CoSForums Archive - Dumbledore's Boggart

superjess

June 28th, 2003, 9:41 pm

Tomsk

June 28th, 2003, 9:45 pm

Thats a toughie. I don't think it would get confused and not turn into anything, even Dumbledore si only human and so he must have a fear. It would probably something like him as a muggle with no magical powers.

GryffindorSeekerHP

June 28th, 2003, 9:54 pm

That IS tough. I think it would turn into something like...Umm..well...getting no socks for Christmas! I don't know. I'd think it would be Harry dead...

vickygirl4

June 28th, 2003, 10:04 pm

I was thinking the exact same thing= Harry dead! In OotP he did say that he cared for harry too much and he just wanted him to be happy, and a dead harry isn't a very happy harry, now is it? no!

Ecthelion

June 28th, 2003, 10:39 pm

Apparently others think this as well, but I think his boggart would maintain the shape of Harry lying dead after his final confrontation with Voldemort. As Vicky said, he now cares about Harry way too much....which strikes me as dangerous. Throughout the books we have never heard nor seen Dumbledore really take to anything or anybody....but Harry. I know this theory is quite dramatized, but it is a fictional book and it is seemingly the only theory plausible.

Unless of course the boggart would assume the shape of lemon drops which have been taken out of the market! :)

~BrandyTook~

June 28th, 2003, 10:45 pm

I agree with what everyone has been saying. I think it would be Harry dead. Because then Voldemort couldn't be defeated. And Dumbledore loves Harry and cares for him a lot. But we don't really know Dumbledore's most inner secrets, so we can't be certain that that's his deepest fear. But that's the assumption that we can make from what we have.

Yasif

June 28th, 2003, 10:46 pm

I think it would include Harry dead but also clearly have Voldemort alive. I don't think a Harry who'd died of old age would frighten him that much

DWeasley

June 28th, 2003, 10:53 pm

I agree that seeing Harry dead or dying would be his greatest fear.

amy460

June 28th, 2003, 10:55 pm

I think a dead Harry would be his boggart. He is afraid that Voldermort will find out how much he actually cares for Harry.

Isin Dule

June 29th, 2003, 4:18 am

Ha, ha. I like the idea about the bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. We all know that the last two beans Dumbledore has eaten have been vomit and ear wax.

HPGramp

June 29th, 2003, 4:40 am

At this point I would certainly think it would involve Harry, just not dead. There are worse things than death after all. Maybe soulless after a Dementors Kiss or standing by Voldemort's side.

How about Neville Longbottom with a lightning shaped scar on his forehead?

HPviolinist85

June 29th, 2003, 4:44 am

I was going to say Harry being dead, but everyone else said it so I'm going to say a big giant sock unravelling itself!

Quidditch Capt.

June 29th, 2003, 7:57 am

I agree that it would be Harry dead. He fears that more than anything because he knows that the world would be in the greatest danger if that were the case, but also because he cares so much for Harry.

Dormitorius Draco

June 29th, 2003, 8:18 am

Well I think the ppl have spoken for me, DD's worst fear would be Harry death because after all he seem to have great love for Harry and he said it in OoTP.

lunalovegood03

June 29th, 2003, 9:04 am

but dumbledore thinks there are things worse then death... I think it would be something more harry insane like nevilles parents, or Voldemort murdering Harry but Harry not dead yet and dd powerless to stop him hurting harry :??:

chufa

June 29th, 2003, 9:13 am

possible things:
1. Harry's dead and Voldie is alive
2. banning of his chocolate frog card (just joking)
3. end of hogwarts
4. Dementors suck his or Harry's soul

Giggling Kat

June 29th, 2003, 3:19 pm

I don't know about dead - but in pain or dying, or quite possible Harry turning "Dark".

As we've found out Hagrid was his ward for a few years, it might also have some connection.

Or something surreal... his brother and a goat...

lufc_chic

June 29th, 2003, 3:43 pm

Hmmm.... that's a good question... I don't know the answer... Maybe like everyone else said... Harry dead.... but maybe something else... who knows.... we don't know much about him.... so there might be something else...

riddle_02

June 29th, 2003, 3:52 pm

As lunalovegood03 mentions- Dumbledore believes there are worse things than death- and he tells Voldemort so.

So I think his fear would be Harry being "evil"- he told Harry why he'd been afraid to look at him through the fifth year-he didn't want to see Voldemort in Harry. He's seen flashes of Tom Riddle in him already. And now with Harry's "I don't wanna be human any more" reaction to Sirius' death- it's probably an even more prominent fear.

Or maybe the boggart is Dumbledore himself gone evil- he's the most powerful wizard in the world, only limited by his nobility- (his refusal to make use of dark magic) which Hagrid(?) directly refers to in one of the earlier books. Maybe he worries that his concern for Harry will drive him to do something magical that will overpower him and destroy the world!!!!! (Ooooh how dramatic!)

Bleh- then again, maybe it's just a dementor- he hates them and with all his worries they wouldn't be a picnic to go near.

Padfoot_Uk

June 29th, 2003, 6:05 pm

yeh i would have to agree, a dead Harry with Voldemort still living and getting stronger. but i do like the idea of a large bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, because that would be quite funny. i think, however the dead Harry is more likely.

MsSnape

June 29th, 2003, 6:10 pm

I think that Dumbledore's boggart would be Dumbledore himself.

HannahStarr

June 29th, 2003, 6:15 pm

I think that Dumbledore's boggart would be Dumbledore himself.

Meaning that Dumbledore's afraid of himself? Afraid of turning to the "Dark Side"? Hmmm... I think Dumbledore's boggart would have something to do with Harry... maybe Harry dead but Voldemort alive or something.

MsSnape

June 29th, 2003, 6:27 pm

No. I don't think that Dumbledore is afraid of turning evil, but he is definately afraid of his decision making and such. He sees the consequences of so many decisions he made in his life and in the lives of other people. And in many decisions there really is no good solution. Just look at Harry. He probably feels somewhat responsible for Snape even. As headmaster did he do enough to stop the bullying?

Alison

June 29th, 2003, 6:36 pm

This is a very interesting question. I am really wondering what are the 'other ways to destroy a man'? That Voldemort knows about. And Dumbledore was 'Not satisfied' to kill Voldy outright. Though obviously he can't because only Harry can. Oooh. Does that mean Harry has to use Dark magic to do it? Because why else can't Dumbledore do it? Yeah, I would say Dumbledore's greatest fear is Harry going over to the Dark side.

Slightly off topic. Does it strike anyone as odd that Dumbledore has been alive for over 150 years, Voldemort only 60-70 and Harry 15 and all of Dumbledore's hopes and fears are completely tied up in this. What is it that makes this situation so monumental? Or can Dumbledore see beyond it afterall?

Tomsk

June 29th, 2003, 8:59 pm

How do you know Dumbledore has been alive for 150 years? Surely he isn't immortal, so wouldn't he die of old age?

GaryGag

June 29th, 2003, 9:54 pm

Originally posted by Alison (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=402741#post402741))

Slightly off topic. Does it strike anyone as odd that Dumbledore has been alive for over 150 years, Voldemort only 60-70 and Harry 15 and all of Dumbledore's hopes and fears are completely tied up in this. What is it that makes this situation so monumental? Or can Dumbledore see beyond it afterall?

This is a good question. Surely there have been other "power play"" attempts in the wizarding world; even within DD's metheluselian (sp?) lifespan.

Hpmons

June 29th, 2003, 10:04 pm

His worst fear...Voldermort wearing nothing but a whipped cream teddy...

Sorry.

JKR has said that Dumbledore is 150 yrs old.
Dumbledores worse fear would be seeing Harry "worse than dead" and Voldermort laughing like a maniac.
I would love to see a Boggart again...there are so mny people I want o find out what their boggart would turn into.

Mirkwood

June 29th, 2003, 10:33 pm

I thinks it is watching a movie and seeing one of the Baldwin brothers play his character.. Everybodies worst fear...

JofpGallagher

June 29th, 2003, 11:19 pm

I believe it will turn to Harry's death body...that means that Voldemort can't be destroyed and everybody lost the battle.
EDIT: I posted without reading..hehehe....and my answer is very popular!!! :p

Ian P.

June 29th, 2003, 11:44 pm

Originally posted by Alison (original post (http://www.cosforums.com/a/showthread.php?postid=402741#post402741))
Slightly off topic. Does it strike anyone as odd that Dumbledore has been alive for over 150 years, Voldemort only 60-70 and Harry 15 and all of Dumbledore's hopes and fears are completely tied up in this. What is it that makes this situation so monumental? Or can Dumbledore see beyond it afterall?

How can Voldermort be 70, if he went to school with Hagrid? I don't think Hagrid is 60-70, though he could be, I don't know what the life-span iof a Half-Giant is..

Isin Dule

June 30th, 2003, 1:33 am

Hagrid is 66 years old in OOTP

IThinkNot

June 30th, 2003, 1:40 am

I believe Dumbledore's boggart would become a soulless Harry.... Harry, just sitting there, staring off into space, still alive but completely powerless, voiceless, thoughtless...

A topic for another thread: What would *everyone's* boggart be? Harry's is a dementor. Lupin's is the moon. Ron's is a spider. Mrs Weasley's is her family all dead. This is very intriguing.... Filch's would probably be a dead Mrs Norris. I can't think of anything else. Maybe I will start that thread...

silveria

June 30th, 2003, 2:37 am

I think DD's boggart will be important... if it turns out to be a spider, those people who theorize that Ron = Dumbledore will be in their glory. Doesn't it just seem that DD is above dealing with petty boggarts though?

IThinkNot

June 30th, 2003, 2:41 am

boggarts are pretty important to the series, I think

Isin Dule

June 30th, 2003, 4:11 am

Ron is Dumbledore? That's a very intriguing theory; I've never heard of that one. Unfortunately, I don't see how it can be true.

IThinkNot

July 1st, 2003, 1:24 am

Should I start a thread about everyone's boggart? I think I will

Ms.Sirius

July 1st, 2003, 1:41 am

I would have to agree with most and say it would have something to do with Harry losing to Voldemort. Although Harry BEING Voldemort, or like Vold would probably give him a heartattack too!
:sigh:

seerius

July 1st, 2003, 3:37 am

Well, considering what DD sees in the mirror of erised.. maybe his boggart is himself wearing no socks... :lol:

Amadeus

July 1st, 2003, 3:38 am

dead body of Harry....? or maybe failure of Order of the Phoenix...

jordmundt6

July 1st, 2003, 4:33 am

Lleugenell--I think you're right. Harry's dead body. Maybe the knowledge that he killed him? Y'know like he was actually living his worst fear right there in the Ministry, Harry possessed by Voldemort so both powers were ranged against him and he had to either die or kill the boy he loved.

silveria

July 1st, 2003, 7:55 am

I don't really believe the Ron=DD thing, but someone suggested it to me and I thought it would be a different suggestion than what everyone else is saying, even though I tend to agree. There is a thread about it somewhere though...it's almost convincing.

Euthrel

July 1st, 2003, 7:59 am

GOOD THREAD!!
Good thread indeed...

Yes I am not sure what Dumbledore´s boggart would turn in to...

I don´t think that it would be Voldemort.. Because he is not afraid of him... I certainly don´t think it would be a dementor neither to be laughed at...

Maybe he has no fears??

Ch0 chang

July 1st, 2003, 8:05 am

lol ... if voldy killed Hp DD will stiaght away find LV and kill it

Puffskein

July 1st, 2003, 10:47 am

I saw a very funny fanart picture of Dumbledore's boggart - Fawkes on a barbecue! "Leg or breast?"

Judging by what he said at the end of OOTP, he's scared of making Harry unhappy...but Voldemort taking over is more scary.

rotsiepots

July 1st, 2003, 11:38 am

Perhaps Dumbledore is one of those extraordinary people who don't fear anything. It would be interesting if Dumbledore sees Boggarts in their "true" form when he encounters them. This seems rather consistent with his general disposition and it wouldn't entirely surprise me if this was the case.

