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The headmaster at Hogwarts. He's an old wizard and is supposedly the only wizard that Voldemort ever feared. Harry admires Dumbledore greatly and feels safe with him at school; he reasons that Dumbledore will be able to keep him safe from Sirius Black. However, Harry, Ron, and Hermione do question Dumbledore's judgment when it comes to hiring, given that they suspect Professor Snape of trying to poison Professor Lupin. In the Shrieking Shack, however, Lupin shares that Dumbledore has been generous to him for many years: he allowed Lupin to attend Hogwarts as a child and made sure that he had a safe place to transform into a werewolf, and as an adult, Dumbledore was willing to hire Lupin when most wizards are afraid of him. Dumbledore is very willing to change his beliefs depending on what he hears; he believes Sirius's story of innocence after Sirius is captured. He also believes in justice and helping it along whenever he can. For this reason he sends Harry and Hermione back in time to save Sirius and Buckbeak, as he recognizes that it's impossible to save them otherwise.
Albus Dumbledore Quotes in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban quotes below are all either spoken by Albus Dumbledore or refer to Albus Dumbledore. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Nine
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"Didn't they want to help, sir?" said Percy.
"Oh yes," said Dumbledore coldly. "But I'm afraid no dementor will cross the threshold of this castle while I am headmaster."
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Chapter Twenty-One
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"Yes, I do," said Dumbledore quietly. "But I have no power to make other men see the truth, or to overrule the Minister of Magic..."
Harry stared up into the grave face and felt as though the ground beneath him were falling sharply away. He had grown used to the idea that Dumbledore could solve anything. He had expected Dumbledore to pull some amazing solution out of thin air. But no...their last hope was gone."
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Chapter Twenty-Two
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"It didn't make any difference," said Harry bitterly. "Pettigrew got away."
"Didn't make any difference?" said Dumbledore quietly. "It made all the difference in the world, Harry. You helped uncover the truth. You saved an innocent man from a terrible fate."
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Albus Dumbledore Quotes in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban quotes below are all either spoken by Albus Dumbledore or refer to Albus Dumbledore. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Nine
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"Didn't they want to help, sir?" said Percy.
"Oh yes," said Dumbledore coldly. "But I'm afraid no dementor will cross the threshold of this castle while I am headmaster."
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Chapter Twenty-One
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"Yes, I do," said Dumbledore quietly. "But I have no power to make other men see the truth, or to overrule the Minister of Magic..."
Harry stared up into the grave face and felt as though the ground beneath him were falling sharply away. He had grown used to the idea that Dumbledore could solve anything. He had expected Dumbledore to pull some amazing solution out of thin air. But no...their last hope was gone."
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Chapter Twenty-Two
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"It didn't make any difference," said Harry bitterly. "Pettigrew got away."
"Didn't make any difference?" said Dumbledore quietly. "It made all the difference in the world, Harry. You helped uncover the truth. You saved an innocent man from a terrible fate."
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