61 Inspiring Dumbledore Quotes

In the magical world of Harry Potter, few characters offer as much wisdom and inspiration as Albus Dumbledore. Known for his profound insights and gentle guidance, Dumbledore’s words have resonated with readers and viewers for years, transcending the boundaries of the fictional realm to touch lives in the real world. Whether he is offering solace during times of trouble or imparting lessons on love, courage, and the power of choices, Dumbledore’s quotes serve as a beacon of hope and understanding. Join us as we delve into a curated collection of 61 inspiring quotes from the venerable headmaster, each selected to illuminate the path to self-discovery and moral clarity.

1. “We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.” - J.K. Rowling

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

3. “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” - J.K. Rowling

4. “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

5. “Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!” - J.K. Rowling

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

7. “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

8. “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

9. “What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally the whole school knows.” - J. K. Rowling

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

11. “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

12. “Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears."After all this time?""Always," said Snape.” - J.K. Rowling

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

14. “He must have known I'd want to leave you.""No, he must have known you would always want to come back.” - J.K. Rowling

15. “Have to? Of course you have to! But only because of you, Harry, won't rest until Voldemort is finished! Think now, for once, if you have never heard of the prophecy! What would you do?” - J.K. Rowling

16. “You know, Minister, I disagree with Dumbledore on many counts...but you cannot deny he's got style...” - J.K. Rowling

17. “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

18. “Because to confide a part of your soul to something that can think and move for itself is obviously a very risky business.” - J.K. Rowling

19. “Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!” - J.K. Rowling

20. “I see you are —”“Dumbledore’s man through and through,” said Harry. “That’s right.” - J.K. Rowling

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

22. “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

23. “The idea of a teenage Dumbledore was simply odd, like trying to imagine a stupid Hermione or a friendly Blast-Ended Skrewt.” - J.K. Rowling

24. “Even if I could, I wouldn't. Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground.” - J.K. Rowling

25. “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

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

27. “But he understood at last what Dumbledore had been trying to tell him. It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head held high. Some people, perhaps, would say that there was little to choose between the two ways, but Dumbledore knew — and so do I, thought Harry, with a rush of fierce pride, and so did my parents — that there was all the difference in the world.” - J.K. Rowling

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

29. “I see a light in the kitchen. Let us not deprive Molly any longer of the chance to deplore how thin you are.” - J.K. Rowling

30. “You may, perhaps, have wondered why I never chose you as a prefect? I must cofess...that I rather thought...you had enough reponsibility 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

31. “Can you think what the Mirror of Erised shows us all?" Harry shook his head."Let me explain. The happiest man on earth would be able to use the Mirror of Erised like a normal mirror, that is, he would look into it and see himself exactly as he is. Does that help." Harry thought. Then he said slowly, "It shows us what we want... whatever we want..." "Yes and no," said Dumbledore quietly. "It shows us nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts. You, who have never known your family, see them standing around you. Ronald Weasley, who has always been overshadowed by his brothers, sees himself standing alone, the best of all of them. However, this mirror will give us neither knowledge or truth. Men have wasted away before it, entranced by what they have seen, or been driven mad, not knowing if what it shows is real or even possible."The Mirror will be moved to a new home tomorrow, Harry, and I ask you not to go looking for it again. If you ever do run across it, you will now be prepared. It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that. Now, why don't you put that admirable cloak back on and get off to bed.” - J.K. Rowling

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

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

34. “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

35. “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

36. “It was important, Dumbledore said, to fight, and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then could evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated. . . .” - J.K. Rowling

37. “But this is touching, Severus,” said Dumbledore seriously. “Have you grown to care for the boy, after all?”“For him?” shouted Snape. “Expecto Patronum!”From the tip of his wand burst the silver doe. She landed on the office floor, bounded once across the office, and soared out of the window. Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears.“After all this time?”“Always,” said Snape.” - J.K. Rowling

38. “Killing is not so easy as the innocent believe.” - J.K. Rowling

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

40. “Draco, do it, or stand aside so one of us -" screeched the woman, but at that precise moment the door to the ramparts burst open once more and there stood Snape, his wand clutched in his hand as his black eyes swept the scene, from Dumbledore slumped against the wall, to the four Death Eaters, including the enraged werewolf, and Malfoy."We've got a problem, Snape," said the lumpy Amycus, whose eyes and wand were fixed alike upon Dumbledore, "the boy doesn't seem able -"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 said nothing, but walked forwards and pushed Malfoy roughly out of the way. The three Death Eaters fell back without a word. Even the werewolf seemed cowed.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!” - J.K. Rowling

41. “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

42. “I believe your friends Misters Fred and George Weasley were responsible for trying to send you a toilet seat. No doubt they thought it would amuse you.” - J.K. Rowling

43. “Harry, Cedric, I suggest you both go up to bed," said Dumbledore, smiling at both of them. "I am sure Gryffindor and Hufflepuff are waiting to celebrate with you, and it would be a shame to deprive them of this excellent excuse to make a great deal of mess and noise.” - J. K. Rowling

44. “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

45. “Crackers!” said Dumbledore enthusiastically, offering the end of a large silver noisemaker to Snape, who took it reluctantly.” - J.K. Rowling

46. “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

47. “But you're dead,' said Harry.'Oh, yes,' said Dumbledore matter-of-factly.'Then... am I dead too?''Ah,' said Dumbledore, smiling still more broadly. 'That is the question, isn't it? On the whole, dear boy, I think not.” - J.K. Rowling

48. “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

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

50. “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

51. “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

52. “Ron's ears turned bright red and he become engrossed in a tuft of grass at his feet, which he prodded with his toe 'he must've known I'd run out on you'.'No', Harry corrected him, 'He must've known you'd always want to come back” - J.K. Rowling

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

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

55. “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

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

57. “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

58. “Killed?" said Hagrid loudly, staring down at Harry. "Snape killed? What're yeh on abou', Harry?""Dumbledore," said Harry. "Snape killed... Dumbledore.” - J.K. Rowling

59. “You are omniscient as ever, Dumbledore.""Oh, no, merely friendly with the local barmen.” - J.K. Rowling

60. “Prongs rode again last night... You know, Harry, in a way, you did see your father last night... You found him inside yourself.” - J.K. Rowling

61. “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