42 Dumbledore Quotes

Few characters in the realm of literature and film have captured the essence of wisdom, bravery, and compassion as profoundly as Albus Dumbledore. The headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Dumbledore’s words often resonated with deep insight and timeless advice, guiding Harry Potter and readers alike through trials and tribulations. In this post, we’ve curated the top 42 Dumbledore quotes that reflect his remarkable intellect, his gentle humor, and his unwavering moral compass. Whether you’re a lifelong fan or just embarking on your journey into the wizarding world, these quotes are sure to inspire, comfort, and perhaps even challenge the way you think.

1. “To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.” - J.K. Rowling

2. “It's lucky it's dark. I haven't blushed so much since Madam Pomfrey told me she liked my new earmuffs.” - J.K. Rowling

3. “P.S. I enjoy acid pops.” - J.K. Rowling

4. “For future reference, Harry, it is raspberry...although of course, if I were a Death Eater, I would have been sure to research my own jam preferences before impersonating myself.” - J. K. Rowling

5. “I took a wrong turn on the way to the bathroom and found myself in a beautifully proportioned room I had never seen before, containing a really rather magnificent collection of chamberpots. When I went back to investigate more closely, I discovered that the room had vanished. But I must keep an eye out for it. Possibly it is only accessible at five thirty in the morning. Or it may only appear at the quarter moon - or when the seeker has an exceptionally full bladder.” - J.K. Rowling

6. “It's going to be all right, sir," Harry said over and over again, more worried by Dumbledore's silence than he had been by his weakened voice. "We're nearly there ... I can Apparate us both back ... don't worry ...""I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you.” - J.K. Rowling

7. “It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.” - J.K. Rowling

8. “He accused me of being Dumbledore's man through and through.""How very rude of him.""I told him I was."Dumbledore opened his mouth to speak and then closed it again. Fawkes the phoenix let out a low, soft, musical cry. To Harry's intense embarrassment, he suddenly realized that Dumbledore's bright blue eyes looked rather watery, and stared hastily at his own knee. When Dumbledore spoke, however, his voice was quite steady. "I am very touched, Harry.” - J.K. Rowling

9. “I DON'T CARE!" Harry yelled at them, snatching up a lunascope and throwing it into the fireplace. "I'VE HAD ENOUGH, I'VE SEEN ENOUGH, I WANT OUT, I WANT IT TO END, I DON'T CARE ANYMORE!""You do care," said Dumbledore. He had not flinched or made a single move to stop Harry demolishing his office. His expression was calm, almost detached. "You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.” - J.K. Rowling

10. “DUMBLEDORE'S ARMY, STILL RECRUITING.” - J.K. Rowling

11. “And I must draft an advertisement for the Daily Prophet, too,' he added thoughtfully. 'We'll be needing a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.... Dear me, we do seem to run through them, don't we?” - J.K. Rowling

12. “Like the fact that the person Sirius cared for the most about in the world was you," said Dumbledore quietly.” - J.K. Rowling

13. “My word, Severus, that I shall never reveal the best of you?’ Dumbledore sighed, looking down into Snape’s ferocious, anguished face. ‘If you insist …” - J.K. Rowling

14. “I was supposed to be waiting up here when you got back, only your Phoenix lot got in the way...”“Yes, they do that,” said Dumbledore.” - J.K. Rowling

15. “Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth.” - J.K. Rowling

16. “Three turns should do it.” - J.K. Rowling

17. “Curiosity is not a sin.... But we should exercise caution with our curiosity... yes, indeed.” - J.K. Rowling

18. “Only one thing mattered: this was not a Horcrux. Dumbledore had weakened himself by drinking that horrible potion for nothing. Harry crumpled the parchment in his hand and his eyes burned with tears as behind him Fang began to howl.” - J.K. Rowling

19. “But somebody else had spoken Snape’s name, quite softly.“Severus . . .”The sound frightened Harry beyond anything he had experienced all evening. For the first time, Dumbledore was pleading.Snape gazed for a moment at Dumbledore, and there was revulsion and hatred etched in the harsh lines of his face.“Severus . . . please . . .”Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at Dumbledore. “Avada Kedavra!”A jet of green light shot from the end of Snape’s wand and hit Dumbledore squarely in the chest. Harry’s scream of horror never left him; silent and unmoving, he was forced to watch as Dumbledore was blasted into the air. For a split second, he seemed to hang suspended beneath the shining skull, and then he fell slowly backward, like a great rag doll, over the battlements and out of sight.” - J.K. Rowling

20. “Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at Dumbledore."Avada Kedavra!” - J.K. Rowling

21. “I feel I owe you another explanation Harry," said Dumbledore hesitantly. "You may, perhaps, wondered why I never chose you as a prefect? I must confess...that I rather thought...you had enough responsibility to be going on with."Harry looked up at him and saw a tear trickling down Dumbledore's face into his long silver beard.” - J.K. Rowling

