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Severus Snape is a severely underrated, but crucial character as well as an extremely powerful wizard with magical mastery and knowledge extremely few were able to match or exceed, (i.e., Dumbledore, McGonagall, Slughorn, in my opinion). He is considered by some to be history's greatest Occlumens, capable of shielding his mind from Voldemort, (the other two exceptions of Dumbledore and Grindelwald were also capable of this, as Voldemort's Legilemency is nearly unstoppable). Since this is the case, how is Bellatrix able to see through Snape's triple agent farce, but Voldemort couldn't? Bellatrix's level of magic may be high, but below both Snape's and Voldemort's respective levels. If Snape could repel Voldemort, he would have most certainly been capable of doing the same with her.
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If the real Moody taught at Hogwarts, it would be like Marine boot camp, essentially. He would relentlessly train them to be strong enough to withstand spells to a certain degree, hold their own well against and possibly defeat Voldemort's most powerful of Death Eaters (i.e., Bellatrix Lestrange, Antonin Dolohov, Thorfin Rowle, and Yaxley), and able to help enhance the magical barrier of Hogwarts during the final battle. He would also train them to be vigilant constantly, and to prepare their own meals and drink from their personal flasks/bottles.
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Ralph Fiennes when he's high
It would be a close fight, but Voldemort would get the edge. Grindelwald may be powerful, but Voldemort is called 'the most dangerous Dark wizard of all time', and has deeply immersed himself in the Dark Arts far more than Grindelwald ever did.
Dumbledore. His wisdom, cunning, planning and unrivalled power are not to be underestimated, and was the preeminent architect behind Voldemort's death. In a large way, the Second Wizarding War was his victory despite not being alive at the time for the final conflict and outcome. His charisma inspired so much loyalty in others that they fought to avenge him during the Battle of Hogwarts.
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Possibly. Unless there's some hidden detail behind it. Again, there is a possibility that he could've seen the attack from a safe distance away, or another one being that he was notified of the attack by Figg. However, the latter explanation is the most likely to be official as he wasn't physically there to see it happen.
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Yes, I know, but he DID say "Witness for the defense ..." as I've said before. .
Yes, but he did say 'Witness for the Defense, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore". (Both in the movie and book).
Yes, that's correct.
No worries. I've read the book and seen the movie many times. He calls himself a witness despite not actually being there during the incident. That's the only thing that I'm curious about.
He used it both in the book and movie. I know defending Harry and calling himself a witness aren't the same thing. I never said that.
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He was Harry's lawyer. As Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot and Supreme Mugwump, I think it's safe to say that he was in the right to defend Harry.
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(Please correct me if I'm wrong or give additional information on this in any way. I'm just curious).
If Dumbledore wasn't physically in Little Whinging during the Dementor attack on Harry and Dudley, how would he be a witness? The only witness present was the Squib, Arabella Doreen Figg. Being a witness means seeing what's going on in front of you with your own eyes, which is exactly what she was doing. You can't call yourself a witness if you haven't actually seen the attack for yourself, because that's lying to the entire court. (Unless Dumbledore saw it happen from afar). (Everything else that he said during the trial is fine, again, just that one bit of calling himself a witness is all I'm curious about.)
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Angry enough to be tempted to kill her, for sure. But since she has the same goals and mindset, he wouldn't bring himself to because he would also find her quite useful as a servant.
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Mentally kill him how, exactly?
Justcoffee&books, No. She wouldn't. Voldemort's Horcruxes keep him nearly immortal. Umbridge would easily be killed in a duel with him. She's not even that powerful despite displaying some advanced spells. If she can be effortlessly dominated by Dumbledore, she has an even worse chance against Voldemort.
He's protected all of the students and staff from threats to Hogwarts time after time and deals with them immediately. His protective charms are so powerful and complex that Voldemort himself can't break through them, which is why he never dared to attack Hogwarts while Dumbledore was present.
In a large way, the outcome of the Second Wizarding War was his victory, as Harry fulfilled Dumbledore's sophisticated plans to the letter. This makes him the preeminent architect behind Voldemort's death, despite the Headmaster not being alive at the time.
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If he is downright evil, he would still have his lust and desire for power and plan to take over the wizarding world. But he learned from his mistakes, and he became a good and better person. Any desire to complete this goal vanished completely after his sister died.
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