Was Dumbledore feared?

Albus Dumbledore is a well known and very powerful wizard in the Harry Potter series. Throughout the Harry Potter series, we are led to believe that Dumbledore is one of the only people Voldemort actually fears. And there are many reasons for this. Firstly, Dumbledore defeated the last great Dark wizard, Grindelwald.

Was Dumbledore manipulative?

Dumbledore was not evil. However, he was extremely manipulative. Primarily out of concern for the welfare of the entire magical community, Hogwarts, its’ students and Harry Potter. He used whatever resources he could gather.

Did Dumbledore kill Death Eaters in the past?

However, there are various pieces of evidence supporting each side. The following exchange between Dumbledore and Harry (emphasis mine) suggests that Dumbledore might have killed, presumably Death Eaters, in the past. “Of course you were,” said Harry. “Of course – how can you ask that? You never killed if you could avoid it !”

Did Dumbledore kill Ariana Dumbledore?

That being said, Dumbledore hasn’t killed anyone intentionally. He didn’t kill Grindelwald who was the other likely candidate to have killed Ariana;he only imprisoned him. Even after Sirius’ death during the battle at the Ministry, Dumbledore never killed the captured Death Eaters.

Why did Dumbledore kill Lily Potter?

While Dumbledore obviously didn’t want her to die, his fight with Grindelwald is what ended up killing her. It was an accident, but it’s still a really disturbing fact about his past, and he was also extremely secretive to the point of lying about it.

Did Dumbledore make any mistakes in the Harry Potter series?

Yes, Dumbledore made several mistakes, like when He left Harry with the Dursleys and didn’t bother checking to make sure he was being looked after properly. Let Sirius go to Azkaban with no trial, but helped an ex-death eater avoid any charges at all.