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(#7) Dumbledore Was Supposed to Be a Slytherin
Redditor /u/NealKenneth posits that Dumbledore was supposed to be sorted into Slytherin. After all, his father went to Azkaban for attacking three muggles, and Dumbledore was not particularly known for his bravery as a young man.
It's possible he wanted to get away from the bad reputation of his family and the Slytherin name by going into Gryffindor. He asked to be put into that house.
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(#4) Dumbledore's Unique Fighting Style Allowed Him to Beat the Elder Wand
Redditor /u/Lewd_Lawliet suggests that the only way Dumbledore could have defeated Grindelwald, who possessed the Elder Wand, was to incorporate a new fighting technique into his repertoire. When you look at Dumbledore's fights throughout the series, he doesn't just fling his wand around like other wizards do. Instead, he uses the environment around him to his advantage.
At the Ministry in Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore uses water and bricks to fling at his opponents. This could be why Voldemort does the same thing when Dumbledore and the Dark Lord fight one another at the ministry. He knew this would be the only way to kill a wizard using such a unique spell technique.
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(#12) Dumbledore Is the Giant Squid
Redditor /u/catamountgal offers up this theory that Dumbledore is actually the giant squid residing in the lake on Hogwarts grounds. It's possible Dumbledore is an unregistered animagus who goes for swims in the lake.
We know he speaks mermish, and if he's the squid, then he would want to communicate with the other inhabitants. It's also worth noting that the giant squid does not interfere with the Triwizard Tournament in Goblet of Fire.
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(#10) Dumbledore Is a Time Traveler
Dumbledore makes a lot of questionable decisions, and for the most part, those decisions always seem to pay off later. Redditor /u/Kittenclysm offers the theory that Dumbledore frequently uses time travel as a way to see which decisions lead to the most favorable outcome.
It's possible Dumbledore began experimenting with time travel to save his sister, but no matter what he did, his sister always died one way or the other. He then made it his personal quest to defeat Voldemort, and he would travel back in time to decide which course of action to take. He's seen every conceivable outcome, so he knows exactly just what to do to ensure Voldemort is defeated.
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(#1) How Dumbledore Actually Figured Out Nagini Was a Horcrux
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore tells Harry Nagini is a horcrux due to the amount of influence Voldemort exerts over her. However, this is kind of flimsy logic when you consider Dumbledore knew Tom Riddle could talk to snakes and make them do his bidding from a very young age.
Instead, Redditor /u/acerthorn suggests that Dumbledore actually figured out Nagini was a horcrux based on what Harry told him about the night he saw the snake attack Arthur Weasley. Harry saw the events unfold from Nagini's perspective. This could only be possible if a piece of Voldemort's soul was in both Harry and Nagini, but of course, explaining that to Harry would mean he would have to know he's a horcrux, which would take away the chance of him figuring it out when the time is right.
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