Armando Dippet

Armando Dippet was a former headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and was the headmaster before Albus Dumbledore accepted the position. He was a "nearly bald, somewhat feeble" man, and his portrait hangs in the headmaster's office. He appears on a Famous Wizards card. In 1943 Dippet talked with Tom Marvolo Riddle about him staying at Hogwarts for summer. Notably, he denied Tom Riddle the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. He was also the subject of a book by Rita Skeeter, Armando Dippet: Master or Moron?

Behind the Scenes

 * Alfred Burke appeared for a fleeting moment as Dippet in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film), in the memory scene and as a portrait.


 * According to Albus Dumbledore, Professor Dippet had ling and strawberries planted on the mountains surrounding Hogwarts Castle when he was headmaster. This could be a lie to gain Harry Potter and Hermione Granger some more time to release Buckbeak, seen as neither Cornelius Fudge nor Walden Macnair could see the said strawberries.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) ''
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows