Dumbledore referring to Voldemort as "Tom" seems like the ultimate sign of disrespect or simply his way of showing that he still sees him as that young boy from the orphanage and therefore not much of a threat. No matter how strong or powerful Voldemort may become, Dumbledore will always have Tom's number

Insane that Dumbledore owned Voldemort, trapped Bellatrix, protected Harry and sent word to Fudge all at the same time. You may not like him but you can’t deny, Dumbledore’s got style.

i feel like the only time we see dumbledore's real power is when he destroys the inferi army with one spell, whilst literally dying and driven half crazy by the evil potion. i think he was always holding back, maybe because last time he went all out his sister was killed.

Dumbledore is such an enigma. It seems like he can obliterate the entire Harry Potter universe by himself. He steps in when he needs to but only to the level he needs to.

I'd say Dumbledore still won in the movie but it was closer. Also the look on Voldemort's face when Dumbledore arrives is epic. True fear in his eyes.

The person who chose to have absolutely no music in this scene was a hero. one of the greatest scenes in movie history, certainly the best duel in the original series of 8 HP movies. Although I think Dumbeldore vs Creedance is a favourite of mine due to the advancements of movie technique and visuals.

"It's foolish of you to come here tonight, the aurors will be here soon." "By that time, I shall be gone and you be dead." "You do not wish to kill me Dumbledore, above such brutality, are you?" The duel in the book is one of my fav moment of all. Just something about Dumbledore just casually blocking the curses while speaking to tom how death isn't the worst thing that could befall on a man.

Dumbledore was just buying time. His intentions were to make the minister and the others see by themselves that Voldemort was back To achieve that, he needed to buy lots of time. He was not worried about losing, he is way more powerful than Tom, but he was worried in buying enough time.

I simply believe even in power dumbledore was stronger and had no intention to kill voldemort since the horcruxes hadn't all been destroyed yet.

"It was foolish of you to come here tonight, Tom" so badass

It's strange that you think Fawkes' appearance shows a weakness on Dumbledore's part rather than his using the full range of magic at his disposal, and that the righteousness of his cause makes other magical creatures want to fight with him whereas Voldemort mostly has supporters because he kills all the no men. Dumbledore in many other instances has plans that involve Fawkes, who typically shows up to do one simple task and then is done for a bit. It's almost like a summoned pet in a video game, who shows up to do a thing or two on a limited timer and then has a somewhat lengthy cooldown before being available again. A Phoenix is, after all, said to be highly intelligent and fiercely loyal. Why anyone would think his presence in a battle would be for something other than as part of the team is curious: why on Earth would a Phoenix befriend and be loyal to a wizard so weak or stupid that he wouldn't be able to make use of a Phoenix's intellect and skills? Who is the only member of the team in the Order named after Fawkes' species who could be hit with a killing curse without dying? Fawkes. Who would Dumbledore fight who uses killing curses? How useful would it be to have Voldemort mistake a good time to waste his time using a curse that looked as though he'd be able to land it but which was actually meant to be a waste of precious casting time because at no point was Dumbledore actually vulnerable? Remember, Dumbledore is the most strategic and tactical thinker in the story. He's planned out everything in fine detail including how and when he himself must be killed, how and when Voldemort must be killed, and so on down the line. Do you think he recruited as a pet one that can apparate at will, and whose apparition ability is unaffected by the magic of wizards, all willy-nilly? Or is this just another bit of Dumbledore's ability to plan out when, where and how to engage with Voldemort so that the battle and war both are profitably pursued to the advantage of the good and great?

See, Dumbledore always had a plan. Book 4 he was basically elated that voldemort took Harry's blood, therefore keeping Lily's protective charm alive in him. Dumbledore also knew that Harry was a Horcrux. Book 6, he admitted to caring for Harry too much. Dumbledore knew the prophecy, "neither can live while the other survives." His whole plan was to give Harry the best chance at living, even if he had to die (destroy him being horcrux) to get the job done. Dumbledore killing Voldemort's body in book 5 would have taken away Lily's protective spell which would have meant certain death for Harry once he figured out he HAS to die to destroy the horcrux in him. Tldr: Dumbledore loved Harry and gave him the only way to come out of this alive in the end. Edit: Dumbledore claps at any other time.

Also, have to consider that he was fighting while suppressing Bellatrix and protecting harry while trying to stall for the Aurors. Despite his old age, Dumbledore might just be the most powerful wizard of all time.. maybe merlin is his equal.

I also loved how this chpt was titled The only one he ever feared

The reason D was so calm and confident is because he looked a lot like Jude Law when he was younger... that level of handsome confidence sticks with you for life.

4:25 "Dumbledore said calmly" Oh shewt, Voldemort must have been dead scared.

I loved this duel in the books and I think it showed so much of what high level wizard dueling actually could be. The killing curse is directly uncounterable, but it has a travel time and can apparently be intercepted by other objects, which means that the way a master wizard actually kills another master wizard is not by doing something more powerful, but by being creative and unexpected in their spellcasting. If you're powerful enough and know what your opponent is going to do, there's always some spell you can cast that will nullify it (or at the very least let you escape), so to defeat an opponent of a high enough level, you need to do something that takes them longer to figure out a response than they have to cast it. That's so much more interesting than all the wand-clashes that we got in most fights.

Voldemort: i will kill you and become the most powerful wizard alive. Dumbledore: Ah...Mondays are such pain in the ass.

“You do not seek to kill me, Dumbledore?” called Voldemort, his scarlet eyes narrowed over the top of the shield. “Above such brutality, are you?” “We both know that there are other ways of destroying a man, Tom,” Dumbledore said calmly, continuing to walk toward Voldemort as though he had not a fear in the world, as though nothing had happened to interrupt his stroll up the hall. “Merely taking your life would not satisfy me, I admit -” “There is nothing worse than death, Dumbledore!” snarled Voldemort. “You are quite wrong,” said Dumbledore, still closing in upon Voldemort and speaking as lightly as though they were discussing the matter over drinks. Harry felt scared to see him walking along, undefended, shieldless. He wanted to cry out a warning, but his headless guard kept shunting him backward toward the wall, blocking his every attempt to get out from behind it. “Indeed, your failure to understand that there are things much worse than death has always been your greatest weakness -”

Albus Dumbledore Is The Greatest Sorcerer In History. No Doubt Tom Wouldn't Stand A Chance!! (Don't Tell Him I Said That!!)

Dude if Grindelwald couldn't kill Dumbledore with that elder wand as we saw in Fantastic beasts 3, I bet Voldemort couldn't stand any chance, he would be 10 times down than Grindelwald, he didn't even use elder wand and his dark skills wouldn't beat Dumbledore like legit❗☝️, Dumbledore is too talented, and have lots of experiences.

Because dumbledore is too strong and experienced for riddle to be able to in his prime dumbledore would have wiped the floor with him, quite literally giving the floor a nice shine afterwards

Fawkes has a special connection to Dumbledore. It is theorized that Dumbledore may even have inadvertently created a horocrux out of Fawkes via his sister. Either way Fawkes seems to be an extention of Dumbledore, so I think it doesn't disqualify him in any wins.

I actually like Dumbledore carrying himself like he's not worried about dueling Voldemort. Through the whole series, you feel like although Harry is in danger, as long as Dumbledore is around, he'll probably be OK. Which makes his eventual death that much more impactful, no more safety net.

Book Dumbledore is the Dumbledore from the first two movies. I wish we’d seen more of that actor.

I highly recommend getting the Stephen Fry audio books for Harry Potter best purchases I've ever made in my life. He is an amazing narrator.

Dumbledore's such a badass in this scene in the book. The movie kind of ruined it. The dialogue also reinforces (it's even the chapter title) why Dumbledore is the only one Voldemort is afraid of. You can tell the people who either only watched the movies or watched the movies first because they tend to think Dumbledore is kind of useless.

My problem with the film’s Dumbledore is that you can clearly tell that the actor did not read the books and did not really understand the character. That can clearly be seen during the scene when the divination teacher gets fired. Instead of remaining calm, he gets angry. After the first two movies, they started straying further and further away from the source material.

Keep in mind that Rowling didn't write the film's script and also didn't reveal the secrets of the later books to Knowles or anyone else. Thus the scriptwriter didn't know of the Elderwand subplot and the true extent of Dumbledore's power. Additionally Albus knew from the prophecy that it was not in his remit to defeat Voldemort.

It just wasn't the right time yet. They both play 4d chess. I thought Fawkes jumped in without Dumbledore's say so, solely because he loved his owner.

Book description sounds like a proper wizard battle as opposed to two people flailing clumsy weapons about.