22. “But Dumbledore says he doesn't care what they do as long as they don't take him off the Chocolate Frog cards.” - J.K. Rowling

23. “A pair of werewolves occupied another booth. They were eating raw shanks of lamb and arguing about who would win in a fight: Dumbledore from Harry Potter books or Magnus Bane."Dumbledore would totally win," said the first one. "He has the badass Killing Curse."The second lycanthrope made a trenchant point. "But Dumbledore isn't real.""I don't think Magnus Bane is real either," scoffed the first. "Have you ever met him?""This is so weird," said Clary, slinking down in her seat. "Are you listening to them?" "No. It's rude to eavesdrop," said Jace.” - Cassandra Clare

24. “Witness for the defense, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.” - J.K. Rowling

25. “Harry, you wonderful boy, you brave, brave man.” - J.K. Rowling

26. “Ah! Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans! I was unfortunate enough in my youth to come across a vomit-flavored one, and since then I’m afraid I’ve rather lost my liking for them — but I think I’ll be safe with a nice toffee, don’t you?”He smiled and popped the golden-brown bean into his mouth.“Alas! Ear wax!” - J.K. Rowling

27. “You think it - wise - to trust Hagrid with something as important as this?""I would trust Hagrid with my life," said Dumbledore.” - J.K. Rowling

28. “Professor Dumbledore. Can I ask you something?" "Obviously, you've just done so," Dumbledore smiled. "You may ask me one more thing, however." "What do you see when you look in the mirror?" "I? I see myself holding a pair of thick, woolen socks." Harry stared."One can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books."It was only when he was back in bed that it struck Harry that Dumbledore might not have been quite truthful. But then, he thought, as he shoved Scabbers off his pillow, it had been quite a personal question.” - J.K. Rowling

29. “seperti telah kubuktikan kepadamu, aku bisa membuat kesalahan seperti orang lain. Malah, karena aku -maafkan aku- agak lebih pintar daripada sebagian besar orang, kesalahanku cenderung lebih besar juga.” - J.K. Rowling

30. “Hagrid, look what I’ve got for relatives!” Harry said furiously. “Look at the Dursleys!”“An excellent point,” said Professor Dumbledore. “My own brother, Aberforth, was prosecuted for practicing inappropriate charms on a goat. It was all over the papers, but did Aberforth hide? No, he did not! He held his head high and went about his business as usual! Of course, I’m not entirely sure he can read, so that may not have been bravery. . . .” - J.K. Rowling

31. “He felt even angrier that Dumbledore was showing signs of weakness. He had no business being weak when Harry wanted to rage and storm at him.” - J.K. Rowling

32. “I am not worried, Harry," said Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. "I am with you.” - J.K. Rowling

33. “Severus, please fetch me the strongest truth potion you posess, then go down to the kitchen and bring up the house elf called Winky. Minerva, kindly go down to Hagrids house where you will find a large black dog sitting in the pumpkin patch. Take the dog up to my office, tell him I will be with him shortly, then come back here.” - J.K. Rowling

34. “You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!” - J.K. Rowling

35. “Course Dumbledore trusts you,” growled Moody. “He’s a trusting man, isn’t he? Believes in second chances. But me — I say there are spots that don’t come off, Snape. Spots that never come off, d’you know what I mean?” - J.K. Rowling

36. “I know what you are known as . . . but to me, you will always be Tom Riddle. It is one of the irritating things about old teachers. I am afraid that they never quite forget their charges’ youthful beginnings.” - J.K. Rowling

37. “You know, I sometimes think we Sort too soon...” - J.K. Rowling

38. “You will also find that help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it.” - J.K. Rowling

39. “At that moment, Harry fully understood for the first time why people said Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort had ever feared. The look upon Dumbledore's face as he stared down at the unconscious form of Mad-Eye moody was more terrible than Harry could have ever imagined. There was no benign smile upon Dumbledore's face, no twinkle in the eyes behind the spectacles. There was cold fury in every line of the ancient face; a sense of power radiated from Dumbledore as though he were giving off burning heat.” - J.K. Rowling

40. “Dumbledore raised his finger for silence, a silence which fell as though he had struck Uncle Vernon dumb.” - J.K. Rowling

41. “Dumbledore was on his feet again, pale as any of the surrounding Inferi, but taller than any too, the fire dancing in his eyes; his wand was raised like a torch and from its tip emanated the flames, like a vast lasso, encircling them all with warmth.” - J.K. Rowling

42. “Harry constantly repeated Dumbledore's final words to himself. "I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me. ... Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it. "But what good were these words? Who exactly were they supposed to ask for help, when everyone was just as confused and scared as they were?” - J.K. Rowling