riddle_02

July 3rd, 2003, 4:02 pm

Dumbledore not being afraid of anything????!
But if he cares about Harry then he'd fear things going wrong for him- death, things "worse than death" etc etc.
Also, would it not come across as a bit high and mighty if he didn't have one itty bitty fear at all? I've always looked at Dumbledore as a very human character- as opposed to voldemort (the inhuman "monster") even though Dumbledore can be all mysterious and stuff, he's still very connected to humanity whereas voldemort tries not be, because to him it's a weakness.
So I still think Dumbledore's greatest fear would be Harry becoming another Tom Riddle- (Harry's seen his father in a bad light in book 5 which really got to him, and now his godfathers dead-) he's gonna be a mighty peeved 16-year-old boy in book 6- and not to mention the connection between him and voldemort which seems to keep getting stronger....

ok, it's a bit off topic but- what's tom riddle's boggart??? do you think his greatest fear would have changed over time as he became more evil and now it's just him losing power again. or will it end up (if we ever see it that is...) someone really heartbreaking/bittersweet that he's feared since he was young- something to do with his mother dying/suffering, or along those lines...?

Barbara Kennedy

July 3rd, 2003, 4:11 pm

It's a bit silly but I think Dumbledore's boggart would turn into himself unable to enjoy sweets [maybe he became diabetic?].

dudemanthing

July 3rd, 2003, 4:27 pm

You know what is interesting? Dumbeldore never really tells anyone anything about his life or his deepest fears. Remember in book 1, when he wouldn't tell harry what he saw in the mirror of erised?

Tomsk

July 3rd, 2003, 4:38 pm

That was quite a personal question though. I would like to find out more about Dumbledore, he is a bit of an enigma, except for him being so powerful.

I think Voldmort's current boggart would be someone about to do AK on him- remember in GoF he says it was pain beyond imagining...

Tom Riddle's boggart would probably be him without his good reputation, as he was such a goody goody. He was Head Boy wasn't he?

dudemanthing

July 3rd, 2003, 4:45 pm

Dumbeldore is one of those awe inspiring characters that no one really knows about. He's mysterious yet extraordinary. I think there is a lot of secrets behind him...

sawyer

October 29th, 2003, 11:39 am

It's a bit silly but I think Dumbledore's boggart would turn into himself unable to enjoy sweets [maybe he became diabetic?].
And If the boggart would turn into himself so old to be unable to do spells and also with alzheimer? :scared:

Morgan LeFay

October 29th, 2003, 4:18 pm

I think it would be Harry's dead. DD seems to be more worried about other people than himself though.

Sinistra

October 29th, 2003, 4:34 pm

Aside from the ever-popular Harry is dead boggart, another possibility might be another Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort coming to power and Dumbledore being old and tired.

Liselle

October 29th, 2003, 5:14 pm

I think his Boggart would be Harry dead on the floor and Voldemort still alive. Think about it, if the prophecy says that Voldemort can only be defeated by Harry Potter, then it is important to keep Harry alive until he can fulfill the prophecy.

I wouldn't be suprised if it was, after all DD is getting on a bit and Harry is apparantly meant to be the one who is supposed to finish voldie off....DD knows he's not the one. Course if you believe the rumours that DD was some way related to James then who's to say his worst fears haven't been realised already?

maybe its running out of socks seeing as its something I will always associate with him!

Liselle

Jena Evans

October 29th, 2003, 7:13 pm

Well, considering what DD sees in the mirror of erised.. maybe his boggart is himself wearing no socks... :lol:
What does DD see in the mirror of erised? I can't remember. Can someone help me out?

BabyMars

October 31st, 2003, 10:31 pm

Harry's death

Picko

November 12th, 2003, 1:20 pm

I think his boggart would be Voldemort - the one battle he cannot win, the one individual he cannot stop himself. For an inidividual of Dumbledore's power where everyone looks to him for reassurance and protection that must be a frightening thing.

Liselle

November 12th, 2003, 1:43 pm

Jill

November 12th, 2003, 5:23 pm

I think its hard to see what Dumbledore would see in frount of him if he was to be faced with a boggart. He might she himself I guess but perhaps a less forgiving and more darker wizard as he is a member of the warlocks and its a well know fact that warlocks are renound to be very dark wizards. Dumbledore might see a younger darker version of himself and some of the things he has done in the past.

Either that or he might see Grindlewald.

