only wizard Voldemort ever truly feared.
He’s also known for his intellect — famously discovering the twelve uses of dragon’s blood, publishing groundbreaking magical research, and earning countless awards and honors.
To most, Dumbledore is the perfect blend of power and wisdom. A paragon of good. But the truth? Beneath all of the glory, the reality is far murkier.
Because Behind the half-moon glasses and whimsical quirks is a man haunted by guilt — a man with a past so dark, he spent the rest of his life trying to bury it.
And while many of his past deeds have since been exposed, there’s a lot to Dumbledore that people still don’t think about..And I think it’s quite possible that his hands aren’t quite as clean as we give him credit for.
Which is why today, we’re going to uncover the three secrets he hoped no one would ever find out.
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1:03.5 | Dumbledore is a complex character. |
1:08.3 | When he's first introduced to us, he's hyped up like some sort of wizarding prodigy. |
1:12.6 | As a boy, his magical brilliance turned heads, and as an adult, |
1:17.9 | he defeated the Dark Wizard Gallic Grindalwald, became headmaster of Hogwarts, and was said to be the only wizard Voldemort ever feared. He's also known for his intellect, famously discovering |
1:23.2 | the 12 uses of Dragon's Blood, publishing groundbreaking magical research and earning countless |
1:28.9 | awards and honours. To most, Dumbledore is the perfect blend of power and wisdom, a paragon |
1:35.4 | of good. But the truth, beneath all of the glory, the reality is far murkier. Because behind the |
1:42.6 | half-moon glasses and whimsical quirks is a man haunted by guilt. |
1:47.4 | A man with the past so dark, he spent the rest of his life trying to bury it. And while many of his |
1:52.9 | past deeds have since been exposed, there's a lot to Dumbledore that people still don't think about. |
1:58.0 | And I think it's quite possible that his hands aren't quite as clean as we |
2:01.7 | give him credit for, which is why today we're going to uncover the three secrets he hoped |
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