Harry Potter: Dumbledore’s Drinking Problem

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J and Ben Carlin

Tv & Film, Entertainment News, News

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to http://betterhelp.com/super for 10% off your first month. Head to http://factormeals.com/super50off and use code 'super50off' to get 50% off and FREE Daily Greens per box! What if Dumbledore’s “drinking problem” in Harry Potter wasn’t just a running gag… but an actual curse? Throughout the Harry Potter series, Dumbledore constantly offers people drinks — tea, brandy, wine, mead, butterbeer — and somehow nobody ever seems to drink with him. From Hagrid and Slughorn to the Dursleys and even the Yule Ball, a bizarre pattern quietly follows Albus Dumbledore throughout the entire story. Today we explore one of the strangest hidden patterns in Harry Potter and the shocking moment the curse may have begun. #HarryPotter #Dumbledore #HarryPotterTheory 🎟️ Through the Griffin Door LIVE Tour:: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/ Sept. 10 - Boston, MA Sept. 11 - Hartford, CT Sept. 13 - New York City, NY Sept. 15 - Philadelphia, PA Sept. 16 - Washington DC Sept. 17 - Richmond, VA #harrypotter #supercarlinbrothers 🦆☕ Ducks go in cups. Submit your own duck-in-a-cup video right here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IWgf1dl2EkFnkg9K130FbZ-205Bl38Li?usp=drive_link (Please read the rules first) Written by: J & Ben Carlin Edited by: Ethan Edghill

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0:00.0	This show is sponsored by BetterHelp.
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0:16.2	Let's talk about Dumbledore's drinking problem.
0:19.7	Hey, brother!
0:20.7	Okay, there's no beating around the bush. Let's just get right to it. Dumbledore's drinking problem. Hey, brother! Okay, there's no beating around the bush.
0:22.2	Let's just get right to it.
0:23.5	Dumbledore has a drinking problem.
0:25.7	And that is that he has nobody to drink with!
0:29.0	This is one of those weird facts
0:30.5	that you never quite notice about the series,
0:32.8	but is always quietly present.
0:35.3	And once you're aware of it,
0:37.0	it really starts to stand out in a very peculiar way.
0:41.8	Because why won't anyone ever have a drink with Old Albus?
0:46.0	I mean, he's easily one of the most hospitable characters
0:48.7	in the entire series, probably only behind Mrs. Weasley,
0:51.9	and is constantly offering people drinks or nightcaps, and yet it never
0:57.3	comes to fruition. Is it just mere coincidence? Is it bad timing on Dumbledore's part? Is he simply
1:03.3	choosing bad company for drinks? Or is there something more sinister at work? Which I know that may sound odd, and yet there is another curse in play
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