Bee

November 12th, 2003, 5:35 pm

Well, we don't know if Dumbledore has a family or anything. It strikes me that he WOULDN'T have kids, because if he did I don't think he would be quite so attached to Harry. But if he does have a family, maybe something bad happening to one of them. Or perhaps his boggart would be a miniature Hogwarts that's been permanently taken over by Dementors/the MoM.

Kaonashi

November 12th, 2003, 6:03 pm

Maybe he used to ahve a family but they were destroyed by teh Dark Wizard Grimwauld. Maybe he too saw his family in the Mirror of Erised and that's why he didn't mention it to Harry. That's pretty personal.

Of course, he could also be seeing a dead Harry a la Ms Weasley, or even a dead Fawkes that can't be reborn. Fawkes has saved his hide from time to time.

deadlocked

November 12th, 2003, 7:49 pm

Him being told that he was now a muggle??

lolz

hesdead-dealwithit

November 12th, 2003, 10:30 pm

I would say, a pure manifestation of hate. If there is anything he fears, it is the opposite of love, hate. What that manifestation would be, I don't know. It could be a dementor, but that is not exactly what I'm thinking. My best guess right now would be a dementor.

CentaurFirenze

November 14th, 2003, 2:01 am

I think it would involve Dumbledore becoming helpless. Like seeing Harry die but not being able to do anything about it.

UselessCharmMaster

April 20th, 2004, 2:53 pm

Seeing Harry definitely posessed by Voldemort. (If it isn't a pair of wollen socks wit big scary holes...)

FirefightingMuggle

April 20th, 2004, 9:43 pm

Nycade

April 20th, 2004, 9:52 pm

Good idea, FirefightingMuggle... however, though I agree that Harry's death is probably not the most pressing concern on Dumbledore's mind, I do think he probably worries more about it than his own. After all, he's a century and a half, while Harry's only fifteen, so he's (to quote from a "Bye, Bye Birdie" song) "Got a Lot of Living to do". It would be interesting to see what Dumbledore most feared, however... hopefully J.K. will reveal that to us. If not, it'd be a good chat question.

green22

April 21st, 2004, 1:47 am

I think it might be Cornelius Fudge shaking Voldemort's hand, smiling. That would be what I think, if Boggarts can be more than one person.

ohmygawwwd

April 21st, 2004, 4:27 am

By the way he was so repentent at the end of OotP, I think that Dumbledore's greatest fear would be for Voldemort to succeed in his goals with the knowledge that he himself unintentionally helped Voldemort do so and that he could have prevented it with a bit more foresight.

firebolt2000

April 21st, 2004, 5:12 pm

I think it is a Voldemort with extreme powers. In OotP, it even said that he looked like he had fear in his eyes.

sindatur

April 21st, 2004, 5:27 pm

I go back to it being a Dead Harry. Not because of Harry's death, but, because there would be no one to stop Voldemort's upcoming reign of terror.

UselessCharmMaster

April 22nd, 2004, 4:48 pm

There are things "worse than death". When I mentioned Harry posessed by Voldie, I didn't think of his death. Maybe he fears the Harry-Voldie connection because of another things we don't know.

Or he fears that the One Ring could be found... :whistle:

Pumpkin Juice

April 23rd, 2004, 5:32 am

I think a dead Harry Potter. Either that, or Voldemort unmasks himself to reveal he's really Harry Potter. The implication of that would be that Harry becomes a dark wizard himself.

Doggy

April 23rd, 2004, 7:25 am

I've never been able to picture Dumbledore with a boggart. Dumbledore seems so sure of himself, and never frightened.

I do agree, however, that Dumbledore's boggart probably isn't something that is just frightening to him, like a banshee or a spider, but something that is frightening and dangerous to everyone. Like a dead Harry and alive Voldemort.

Nys

April 24th, 2004, 8:16 am

I think it could be a dead Harry Potter, with Snape standing over the body having killed him, or Madam Pomfrey telling him that there are no more socks!

Jinxie Cat

April 24th, 2004, 8:22 am

I was trying to think of a moment when JKR described Dumbledore as looking fearful or anything of that sort. I can't think of anything at the moment so I really can't imagine what his Boggart would turn into.