I'm not sure he needed Fawkes. I think that maybe Dumbledore bought Fawkes on purpose either way (how would the bird have got their in time) and that was the easiest way for Dumbledore to block the attack in that moment. Just a personal interpretation but it seems to me that Dumbledore let Fawkes take the hit and just let it happen. Considering the ease with which he blocked all the other killing curses, I think that he probably could have managed either way. Guess we'll never know!

That's the thing. People who fear death above all rarely can test themselves to the max if they can't point it all on the line. Dumbledore isn't afraid to die. Not afraid to sacrifice himself if it'll give him the ultimate victory in the end.

I think Fawkes was written in because of Tom's fear of death and his loneliness Fawkes died and was reborn. He also took a bullet willingly. Self sacrifice and martyrdom create immortality. Who would do that for Voldemort? Without being forced? He's still trying to help Voldemort. To teach him, and ultimately save him. Edit: by recognizing his mistake and having remorse Dumbledore has the elder wand, that's a special circumstance so it can make sense to deflect killing cutse

I agree with all of your comments ...except for Fawkes indicating Dumbledore as the loser. He brought Fawkes with him for such a need, and was ready for the snake...letting Fawkes deal with the curse. The REAL indication of the losing wizard is the moment the duel stops....when Voldemort possesses Harry. He could not use DIRECT means to defeat Dumbledore...so he chose an indirect route...to defeat Harry. And that also failed. So Voldemort lost twice... And while I think it was not possible for Dumbledore to WIN, he certainly didnt lose.

Dumbledore didnt want to kill Voldemort because the Horcruxes would have prevented it anyways. So his plan obviously was to either delay Voldemort until he would get encircled by the Aurors, or to actively incapacitate him himself to then capture him and make Voldi feel what true horror actually is.

I wondered this as well but considering what you find out in book 6 and seven about Voldemort‘s past encounters with Dumbledore. I think the other big factor is that Dumbledore is completely inside Voldemort‘s head. Even as a child, Dumbledore new what riddle was up to in ways that riddle never fully understood, same as an adult. Dumbledore always tends to know who Voldemort is travelling with, and how he tix. So I think the book implies that Dumbledore has this psychological edge over Voldemort because Voldemort is only wary around Dumbledore. And he never fully grasp how Dumbledore actually knows what he knows about the way riddle operates. Dumbledore clearly knows things that Voldemort doesn’t, and Voldemort fundamentally doesn’t know how Dumbledore has this power. That’s my take on it. Voldemort never moved past being the little weirdo kid that got up to no good and Dumbledore always seemed to know what was going on. This makes Dumbledore a complete unknown entity in many ways as far as Voldemort is concerned, which probably makes him behave differently than he would with anybody else. To a lesser extent it even happens with Harry and Voldemort, Voldemort just doesn’t understand why he can’t kill him, so he sends other people to do it for him until he can figure out why. As Dumbledore says to him “the fact that he can’t consider anything worse than death is actually one of Voldemort‘s weaknesses because it makes him blind to lots of other things that may be just as powerful which he completely disregards.

I think the best notion is to not think of the elder wand as a be-all-end-all…it is powerful yes but it is also a placebo. If you think you are the most powerful with the wand then it shows that you could be. But dumbledore was the most powerful so why would it make a difference…”the wand chooses the wizard” doesn’t mean it can’t go another way…damn that was a rant that I hope makes sense

I truly appreciate your videos there the closest thing to a new harry potter movie/book

I agree with your point about the movie being confusing with Dumbeldore being able to block the killing curse with his magic. Maybe they decided to add to movie canon that Dumbeldore found a way to block it with the Elder Wand?

So apparently, Harry's fame as to the only person ever to have survived the killing curse was completely unfounded. Or maybe ppl in Britain never got to fully know wht happened in Bhutan

Loving all the new videos. I do believe however that the true reason Dumbeldore did not show any fear of death when facing Lord Voldemort in the atrium of the ministry was the fact that he had mastered his acceptance of it. Like a samurai "the way of the warrior" knowing he had done his duty in protecting Harry & understanding that his life was merely a pawn in service of the greater good he faced his fate willingly. As you know; 'To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.'

“TOM, DID YOU PUT YAH NAME IN THE GOBELT OF FIYAAAAAHHHHHH????!!!!” Dumbledore said calmly.

I always enjoy your comparisons between the book and film.

Video idea for you to do: What additional effects do spells have that are not seen in the movies? For instance, what else can the patronus charm do besides ward off dementors?

