Did Dumbledore know Harry was being abused?

Also, Dumbledore knows Harry was mistreated because he told Harry “you had suffered. I knew you would when I left you on your aunt and uncle's doorstep. I knew I was condemning you to ten dark and difficult years.” He even says to the Dursleys, “he has known nothing but neglect and often cruelty at your hands.” And “…
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Did Dumbledore know how the Dursleys treated Harry?

' As to everyone else, no one but Dumbledore was aware of the treatment Harry received, other then Mrs. Figg, who again was under orders by Dumbledore to keep an eye on Harry but to not really intervene.
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Did Sirius know the Dursleys abused Harry?

Sirius never knew that Harry was being abused, and Harry didn't tell him so to protect Sirius. He never knew the extent of the way the Dursleys treated him. Even when they first met, Sirius assumed Harry would have wanted to stay with the Dursleys.
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How did Dumbledore feel about Harry?

Dumbledore reveals how thoroughly he loves Harry. Harry is brave, and Dumbledore is proud as any father would be. More than that, Dumbledore succumbs to a parent's weakness; he cares more about Harry's happiness and wellbeing than the wizarding world he is trying to protect.
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Why did Dumbledore leave Harry on the doorstep?

Dumbledore explained that he decided to leave Harry with Vernon, Petunia, and Dudley Dursley because of the blood wards.
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What did remember my last Petunia mean?

'Remember my last'

Petunia's disdain for Harry was most likely born from a long-standing jealousy of her magical sister, Lily. A Howler from Dumbledore, addressed to Petunia, said 'Remember my last' – no doubt referring to the letter which he left with baby Harry, on the doorstep of Privet Drive.
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Was Petunia a squib?

The fan asked the author if Aunt Petunia was a Squib (a non-magical person who is born to at least one magical parent) and Rowling replied: "Good question. No, she is not, she is not a Squib. She is a Muggle.
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Who Did Dumbledore love the most?

One of the most famous revelations about Dumbledore after the books were published was that he was actually in love with Gellert Grindelwald. J.K. Rowling said: 'Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald, and that added to his horror when Grindelwald showed himself to be what he was…
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Did Dumbledore know Harry was a Horcrux when he touched the ring?

He does not find out when he realizes Harry's scar first starts hurting him. Dumbledore and Harry do not really talk about the pain Harry experiences in his scar until the later books, but it's sort of generally accepted that Dumbledore knows about it.
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Did Dumbledore know Sirius was innocent?

They could have learned it at Hogwarts. Dumbledore did know that Sirius was innocent, because he is the one who set up the fidelius charm and the Potters almost chose Sirius, but Sirius thought it would be obvious, so he suggested pettigrew to be the secret keeper.
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Was Harry Potter physically abused?

He suffered from neglect, starvation, and all kinds of emotional and verbal abuse, but never physical. As we saw in the first book when Hagrid first arrived: 'Load of old tosh,' said Uncle Vernon. Harry jumped, he had almost forgotten that the Dursleys were there.
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When did Ginny start liking Harry?

At age eleven Harry saw Ginny for the first time at King's Cross Station in 1991. However, they did not formally meet until the summer of 1992, at which point it became blatantly clear that Ginny had a huge crush on Harry.
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How did Sirius know Harry was in danger?

That Hagrid actually told Sirius that Harry was being sent to live with his mother's sister before borrowing his motorcycle. That Lily ever mentioned her sister's husband's last name to Sirius, despite not having seen her sister for a long time.
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Why did Vernon hate Harry?

Uncle Vernon's dislike of Harry stems in part, like Severus Snape's, from Harry's close resemblance to the father they both so disliked. Their lies to Harry on the subject of how his parents had died were based largely on their own fears.
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Are the Dursleys ever nice to Harry?

Harry Potter's foster parents, the Dursleys, were famous for their hostility, but that doesn't mean they didn't show brief flashes of kindness. The Dursleys are the worst sort of muggles imaginable, according to Professor McGonagall.
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Are the Dursleys abusive?

Harry Potter was forced to live with his abusive relatives, the Dursleys, and although their list of transgressions is long, these are the worst.
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Did Dumbledore know about the time turner?

Dumbledore already knew about Hermiones' Time Turner. Dumbledore loves Hagrid and we can very easily say that he was against the execution of buckbeak regardless of his feelings for Hagrid anyway.
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Why did Dumbledore wear the cursed ring?

He put the ring on because what he wanted was not to use the Stone, but to own and control it, as one of the object that could make him the Master of Death.
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Why didn't Voldemort realize Harry was a Horcrux?

Voldemort wasn't aware of Harry being a pseudo-horcrux because he didn't plan it, and Harry didn't know either until Voldemort “killed” him, but he actually killed the piece of soul kept in him.
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Does Dumbledore have a crush on Harry?

Harry Potter fans will of course know that Dumbledore is in fact gay. And now, JK has finally revealed who exactly ol' Dumbledore was in love with. And it's actually a pretty important part of the new Fantastic Beasts films. This statement from JK explains it all: "I always thought of Dumbledore as gay…
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Why is Dumbledore's hand Black?

After Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts, he used Godric Gryffindor's Sword to crack the Resurrection Stone so as to destroy it as a Horcrux. While the act did destroy the ring as one of Riddle's Horcruxes, it did not stop the fatal curse. The curse gave Dumbledore's hand a withered black look, as though it had died.
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Was Dumbledore like a father to Harry?

but as Rowling herself notes, Dumbledore was the impressive and "somewhat detached" side of Harry's ideal father figure. It seems fair to say that if Harry were to put one of these two men on a pedestal, it would be Dumbledore.
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Does Dudley have a magical child?

5 J.K. ROWLING ALMOST GAVE HIM A MAGICAL CHILD

Rowling talked about how she almost gave Dudley a magical child himself. She considered having him be at Platform 9 ¾ during the epilogue. However, she decided not to do so because she thought Vernon's DNA would have killed out any trace of magical blood.
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Did Aunt Petunia want to be a witch?

Petunia wanted to be a witch: Rowling reveals that, “Petunia had some latent feelings of guilt about the way she had cut Lily (whom she knew, in her secret heart, had always loved her) out of her life.” She also says that Petunia always held out hope that she would show signs of magic “and be spirited off to Hogwarts.”
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