This was also brought to my attention by an editorial here on MuggleNet, The Long Reach of Dumbledore, that among other things, suggested tongue-in-cheek that Peeves was a transfigured/transformed Grindelwald, accounting for why Dumbledore kept him around. 77, bold mine)ĭumbledore defeated Grindelwald. Professor Dumbledore enjoys chamber music and tenpin bowling. (PS/SS, Australasian edition, pg.

Considered by many the greatest wizard of modern times, Dumbledore is particularly famous for his defeat of the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, for the discovery of the twelve uses of dragons blood and his work on alchemy with his partner Nicolas Flamel. *Memory refresher #2 – Dumbledores Chocolate Frog Card.Īlbus Dumbledore, currently Headmaster of Hogwarts. Secondly, on re-reading Philosopher’s Stone, I took note of the wording of Dumbledores Chocolate Frog Card. The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approachesborn to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month diesand the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows notand either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survivesthe one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies (OotP, Australasian edition, pg. *Memory refresher #1 – Trelawney’s prophecy. Firstly, on reading a fanfic (I can’t remember which, apologies to the author) where upon hearing Trelawney’s first prophecy from Harry, Hermione’s first reaction is to head for the Library (no surprise there) to check the possible meanings of “vanquish.” Three things have stuck in my mind over the last couple of months.

To vanquish definition