The book was far superior especially here. This should have been a yoda battle type fight lol

Amazing video man😁👍🏼🤘🏼

Please do more such book to film scene comparison stuff

I think the fight from the book would have worked on screen. There’s more going on and it would be more visually interesting and maybe forestall the endless dull stalemate duels of the later films. There are snakes, transfiguration of the fountain, fire, shields, Fawkes and more. You also miss Dumbledore arriving in the death chamber “framed in the doorway from the brain room” which I’m almost glad is still how I originally imagined it in my head. The immensely scary, powerful, silently furious Dumbledore that is “the only one he ever feared” of the books is never really shown. Film Dumbledore is weaker and less agile. The rest of the department of mysteries would have also been amazing to see on screen, but I’m also kind of glad that that’s still exactly as I originally imagined it. Brains attacking Ron, the spinning room, the bell jar of time, the room that can’t be opened that contains a force (love) that melts Harry’s knife given to him by Sirius. Sirius laughing at belatrix, Lupin explaining to Harry that sirius is dead (not clearly hit by Avada kedavera in book, it’s just Belatrix’s “spell”). It’s a lot of great action that would have been a suspenseful (though in need of adaptation of course) ending. This is a shame because otherwise I like the film. I like the book too, I know some don’t, but it is very long and there is some that should probably have been lost. I would probably have cut grawp rather than the department of mysteries. Cutting quidditch was a good choice, having Dan Radcliffe assault Tom Felton would have been weird. Hagrid’s mission to the giants is lovely in the book, but you can’t really do story time in a film, but it would be nice to do it somehow (much shorter), would explain where the giants in no. 7ii come from. Generally this combines two of the biggest unfortunate parts about the films; that the climax of no. 5 is rushed, and that Gambon’s Dumbledore is terrible. Stephen Fry’s audiobook Dumbledore is the one for me.

I think it's pretty clear in the book that DD was easily able to handle anything Voldy threw out, and he did it basically off-handedly.

Dumbledore knew only Harry could kill Voldemort, he was just playing defense trying to get to hold Tom off long enough for the aurors to arrive and see him.

Incredible job

The Phoenix always strikes me as an extension of Dumbledore himself, as the two seem to be inextricably tied together. I see Fawkes and Dumbledore and two parts of the same being.

Man, Dumbledore was such a powerful, and brilliant wizard.

Loving your Chanel

The film's way of Dumbledore defending against the Killing Curse works for me, honestly. It's said to be un-blockable, but in Book 7, even when Voldemort isn't using his own Wand, thus removing the special circumstance, Harry's Wand was still able to repel it. So it stands to reason that ramming another Spell into it could "fight" or redirect it. Maybe in the film, Dumbledore is using Expeliarmus or Stupefy (both described as having the color of their energy being red) to "fight" it. I know, the simple explanation is that the CGI department was just reusing the Priori Incantaum effect from Book 4, but as an in-film-universe explanation, it works. Great video, though! Reminds me that I have to go back through these books and films myself again to relive the fun of them!

I love ur vids

Wow. this entire video is so well made. The editing, the book dialogues. The music. Made me revive the battle in an entire new experience combining the book and the film! So amazing! 🙌🔥

Dumbledore defeated an Elder wand wielding Grindelwald. Grindelwald who on his own without the wand was very powerful. If he could do that, Voldemort is nothing to him.

The book shows Dumbledore has friends that care for him, to step in front and take the hit. V has no one.

While I get why they wanted to show Dumbledore as weaker than in the books, they might have missed an opportunity with this one. If anyone knows the anime OnePunch man it perfectly utilizes this sort of narrative setup. The main hero of that story is all powerful, being able to defeat anyone with 1 punch. Yet the stakes in that story are still great, because that is certainly not the case for all of the other heroes. I think if they showed how powerful Dumbledore actually is at the end of the 5th movie, they could have setup even better how big of a deal it is that he dies by the end of the 6th movie and that he is significantly weakened throughout Half blood prince. Dumbledore was the one person Voldemort feared. Despite what he might want you to believe, he did fear him up until the very end.