Pumpkin Juice

April 24th, 2004, 8:35 am

I think it could be a dead Harry Potter, with Snape standing over the body having killed him, or Madam Pomfrey telling him that there are no more socks!
I don't get the Madam Pomfrey sock thing. That sounds more like Dobby's boggart. Though I imagine Dobby's boggart would be Lucius Malfoy telling him he's no longer free and has to come back with him.

Serpentine

May 2nd, 2004, 6:38 pm

I don't think Dumbledore really fears Harry's death. He says in PS/SS "to the well organized mind, death is merely the next great adventure." and he says that death isn't the worst that could happen to someone. I don't get that Dumbledore would fear death, be it Harry's or anyone elses.

I do think that Dumbledore fears Harry's death. According to the prophecy Harry is the only one who can stop Voldemort, and the consequences of Harry's death (for everyone else except of Harry who would be passing into his "next great adventure") would be an unstoppable reign of terror - both wizarding and muggle world in Voldemort's hands, and there'd be nothing Dumbledore, the Order, the Ministry, or anyone else could do against it. If that isn't scary enough to be his boggart, I don't know what else would be.

On a side note, what would his craving for socks (Mirror of Erised) have to do with a boggart? :huh: There are several good possible explanations on MuggleNet for his liking for socks. I like the suggestion best that a world in which he'd be given fuzzy socks for Christmas instead of spellbooks, would be a world at peace which he isn't expected to defend, because there'd be nothing to defend it against. A world where he could just chill out at the fireplace, eat his lemon drops, and enjoy his old days instead of guiding wizards and witches into battle against evil.

arwen_979

May 2nd, 2004, 8:40 pm

Dumbledore's Boggart? Hmmm let's think.... Hogwarts in fire, Voldemort smiling!

Picko

May 4th, 2004, 2:06 pm

I tend to agree with those who think it might be Harry dead. I don't think Dumbledore fears anything happening to himself but he's fearful of those he cares about so I suspect that his fear would have to do with Harry.

Nys

May 12th, 2004, 9:13 am

I don't get the Madam Pomfrey sock thing. That sounds more like Dobby's boggart. Though I imagine Dobby's boggart would be Lucius Malfoy telling him he's no longer free and has to come back with him.

When Harry asked Dumbledore what he saw in the mirror of erised he said socks, that's what I meant when I said 'Madam Pomfrey saying that there were no more socks'.

I'm pretty sure it'd be a dead Harry Potter, Harry's supposed to be the one saving the world, also it fits in with his charactor, he'd be the sort to prefer himself to suffer, than others.

FromTheAshes

May 12th, 2004, 5:04 pm

and unwashed pair of socks maybe :) or some more books! :P

Filius Flitwick

May 12th, 2004, 5:09 pm

I think that a dead Harry isn't as scary to Dumbledore as a Harry who becomes Voldemort's follower. If Harry were to join Voldemort then even more people would be killed.

DarkThunder

July 5th, 2004, 8:33 am

I dont think it would be Harry dead on the floor...I really dont think Dumbledore's life revolves around Harry.

Nymph

July 5th, 2004, 11:02 am

The whole Order dead (including Harry)... because he feels part responsible for everyone since he started the order and because he is kind of in charge of Harry... And that would mean "Voldemort wins"....

Nymph

July 5th, 2004, 11:03 am

I think that a dead Harry isn't as scary to Dumbledore as a Harry who becomes Voldemort's follower. If Harry were to join Voldemort then even more people would be killed.

I don't reckon he fears that or that he could think of it as a possibilitie...

ornjbreezy

July 30th, 2004, 4:26 pm

Originally posted by HPGramps
At this point I would certainly think it would involve Harry, just not dead. There are worse things than death after all. Maybe soulless after a Dementors Kiss or standing by Voldemort's side.

How about Neville Longbottom with a lightning shaped scar on his forehead? Ooh very intriguing idea there about Neville. But I think Dumbledore more worries about Harry and what he must face than the Boy Who Lived being a different person.

