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Why is Dumbledore Silente in Italian?
“’Silente’ is used to describe taciturn, reserved people, and not for people that don’t talk at all. It’s usually used for landscapes or objects (‘notte silente’ – silent night), but what the Italian translator wanted to convey was Dumbledore’s majesty.
Did Dumbledore study in Hogwarts?
Dumbledore began attending Hogwarts in the autumn of 1892 and was Sorted into Gryffindor house. Dumbledore’s first year was met with much whispering about his father’s crime.
What Hogwarts house was Dumbledore?
Gryffindor house
Albus Dumbledore: He wears half-moon spectacles and a long purple cloak. He has a scar on his left knee which is a perfect map of the London Underground. As a schoolboy, he was in Gryffindor house.
Who is Giuseppe Stromboli?
Giuseppe Stromboli, the new hero of the Harry Potter series.
Is Dumbledore French?
Jude Law portrayed Dumbledore as a middle-aged man in the prequel films Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore….
| Albus Dumbledore | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 1881 |
| Died | 30 June 1997 |
What language is Gryffindor?
In French: Gryffindor becomes Gryffondor. Hufflepuff becomes Poufsouffle. Ravenclaw becomes Serdaigle, which comes from serre d’aigle, or claw of the eagle.
What is Voldemort in French?
Tom Elvis Jedusor
French: Tom Elvis Jedusor The name Voldemort is actually French and means “flight of death.” (According to Metro, Rowling apologized to the French people for the evil wizard’s name in 2009.)
Why is Albus Dumbledore so powerful?
Because he hasn’t always equated power with love. One of the first things we ever learn about Dumbledore is that his fame was partly forged by defeating Gellert Grindelwald, the world’s Darkest wizard in a pre-Voldemort age. Their legendary duel saw two extraordinarily talented wizards at the peak of their abilities.
What language is Slytherin?
The ability to actually speak Parseltongue — not just imitate it as Ron Weasley did — was considered an attribute of a Dark Wizard, which was partly due to the fact that both Salazar Slytherin and Lord Voldemort possessed this ability.
What is Tom Riddle’s name in Italian?
Tom Orvoloson Riddle
So, in Italian, Tom Riddle is Tom Orvoloson Riddle (an anagram of “Son Io Lord Voldemort“), in Spanish he is Tom Sorvolo Ryddle (anagram of “Soy Lord Voldemort“), and in Icelandic, he is Trevor Delgome (anagram of “Eg er Voldemort”).
Is the T silent in Voldemort?
In an exchange with a fan on Twitter, author JK Rowling confirmed that the ‘t’ in Voldemort is actually silent, contrary to its pronunciation in the movies. It seems that the rogue ‘t’ crept into the Dark Lord’s name after the first movie, and was then repeated in the US audiobooks by voice actor Jim Dale.
Who would win in a duel Voldemort or Grindelwald?
Perhaps one of the most significant ways Voldemort triumphed over Grindelwald is that he was the one who killed the other dark wizard. That said, Grindelwald wasn’t at the height of his power, so it wasn’t a fair fight.