Yes! Can't wait for your take 💜 Dumbledore was always the one Voldemort was scared of ... I have always wondered why the horicrux didn't react to Voldemort possessing Harry

I felt that Dumbledore's confidence was warranted, I don't feel Dumbledore didn't see Voldemort as a threat up until he had vanished. He knew Harry was his target then and feared for him. I know some people see Fawkes saving him as he would have lost if......But Dumbledore knew he had his Phoenix to protect him and knew head to head Voldemort wasn't a match for him. Also, this scene in the book made it that much more shocking and hurtful for me when Dumbledore died because at that moment Harry's last defense against Voldemort was gone, the most powerful Wizard to have ever lived in the century was gone. It also made the last fight scene in the book for me that much more exciting cause I felt Harry was just as confident as Dumbledore was in this fight.

What WAS that spell that produced the gong-like note? I've read many theories but I've not been able to find anything conclusive.

I think they should have gone more like the books in anime i love seeing the protagonist overpowering an enemy showing of and maybe humiliating his enemy

I was always unhappy that they admitted the dialogue as I felt it was the dialogue that was the true battle far more than the magic being thrown at each other

I always believed that Dumbledore had a certain connection with Fawkes, so he knew Fawkes was there to save him from the killing curse. Otherwise he would’ve either apparated somewhere else or conjure another statue (or object) to shield him. There’s no way Dumbledore would leave that up to chance, as it wouldn’t fit with his behavior during that duel. He was the greatest wizard of his time for a very good reason. I also don’t believe that the Elder wand made a big difference during the duel. Sure, it gave Dumbledore’s power a little boost, but with his exceptional skill and abilities he didn’t need that to duel Voldemort to a stalemate.

I do wish this duel was longer.

I've always preferred the movies version of the bravery quote, honestly. "It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends."

Despite old age, Dumbledore, in both versions, that he truly is a great wizard. The case was the same in both versions, to keep Harry protected and Voldemort busy long enough for the aurors to arrive that Voldemort had in fact returned and thus prove to everybody what he and Harry had been saying of them the past year. I like how in the aftermath Dumbledore starts giving orders to the Minister of Magic himself to correct everything that been happening to Harry and the school since the start of the year.

They sort of left a lot of things out of the final four movies ... because there are a lot of things I would have liked to see in t hem. Like Firenze teaching divination.

I hope we see Dumbledore go all out in the next fantastic beasts movies, or at least in his final duel with Grindelwald. Because we have never seen him at full power, and if they do make the first wizarding War movies I hope we see Dumbledore in action while using the elder wand.

Just because he may have needed Fawkes doesn't mean he was the "loser" though. He used the statues to block the other killing curses and that didn't make him the loser, right? Whether he can communicate with Fawkes and he asked the bird to do it, or the bird did it on his own, it doesn't matter. He's a phoenix so it doesn't truly kill him, just like it didn't kill a statue that wasn't really alive to begin with. Seems like a rather silly conclusion to me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Literally one minute and I'm still not the first comment. Haha. You've got a huge following. Love the content. 💛

Amazing 🤩

For the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee starting tomorrow, can you please do a video on if Her Majesty the Queen knows about the wizarding world?

I think it would make sense for dumbledore to have heroic entrance where he demolishes Voldemort completely, as I believe in 3rd movie it was stated by Ron that Hogwart is safe because Dumbledore is there. Then after Dumbledore's death it would make much more sense that everything became so grimm that Hogwart got overtaken completely.

Honestly, i feel that, with every year that has been passing. More and more plot holes are in the HP magic. Though when i think about how Dumbledore could have blocked the AK curse within the "special" circumstances. Might be because Dumbledore had the Elder Wand. I do think that the fact that the AK curse is described in HP as unstoppable, isn't really that great to be honest. I mean there is magic in this world. Surely after all this time, someone would've found or studied the curse to find a spell, or some kind of shield that comes out of the wand (like the special silver shield from Voldemort) to block/stop it. I just can't believe that Dumbledore wouldn't know this kind of defense. For more than one reason. He actually experienced a bit off both sides. Dark and light. Further more, i do agree. I would've actually liked seeing Dumbledore just taking on Voldemort very calmly, speak to him as a "normal" human. It would make Voldemort make more human which is what the producers wanted. (That's the reason they didn't give him red eyes.) To humanize him more which would make him more scary. At least, that's what i remember from the interview! Anyway, both wizards are very powerful and interesting in their own way!

