Summary

Listen, no one wants to admit it, but Dumbledore is kind of a sociopath.

As a matter of fact, he is actually a manipulative monster.

Wait a minute, a thespian?

Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in a picture frame

Image by Jefferson Chacon

Why Does Dumbledore Leave Harry With the Dursleys?

I can see him laughing the entire time, too.

He isn’t cured of his tragic history, though.

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An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.

About halfway through the film, Harry comes across the Mirror of the Erised.

Seriously, he delivers this news with the lightest, butteriest, most joyful tone possible.

You’d think that Dumbledore said something like “Harry, wake up, the waffles are ready!

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Very funny, Albus.

At least this monster didn’t get the toffee flavor that he wanted he deserved ear wax.

He laughs it off, but I hope it stung like hell.

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The Slytherin kids leave the school year devastated in the wake of their loss.

It’s a moment of mixed emotions in the legacy of Hogwarts.

I hope that laugh was worth it, Dumbledore, but I can see right through you.

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As Harry Potter continued to grow up,Dumbledore’s sociopathy began to mellow out.

Thank God, because he was completely unhinged inSorcerer’s Stone.

By the timeHalf-Blood Princerolls around, you might’t help but love Dumbledore.

That being said, maybe he just got better at his craft.

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