Why was Ariana Dumbledore killed?

When he and Gellert Grindelwald made plans to subjugate Muggles and take power in the Wizarding world, Albus planned to bring Ariana with them, but Aberforth pointed out that she was in no state to go. This launched a three-way duel between the brothers and Grindelwald, and Ariana was accidentally killed in the fray.

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What actually happened to Ariana Dumbledore?

Ariana died when she was accidentally struck by a curse in a three-way duel between her older brothers and Gellert Grindelwald, the soon-to-be infamous Dark wizard revolutionary.

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Whose curse killed Ariana Dumbledore?

' Quite who cast the spell that killed Ariana was unclear, although when Harry met Albus Dumbledore in King's Cross after he was nearly killed during the Battle of Hogwarts, the old headmaster strongly hinted that it was Grindelwald who shot the mortal curse.

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Why was Dumbledore killed off?

The foremost reason of why he had to die was his past obsession with deathly hallows. He carelessly touched Marvolo's ring , which resulted in hs being affected by Voldemort's curse. Snape clearly told him that it is a curse that will spread with time. So he only had a year to live.

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Was Ariana a squib?

Ariana wasn't a squib though, she sounds more like an Obscurial - the same as Credence. At 14-years-old, Ariana flew into a rage and her magical outburst killed Kendra. "Then, when she was fourteen ... see, I wasn't there," said Aberforth. "If I'd been there, I could have calmed her down.

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Who KILLED Dumbledore's Sister Ariana? What Happened to Her? - Harry Potter Theory

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What did the Muggles did to Ariana?

At the age of six, Ariana was attacked by Muggle boys who saw her practicing magic, and, when she couldn't show them the trick, attacked her in an attempt to stop her from using the magic. This left her traumatised to the point of rendering her magical abilities unstable and uncontrollable.

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Is Hermione related to a squib?

Though nominally a Muggle-born witch, Hermione is descended from the Dagworth-Granger family through her father's squib heritage.

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Why was Snape's Avada Kedavra blue?

In order to conjure the avada kedavra curse, you have to want to kill your victim. We all know that Voldemort could easily kill a child without an ounce of remorse... but not Snape. Snape didn't want to kill Dumbledore, and this was why the spell was blue instead of the usual green.

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What was Dumbledore's curse?

Gaunt's ring

After retrieving the ring Albus Dumbledore himself fell victim to a curse that, even when contained, would likely have killed him within the year. Once rendered defunct as a Horcrux, the stone was placed inside a Golden Snitch and left to Harry Potter in Dumbledore's will.

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How did Harry survive Avada Kedavra in the forest?

Voldemort intentionally made six Horcruxes, but when he used Avada Kedavra on Harry, he unintentionally created a seventh Horcrux. Instead of dying, Lily's love for Harry created a counter 'curse' known as Sacrificial Protection and saved Harry.

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Who was the girl that betrayed Dumbledore's army?

Even after the Death Eaters' mass breakout of Azkaban and Harry's interview being published in The Quibbler, Marietta continued to distrust Harry. After six months of the meetings, and from the pressure her mother gave, Marietta finally betrayed Dumbledore's Army to the Ministry.

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Who is Albus Dumbledore's wife?

Kendra Dumbledore (c.

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Who killed Grindelwald?

Given that the third film takes place in the early 1930s, we still have a little over a decade to go until the legendary duel in 1945 that netted Albus the Elder Wand (one of the Deathly Hallows) and saw Grindelwald trapped in his own castle until he was murdered by Voldemort years later.

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What emotional trauma did Ariana Dumbledore have?

In case you've forgotten the details, Dumbledore's sister Ariana was assaulted by three Muggle boys who saw her doing magic. Because of this trauma, Ariana refuses to use her powers and becomes magically unstable. This content is imported from Giphy.

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How old was Ariana Dumbledore when he died?

Ariana Dumbledore was the sister of Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore. She died quite young, at approximately 14 years of age.

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What happens to faux after Dumbledore died?

After Dumbledore died during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower in 1997, Fawkes sang his Lament to the assembled mourners, affecting all with its beauty. Fawkes left Hogwarts, possibly becoming a wild phoenix.

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What was Dumbledore's biggest mistake?

These are the worst things that Dumbledore ever did.
  1. 1 He Asked Snape to Kill Him.
  2. 2 He Raised Harry to Die. ...
  3. 3 He Abandoned His Family. ...
  4. 4 He Sent Hagrid and Maxime to Parlay with the Giants. ...
  5. 5 He Repeatedly Put His Students in Danger. ...

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What was Dumbledore's dark secret?

The big “secret” about the Dumbeldore family that the title promises is actually an explanation of the last film's cliffhanger. Albus confirms to Creedence early on in the film that he is in fact a Dumbledore, quashing any rumor that Grindelwald had lied to the young boy in order to sway him to his movement.

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What is Dumbledore's fatal flaw?

He was easily blinded by love. This was the root of his mistakes with Grindelwald. While Dumbledore was never evil, he was power hungry and his love for Grindelwald blinded him. Similarly, his love for Harry made him neglect telling him certain things that he should've known.

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Why couldn t Voldemort just Expelliarmus Snape?

He truly believed the Elder Wand had to be passed down through murder, because that is what the legends say. But even if he knew that one only had to be disarmed, Voldemort was still too arrogant to do that. He kills anyone in his way.

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Why did Voldemort give Snape a painful death?

Erroneously believing Snape is the master of the Elder Wand and that Snape's death will make him the master of the Wand, Voldemort kills Snape by having his pet snake Nagini bite him through the neck.

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What is Snape's secret spell?

Sectumsempra is a curse invented by Professor Severus Snape, during his childhood, when he was known as "The Half-Blood Prince". He created it with the intention of using it against his enemies, and it soon became one of his specialties.

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How is Hermione a heir of Slytherin?

Her real parents were Daneel and Dean Novak, Pureblooded wizards. Turns out Daneel was Tom Riddles younger sister, Daneel Riddle. Of course, the Riddles were related to Salzar Slytherin himself, and this made Hermione the living heir of Slytherin.

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Why is Hermione not a Ravenclaw?

And this is why Hermione does not fit into Ravenclaw, since she lacks their creativity of thought. When you also add in her fearlessness and her strong convictions about right and wrong, which are inherently Gryffindor traits, then there was even less of a chance she'd end up wearing blue and bronze.

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Is Neville the heir of Hufflepuff?

Harry is Heir of Gryffindor (as are several others in the fic), Neville is Heir of Hufflepuff, Hermione Heir of Ravenclaw, Draco and Snape are Heirs of Slytherin. Harry/Hermione, Lily/Godric. Harry learns the truth about his heritage and not in the way he imagined. (Lily has timetravelled and Godric is Harry's father.)

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