Great video first of all, unnamed channel owner. Now don't get me wrong, the duel on the film is fantastic but I like the book version more. In the book it was much longer than 2 and a half minutes give or take on screen. But I understand them really, because they wanted to express an idea and that was it. They couldn't translate an entire book fight to screen, because it would have been too long in already a long film. If both fought to the death, it could have gone either way although Albus was of course stronger. Sometimes it depends on the right momentum, just like David and Goliat. A miracle and wisdom gave David a victory, so maybe Voldemort could have won if he was smart enough to recognize one moment. Same goes for Molly vs. Bellatrix it was clear which women was superior, and the superior one lost her life. I was happy to read and see the death of both Bellatrix and Voldemort.

Dumbledore and Voldemort in the books: Having a full conversation about their different understandings of death. Dumbledore and Voldemort in the movies: "NYUH"

The book portrayed this scene so much better. I remember asking myself why doesn't Dumbledore just kill him and it wasn't until the end I found out why. I also liked the book better when it came to Half Blood Prince when Dumbledore had to cast a spell on Harry to keep him from intervening on his death because he knew Harry would try and save him.

That entire book was the best of the series. When the teenagers+OthP are losing to the death eaters, Dumbledore shows up with a white and furious face, giving Harry an electrical surge of hope. After dealing with all the death eaters (except Bellatrix who managed to kill off Sirious before fleeing from Dumbledore) he walks into the Voldemort duel with no cares of fears. Absolute legend.

When a video is at the top of your feed and u dont realize it's a year old till u read the comments

Excellent

The movie has a shocking lack of transfiguration magic, especially considering it is considered the most dangerous and powerful branch of magic. Regarding the double attack from the snake and killing curse, I agree with u that it had cornered Dumbledore slightly. But we had seen earlier that he could use apparition there. So it wasn't that hard to just get out of the way. He probably used Fawkes interference as an opportunity to shift into the counterattack. After all, just like voldy uses snakes, Dumbledore can use his pet too considering he is immortal.

I read a bit a dialogue in a fanfic once about Harry describing this duel to sirius(Sirius survived in this fic), and Sirius barks in laughter before, “That’s what you get when two show offs duel. They make a spectacle of the whole thing”

“…and you’ll be dead.” “Shut up, Tom.” said Dumbledore calmly.

I hadn't though along these lines before but your comment about how Dumbledore could use any spell to block Ava Kedavra. Given that the only know official way to block the killing curse is sacroficial love, it stands to reason that there may be other ways around it, after all who would be willing to try blocking a spell that would probably kill them? It seems reasonable to me that the Elder Wand, being a Deahtly Hallow created by Death, said to make the wielder unbeatedable, that it would be capable of blocking any spell including Ava Kedavra. I also think that it is likely that the Invisible Cloak would also would also likely block the killing curse; while Harry, Ron and Hermione were visiting Xenophilius Lovegood he described it as "giving constant and impenetrable concealment, no matter what spells are cast at it." I also feel that it wouldn't be stretch to think that the Resurrection Stone may also be able to block the killing curse. If you had summoned someone who had died, it is likely that this "spirit" version could block the spell and since they are already dead wouldn't be able to die again. Perhaps you might need to summon them again...

Why do people always think that high age is equal to being out of prime? I’m pretty sure that’s not how the wizarding world works. Experience and knowledge is clearly more important than having slightly faster reflexes. The physical condition doesn’t matter too much as long as you can move around and swing your wand. I’m pretty sure Dumbledore is actually in his prime here, he only got weakened from the event in the half blood prince. That being said, you can well argue that Dumbledore only dominated the duel and stood his ground because he had the elder wand.

Dumbledore had no desire to destroy Tom's current body. A body filed with Harry's blood. A mind consumed with killing the one person he would simply never be able to kill. Dumbledore knew Tom would come back again, and all the work he had put in for the party decade + would be wasted. Dumbledore was also not a young man, so he might not even be alive when Tom did return again.

You mention at 8:08 that Dumbledore doesn't use a "Fiery Whip" but at the beginning of their duel, Dumbledore's first move is him whipping his want around his head before he casts and it even makes a "Whip" noise.

The mistake started in the 4th movie. (Impostor) Moody very explicitly said avada kedavra is unblockable in the book. The movie also made the priori incantatem effect seem like the most unusual part of Harry and Tom’s wands’ interaction, rather than Harry being able to block the killing curse.

Dumbledore is the best wizard ever.

That scene was badass. When Voldy screams and shatters the glass then Dumbledore does the water orb protection.