I don't buy that he wouldn't fear anything. As we see in OotP, Dumbledore is very human. He is even notably afraid when Voldemort is about to possess Harry. As he admits, Dumbledore cares for Harry very much. He also said he never thought he would have such a person on his hands, showing that Harry is the person in the world he cares about most. Logically, his boggart would have something to do with Harry, whether dead, soulless, possessed, evil, or being tortured or anything of the sort. Perhaps it is even Harry as he is now. Think about it- Dumbledore sees Harry and knows the pain he is in, knows he cannot help him, and knows it is in fact partially his fault that Harry's father-figure is dead. He can hardly stand to see Harry is such pain as he now, undoubtedly, is in constantly. This leads me to believe that Dumbledore's boggart would simply be Harry, as he is, a very young, innocent person with a great burden of pain. :upset: Oh, I hate seeing Dumbledore sad about Harry! It's so beautiful!

On a lighter note, I think Dumbledore is very well connected to reality, and knows that his fears are real, and would quite be able to get rid of a boggart.

APoetsInstinct

July 30th, 2004, 4:27 pm

I think that Dumbledore's boggart might be himself. I know that he may be most afraid of the mistakes that he makes himself that affect Harry.

aggiefan1206

July 30th, 2004, 4:30 pm

I think something happening to harry. Thats why he would not talk to harry that whole year. I think seeing harry getting badly hurt or worse by Voldemort. It would make since i dont know what else DUmbledore is affraid of

RemusLupinFan

July 30th, 2004, 4:37 pm

Logically, his boggart would have something to do with Harry, whether dead, soulless, possessed, evil, or being tortured or anything of the sort.I definately agree with you here. Dumbledore is extremely concerned for Harry's well-being, and as such, his worst fear would be for something to happen to him. Seeing Harry dead as a boggart would mean that Voldemort and his ideals have won and the wizarding world would no longer be safe. The implications of this go beyond just care for Harry himself, but also for the wizarding world at large, since Harry is the only one who can vanquish Voldemort. Dumbledore's fear in this case would be, in addition to the death of one he loves dearly, a fear for wizard-kind in general. If Dumbledore were to see Harry tortured or soulless, it would mean the Dumbledore fears physical harm will come to Harry which could arguably be worse than death. But if he were to see an evil or possessed Harry, it could mean Dumbledore fears Harry will chose the wrong path or that Voldemort will overpower him. In either case, I think the most likely boggart for Dumbledore to have is to see Harry dead because it would signify his losing someone he loves, and on top of that, losing the magical world to the most evil wizard of their time.

RELASHIO Rachel

July 30th, 2004, 6:33 pm

..Not having any socks of course! (see Mirror Of Erised) :cool:

DougJohnston

July 30th, 2004, 6:55 pm

I think Dumbledore has two greatest fears. The first one, Harry getting hurt or killed. The second, is being removed from the chocolate frogs cards! He shouldnt have to worry about that now everyone believes that Voldemort is back now. :lol:

BookWormBob

July 30th, 2004, 7:16 pm

I think that Dumbledore is far too wise for his Boggart to be Harry dead. That seems so limiting with all of the possibilities that Dumbledore could fear. I think that the death of the wizarding world is a more likely kind of death, but even he cares too much about the muggle world to fear merely the end of the wizarding world. So maybe his Boggart would take the form of hate personified, whatever that might be.

BabyNorbert

July 30th, 2004, 7:38 pm

I don't really think Dumbledore is afraid of anyone, I mean, Voldemort is afraid of Dumbledore, and Voldemort's the most frightening person in the wizarding world, so I really don't think he has a boggart, if that's possible.

APoetsInstinct

July 30th, 2004, 7:41 pm

I'm pretty sure it's impossible for Dumbledore not to be afraid of anything, even if it is Dumbledore were talking about. He obviously is afraid of something if he wanted Harry to start learning Occlumency and wanted to keep him out of the Order's business. Everyone is afraid of something.

trekkie450

July 30th, 2004, 7:42 pm

:tu: not haveing any Socks!! :tu:

Rapunzel

July 30th, 2004, 7:48 pm

What if Dumbledore has no fears? Maybe he could see what a boggart actually looks like when alone?

michaela

July 30th, 2004, 7:58 pm

Everyone has a fear of something.

Even if they don't realise it.

