The Real Reason Dumbledore Was WAY More Powerful Than the Others
Emily Morton
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Everyone remembers the Elder Wand as the reason Dumbledore never lost — the unbeatable wand of destiny that put an asterisk on every legendary thing he ever did. Strip the wand away, the argument goes, and Voldemort matches him. The Atrium duel in 1996 supposedly proves it. That version is wrong.
Strip the myth away and something stranger falls out. In 1945 the unbeatable wand was pointed at Dumbledore — and it lost. He beat it holding an ordinary wand, by a margin he later called a shade of skill. He then carried the deadliest weapon in wizarding history for fifty-two years and used it to conjure armchairs and light fireplaces. He fought Voldemort to a standstill at half throttle, shielding a hostage the entire time. He routed an army of the dead while dying of a curse. And in the end he engineered his own murder to switch the wand off forever — beating its next owner from inside a coffin.
This video walks through every duel Dumbledore ever fought, using only canon, and reveals why the man everyone credits to the wand was the one thing that ever truly beat it.
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Canon Sources: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003) by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005) by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007) by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001 film), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007 film), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009 film), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010 film), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011 film), Wizarding World / Pottermore official character profiles (harrypotter.com)
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The Real Reason Dumbledore Was WAY More Powerful Than the Others
Emily Morton
16,323 views
Everyone remembers the Elder Wand as the reason Dumbledore never lost — the unbeatable wand of destiny that put an asterisk on every legendary thing he ever did. Strip the wand away, the argument goes, and Voldemort matches him. The Atrium duel in 1996 supposedly proves it. That version is wrong.
Strip the myth away and something stranger falls out. In 1945 the unbeatable wand was pointed at Dumbledore — and it lost. He beat it holding an ordinary wand, by a margin he later called a shade of skill. He then carried the deadliest weapon in wizarding history for fifty-two years and used it to conjure armchairs and light fireplaces. He fought Voldemort to a standstill at half throttle, shielding a hostage the entire time. He routed an army of the dead while dying of a curse. And in the end he engineered his own murder to switch the wand off forever — beating its next owner from inside a coffin.
This video walks through every duel Dumbledore ever fought, using only canon, and reveals why the man everyone credits to the wand was the one thing that ever truly beat it.
SOURCES USED IN THIS SCRIPT:
Canon Sources: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003) by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005) by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007) by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001 film), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007 film), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009 film), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010 film), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011 film), Wizarding World / Pottermore official character profiles (harrypotter.com)