I absolutely love your videos thank you so much for putting so much hard work and time into them to entertain us. I pray that there will always be a KZfaqr who discuss Harry Potter and Game of Thrones. It will be a very sad day for me when there is no longer any discussion about these amazing books but I highly doubt that will ever happen because I know as a 32-year-old that I will be reading my children the Harry Potter books just like a lot of other now parents who grew up reading Harry Potter are introducing it to their children. I am going to read my children the books in order for example when they are 11 I will start with book one when they are 12 I will read them chamber of secrets etc. The books do get pretty dark and graphic and violent and I think JK Rowling did a very good job making the books developmentally appropriate for children as well as teenagers and adults as they progressed along. I was fortunate that every year a new book came out. I started reading them when I was 11 and went to Barnes & Noble at midnight every time the new Harry Potter book was coming out. The books do get pretty dark so I think children need to read them at an appropriate age that way they will relate to the characters and it will not be too dark or scary for them to digest. There are so many adult Harry Potter fans out there that I don't think it will be going away for a long time. I really think that in my lifetime they will be making a TV show like Game of Thrones redoing the Harry Potter book series. I think this would be amazing because they would have much more time to add in things that they left out of the movies that were in the books that were incredibly important for the reader to understand the story in it's entirety. I think we all would love to see a show based off of the Harry Potter books. The only hard part about that is I can never imagine another actor playing Hagrid or McGonagall or Snape. I thought it was a travesty when they replaced Dumbledore I know they had to because he unfortunately passed away however they picked somebody that didn't even bother to read the books to get an idea of what dumbledore's character is like and trust me he is one of a kind. This is ridiculous if you are going to play a part that is based off of a book character read the books is that not common sense. Maybe if he did he wouldn't have made the absolute blunder of yelling at Harry "Did you put your name in the goblet of fire" I thought the first Dumbledore was so perfect. That actor actually read the books and he embodyed everything I imagine dumbledore to be. Softspoken, very intelligent but only intimidating when he had to be. There are also a few other characters who just match the parts perfectly. It's very rare when you get a movie based off of a book and the actors actually look how they do in your head. Grant it there were some actors that I thought were not the best in the movie for example Bonnie Wright playing Jinny Weasley and a couple more like lavender Brown etc. I'm having a hard time thinking of the top of my head right now about the other characters I thought could have been played by a much better suited actor. I just work a 14 hour shift and then went and babysat for another 4 hours and I am having trouble thinking at the moment I know it will come to me eventuality. But come on Lock Heart was beyond perfect. My complaints though would be that all of the Marauder's should have only been in there early to mid-30s and all the actors that played them were clearly in their mid-40s. I could go on and on about the amazing actors like the man who played Lucius Malfoy I can go on on with the amazing actors they chose for the films. However there were some actors that were casted in roles that I was not happy with and did not think they were a good fit. Luckily this is few and far between. My main critique of the movies is that they completely butchered the books. They took out incredibly important information and put in scenes that were not even in the book. The first and second movie were I thought spot on except for a few things that they left out. But then starting with the third movie it started to get incredibly dark like the Battle of winterfell in Game of Thrones and you could barely even see what was going on. The wizarding world to me is supposed to be a colorful and magical place. I understand that they were under threats and had to make it a little more dark but I would actually like to be able to see what is going on in a scene. Also they could have actually put major plot points from the book into the show instead of filling it in with ridiculous things like the boys in the dormitory taking the candies that made them sound like animals and I have a lot of other examples. Also the fourth movie goblet of fire was an atrocity in my opinion as well as the 6th and 7th movie because they did not explain very important information that was in the books. They kind of skimmed over it but clearly they did not do nearly as well as the books or go into-depth like the books do making it all come together in the end and make sense.

Very good

In the books it clearly defines Voldemorts fear for Dumbledore as well as Dumbledores pitty for Tom not being able to love. I think Fawks dying for Dumbledore it a very important part because it represents the theme that love will triumph over fear and hate

Avada Kedavra may be unblockable, but let’s not forget that Dumbledore is using the Elder Wand, which is said to be unbeatable in a duel, when you’re it’s master. It’s basically an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object. So it kinda makes sense for Dumbledore to block it in the movie

Yet another reason I’m so excited for the reboot!

I don't think Dumbledore's nonchalant attitude is as much about his confidence to beat Voldemort as much as Dumbledore's lack of fear towards death. Even in the book after he's cursed by wearing Slytherin's ring and knows he has less than a year to live, his attitude was still pretty chill, he really didn't seem to care much about dying. I still think he's stronger than Voldemort but I don't think it was by that much.