Dumbledore's Wizard Superiority

Dumbledore also buys into Wizard superiority in his teen years, and in the process neglects Arianna and Aberforth. His plans with Grindelwald all call for wizards to rise up and rule the Muggles; similar to what Voldemort later believes. Dumbledore also leaves Harry in a verbally and physically abusive, neglectful home where the Dursleys force Harry to sleep in “the cupboard under the stairs” (Sorcerer’s 19). Dumbledore also does things like reviving an ancient deadly tournament and letting an underage student participate in it, aiding underage students in time traveling and breaking wizarding law, letting students do things like battle a giant snake, wander the castle alone at night, attempt to deal with a torturing, untrustworthy government issued teacher, take lessons about mental privacy from a teacher with a known grudge, go on to try to defeat the most powerful wizard of all time, and to battle a different giant snake. Dumbledore …show more content…
He truly believes his sister needs isolation to recover and live happily, he stays with his siblings even though he has the opportunity to travel, and changes his Wizard-superiority views and spends “his later years pleading for tolerance” for Muggle-borns and Muggles. Dumbledore also “never [kills] if [he can] avoid it” and does a great deal for the Wizarding community when he finds the twelve uses of dragons’ blood. He turns down the position of Minister more than once, knowing that the power will be to much for him. As Hogwarts Headmaster, Dumbledore employs Dobby, a House Elf who wishes to remain free but loves to work, and treats the other House Elves who do not want payment very well. Although the reader can view Dumbledore’s secret keeping regarding Harry as cruel, one must remember that Dumbledore is the reason Harry truly loves Hogwarts. In the end Dumbledore “chooses his path” and tries to live for good”