How did Dumbledore get cursed?

Hoping to revive his dead family members (particularly his sister Ariana Dumbledore), he disregarded the ring's status as a Horcrux and put it on. This enacted the ring's deadly curse, and it began to quickly spread through Dumbledore's body, starting with the hand on which he had put the ring.
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When did Dumbledore get the curse?

In the Summer of 1996, when Dumbledore found the ring under the rotting floorboards of the Gaunt shack, he saw it immediately as the Hallow that he had desired for so many years, the Resurrection Stone.
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How did Dumbledore get Marvolo Gaunt's ring?

He found it in the ruins of the Gaunt family shack, where Voldemort had hidden it after turning it into a horcrux. Also the curse didn't come from putting the ring on, it came from trying to destroy it with Gryffindor's sword.
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What is the black thing on Dumbledore's hand?

What caused his hand to turn black and decay? Like all the other Horcruxes Voldemort created, a protective curse was placed over the Ressurection-Stone-turned-Horcrux. Anyone who tried to take the ring would be cursed the moment it touched their finger, which is exactly what happened to Dumbledore.
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Why did Dumbledore put the Resurrection Stone in the snitch?

So the short answer is, Dumbledore gave Harry the stone so that he could see those most important to him for a few moments to steele himself with the courage he would need to sacrifice himself for everyone else's sake.
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What Was The Curse On Dumbledore's Hand? + The Horcrux Ring Explained



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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How did Harry survive if he dropped the Resurrection Stone?

Harry is able to "defeat" death another way: After fighting with Voldemort in the forest and being killed by the dark Wizard, Harry doesn't really die, but he is resurrected truly as himself, and not a shadow of who he was previously.
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Why does Dumbledore drink the water?

Dumbledore was incredibly thirsty due to the potion and asked for water. Due to the protective enchantments, Harry found that the only way to quench Dumbledore's thirst was to obtain water from the lake, this causing the masses of inferi to rise and attack them.
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How did Dumbledore know that Harry was a Horcrux?

Background information. During the 1996–1997 school year, Dumbledore began to share his findings regarding Voldemort's Horcruxes with Harry Potter. Using the Pensieve, he showed Harry a series of memories about the boy who was Tom Riddle and the man who was Voldemort.
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Is the One Ring a Horcrux?

6 The Ring Is Basically A Horcrux

As Gandalf tells Frodo before he sets out on his quest from Bag End, “[Sauron] made that Ring himself, it is his, and he let a great part of his own former power pass into it.”
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How did Albus destroy the ring?

On the night that Dumbledore finds the ring, he uses the sword to destroy the fragment of Voldemort's soul. The ring and the Resurrection Stone are "cracked," because he used the sword on it, but it's still in one piece.
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Why did the Basilisk fang not destroy Harry's Horcrux?

So, in conclusion, the reason the last (Harry) Horcrux was not destroyed from Basilisk bite was because the Phoenix tears stopped the venom spread and healed the damage before the Horcrux vessel (Harry) was completely destroyed.
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How did Nagini become a Horcrux?

He was able to communicate with Nagini as a Parselmouth, and he turned her into a Horcrux in 1994, after he murdered Bertha Jorkins, which accounted for the unusual amount of control that he had over her.
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Did Dumbledore have all 3 Deathly Hallows?

Dumbledore, at one point, possessed all three Deathly Hallows. From Dumbledore's letters to Grindelwald in Deathly Hallows, it is obvious that the headmaster of Hogwarts was obsessed with the idea of the Hallows in his youth.
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Why didnt Dumbledore just cut off his hand?

By that logic, Dumbledore could have been cursed, but the affects of the curse were confined to his hand and would eventually spread, so cutting it off wouldn't have helped.
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What was on Dumbledore's wrist?

This is a huge thing, from the very first scene of “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” – a magical locket that Dumbledore has wrapped around his wrist that painfully constricts (sometimes drawing blood).
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What are the 8 Horcruxes?

This is the definitive ranking of Voldemort's Horcruxes, from least to most effective.
  • Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem. ...
  • Helga Hufflepuff's cup. ...
  • Salazar Slytherin's locket. ...
  • Tom Riddle's diary. ...
  • Harry Potter. ...
  • Marvolo Gaunt's ring. ...
  • Nagini.
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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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Is Professor Quirrell a Horcrux?

Quirrell is, in effect, turned into a temporary Horcrux by Voldemort. He is greatly depleted by the physical strain of fighting the far stronger, evil soul inside him.
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What fire spell did Dumbledore use in the cave?

The Firestorm (incantation unknown) was a charm which produced a large ring of fire from around the caster's wand.
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What did Dumbledore do to his sister?

Dumbledore was terrified to learn that he had accidentally killed his own sister. So much so that he steered clear of Grindelwald.
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What did Dumbledore see when he drank the emerald potion?

Dumbledore seemed to have terrible nightmares or visions, and was almost too weak to stand up after drinking the potion. Kreacher said that when Voldemort forced him to drink the emerald potion his "insides burned" and he saw "terrible things" (DH10).
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Did Voldemort know 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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Why does the Elder Wand not work for Voldemort?

Voldemort did not win The Elder Wand from its rightful owner (Dumbledore) - he got it from his grave. Draco Malfoy was supposed to be its rightful owner, as he had disarmed Dumbledore holding it (but did not claim it). But Draco was defeated by Harry, so the wand chose Harry and was reluctant to serve Voldemort.
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What happened to the invisibility cloak?

The Cloak of Invisibility was passed down to Ignotus's son. Ignotus's son had no male heirs so his oldest daughter, Iolanthe, inherited it instead.
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