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Hey everyone, welcome to another instalment of Harry Potter Theory.

Today we're going to be discussing Albus Dumbledore and the curse

with which he was afflicted. Albus Dumbledore was the most powerful wizard of his era,

and the sudden tragic news of his death sent shockwaves throughout Britain, but while many mourned,

others rejoiced. With Dumbledore out of the picture, Voldemort and his death-eaters

had removed the single largest obstacle in their rise to power. And even though Severus

Snape might have cast the final spell that killed the much beloved headmaster of Hogwarts,

it was Lord Voldemort's curse that truly murdered him. So you might be curious, what exactly did Voldemort do to

Marvolo Gaunt's Ring in order to have such a lethal effect? We'll uncover that mystery

and more in today's video. Marvolo Gaunt's Ring. As we've already mentioned, there was

much more to Dumbledore's death than the final curse that Severus Snape cast during

the Battle of the Astronomy Tower.

Months before that conflict, Alba's Dumbledore had tracked down one of Voldemort's

Hawkers, a small ring crowned with a strange, dark stone.

The ring wasn't just another personal item of Tom Riddles, like the diary that Harry destroyed

in the Chamber of Secrets.

No.

This ring actually contained one of the deathly hallows.

The dark stone that rested within was none other than the resurrection stone, an ancient

magical relic that had the power to summon spirits back from the dead.

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