SarahBetz1

July 30th, 2004, 8:01 pm

I have never really thought about this. I can't imagine Dumbledore having the boggart take any sort of shape. But everyoen is afraid of something. I think it could be a fear that stems all the way back to his childhood like spiders, or rats. I don't think it can be of anyone dying because he didn't he say that death is just the next great adventure?

arcanus

July 30th, 2004, 8:02 pm

two words:

Dead Harry!

Harry's welfare has already clouded his judgement and shown us how much he really cares and worries about him. Seeing him dead would be the worst thing in the world for him, including Voldemort!

caj

July 30th, 2004, 8:29 pm

it will be a ear wax ever flavor bean :lol:

DragonBlk17

July 30th, 2004, 8:44 pm

I think it would be Harry....Harry is very important to him,as we all know. Dumbledore has protected him many times so his boggart is,possibly, a dead Harry

TheThyphon

July 30th, 2004, 8:54 pm

I believe Dumbledore's biggest fear it to be powerless to stop something form happening to the school or the students, after all he turned down being ministry of magic for being the principal.

Anonymous

July 31st, 2004, 12:21 am

Dumbledore's boggart is something stealing all of his socks!!

After all, he desires socks (just read SS/PS)!

Selyr Black

July 31st, 2004, 1:09 am

His boggart would most likely turn into someone taking his face off the Chocolate Frog Cards. :)

Dawn_Potter

July 31st, 2004, 12:28 pm

I think it would be Harry....Harry is very important to him,as we all know. Dumbledore has protected him many times so his boggart is,possibly, a dead Harry

I agree but it could also be Harry turning evil (he is very powerful afterall)

BookWormBob

July 31st, 2004, 9:49 pm

Could Dubledore have more than one thing to fear? Mrs Weasley made the boggart turn into many people dead on the floor, including Harry. MAybe Dumbledore would have a similar experience with a boggart. Or maybe Dumbledore has never been close enough to a boggart to know what his greatest fear is (highly unlikely, but a possibility).

free_girl

July 31st, 2004, 9:54 pm

1. The school destroyed and the students killed.
2. Being scared.

sergorat

July 31st, 2004, 10:17 pm

harry is dead. harry is the only one who can defeat the dark lord, isn't he.

no1 potter fan

July 31st, 2004, 10:42 pm

I think either the death of Harry or the end of Hogwarts

Edit: Bieng put under the impervius(is that what its called?) curse by voldy

FawkesFlamel

September 26th, 2004, 5:28 pm

berty bott's vomit bean

His boggart would most likely turn into someone taking his face off the Chocolate Frog Cards. :)

that is actually a logical statement. there are theories that dumbledore knows as much as he does because of the cards.... nothing like being in charge of an army and having your reconnasaince devices destroyed before a war.

Marge

October 10th, 2004, 2:33 pm

I was pondering my response to this thread when I found it. I'm not sure if Dumbledore's boggart would look like an object, that it would be more of a feeling of helplessness (ie not being able to help at all). Then I realised this would not be a boggart at all, but the effects of a dementor-like creature.

Thinking about it more deeply I think Dumbledore's boggart would look like himself only asleep whilst he was needed, or ignoring someone's cries for help.

HPGoddess101

October 10th, 2004, 3:07 pm

Top three:

3. Vomit flavored bean ;)
2. Having no more socks :scared:
1. Being taken off the chocolate frog cards :D

:rotfl:

PotionsPunk

October 12th, 2004, 5:37 am

Top three:

3. Vomit flavored bean ;)
2. Having no more socks :scared:
1. Being taken off the chocolate frog cards :D

:rotfl:

lol I like that. I could see it approach him and he would just kinda smile and take a step or two back.
On a more serious note, I'm sure it's been said before, but I would think it would be all the children of Hogwarts dead because he couldn't help them. Or maybe just Harry dead, as he cares for him a great deal.

Sevenegrus

October 12th, 2004, 8:59 pm

I think his Boggart would be Harry dead on the floor and Voldemort still alive. Think about it, if the prophecy says that Voldemort can only be defeated by Harry Potter, then it is important to keep Harry alive until he can fulfill the prophecy.

Or on a lighter note, maybe it is a large bag of Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans!

great, what else to add??? I really see my own thought in this post, both theories ;)