Is Dumbledore related to Godric Gryffindor?

Why Albus Dumbledore is a descendant of Godric Gryffindor : r/harrypotter.
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Who is related to Godric Gryffindor?

Harry is the magical Heir of Gryffindor (and he's also a descendent of Godric), Neville of Hufflepuff, Hermione of Slytherin and Luna of Ravenclaw.
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Who is the father of Godric Gryffindor?

Born the second child of Cuthraed and Aelis Gryffindor, Godric Gryffindor was the only son that the two bore, thus bearing the weight of his parents hopes and ambitions for the future Duke of Gloucester.
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Was Dumbledore a descendant of Slytherin?

According to Pottermore, you can't learn Parseltongue; a person merely inherits the gene to understand and speak it. Based on all these clues, it looks like Dumbledore is actually related to Slytherin. It would explain why he's never opposed to Slytherin students as some professors are at Hogwarts.
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Is Harry related to Godric?

No, Harry is not descended from Godric Gryffindor, but rather is descended from the Peverell brothers of The Tale of the Three Brothers and owners of the original hallows on his father's side.
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Is Dumbledore the Heir of Gryffindor? [Harry Potter Theory]



Who is the true heir of Ravenclaw?

Andrea Deanisi as Wiglaf Sigurdsson, the Heir of Rowena Ravenclaw.
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Who is the true heir of Slytherin?

We also meet Tom Riddle, who is, as it turns out, the heir of Slytherin. Present only in spirit, he has all the same been controlling Ginny, and having her act as Slytherin's heir.
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Who is stronger Salazar Slytherin or Godric Gryffindor?

They are both undoubtedly, two of the greatest wizards who ever lived and it would be nigh impossible to predict who'd come out on top, in a duel. There is no scale of comparison between the two's magical prowess, in the books, so the answer is inconclusive. That's all. That's everything.
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Who did Salazar Slytherin marry?

Salazar Slytherin, 927 - 1045

Salazar married Marjorie Slytherin (born Deshayes) on month day 953, at age 26 at marriage place. Marjorie was born on August 15 938, in França, dijon. They had one son: Marius Slytherin.
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Did Godric Gryffindor marry Rowena Ravenclaw?

Rowena was the wife of Godric Gryffindor and the best friend of Helga Hufflepuff. She also maintained a good friendship with Salazar Slytherin in their early years due to him being able to challenger her intelligence, but when his friendship with Godric broke down, she took her husband's side and pushed him away.
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Is Salazar related to Harry Slytherin?

Although it was briefly speculated in The Chamber of Secrets, Harry is not, in fact, a direct descendant of Salazar Slytherin, though he is still distantly related to him; Voldemort is descended from Slytherin and the second Peverell brother, while Harry is a descendant of the third.
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Is Hermione related to Salazar Slytherin?

Of course, the Riddles were related to Salzar Slytherin himself, and this made Hermione the living heir of Slytherin.
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Who was Godric Gryffindor's son?

Godric Gryffindor, 990 - 1200

They had one son: Linfred of Stinchcombe.
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Is Dumbledore a merlin?

Albus Dumbledore, an extraordinarily talented and powerful wizard, resembled Merlin in many ways, such as the iconic long beard and prodigious magical skill. Both were "Muggle sympathizers", although Merlin's belief in the pure-blood elitism is unknown, it likely was the same as Dumbledore's.
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Is Tom Riddle related to Slytherin?

Through his mother's family, he is the last descendant of the wizard Salazar Slytherin, one of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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How did Salazar Slytherin get a basilisk?

Salazar Slytherin's basilisk was born in the chamber, as revealed by Aragog. Slytherin, in his spite of the his fellow founders' acceptance of muggle-borns into the school, left a basilisk deep in the chamber, in hopes that one day his true heir will unleash her to purge all they deem unworthy to study magic.
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Is Ginny the Heir of Slytherin?

The Heir of Slytherin turns out to be Ginny Weasley, who is being controlled via a magical diary that once belonged to Tom Riddle, AKA Voldemort.
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Is Aberforth Dumbledore powerful?

Though he did not have his brother Albus' prestigious gifts, Aberforth was still a Dumbledore and thus a very talented and powerful wizard.
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Who is the most powerful wizard after Dumbledore?

The Most Powerful Wizards In The Harry Potter Universe, Ranked
  1. 1 Albus Dumbledore.
  2. 2 Lord Voldemort. ...
  3. 3 Gellert Grindelwald. ...
  4. 4 Merlin. ...
  5. 5 Nicolas Flamel. ...
  6. 6 Salazar Slytherin. ...
  7. 7 Godric Gryffindor. ...
  8. 8 Credence Barebone. ...
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Who is the strongest Ravenclaw?

Harry Potter: 5 Most Powerful Ravenclaw Wizards (& 5 Worst)
  1. 1 Worst: Sybill Trelawney.
  2. 2 Most Powerful: Rowena Ravenclaw. ...
  3. 3 Worst: Marietta Edgecombe. ...
  4. 4 Most Powerful: Ignatia Wildsmith. ...
  5. 5 Worst: Moaning Myrtle. ...
  6. 6 Most Powerful: Quirinus Quirrell. ...
  7. 7 Worst: Uric The Oddball. ...
  8. 8 Most Powerful: Garrick Ollivander. ...
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Is Ginny Weasley a Parseltongue?

Known Parselmouths

Ginny Weasley was able to speak Parseltongue while she was possessed by Tom Riddle's Diary, which enabled her to open the Chamber of Secrets.
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Why is Harry a Parselmouth?

Harry Potter as a Parselmouth

Lord Voldemort passed the ability to speak and understand Parseltongue on to Harry Potter when he attacked him in infancy in 1981, inadvertently and unknowingly making him into a Horcrux.
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How are basilisks born?

The basilisk is alleged to be hatched by a cockerel from the egg of a serpent or toad (the reverse of the cockatrice, which was hatched from a cockerel's "egg" incubated by a serpent or toad). In Medieval Europe, the description of the creature began taking on features from cockerels.
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