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In Harry Potter, the fate of the Wizarding World essentially rests on the destruction of Voldemort’s Horcruxes. With his Horcruxes intact, Voldemort is essentially tethered to the mortal realm no matter WHAT the outcome- which obviously makes ending his tyrannical regime a tall order.
But instead of the most powerful wizard of all time leading the charge, the task is left to a 17 year old.
Why?
Topics Covered In This Video:
Why Dumbledore didn’t personally hunt down every Horcrux
Why Dumbledore chose Harry to continue the Horcrux mission
How much Dumbledore actually knew about Voldemort’s Horcruxes
Why Dumbledore spent years researching Voldemort’s past instead of immediately searching for Horcruxes
How Dumbledore discovered the truth about Voldemort’s Horcruxes
Why Slughorn’s memory was so important to Dumbledore’s plan
Why Dumbledore needed Harry to recover Slughorn’s true memory
How Dumbledore identified which objects Voldemort may have turned into Horcruxes
Why Dumbledore only destroyed one Horcrux himself
How the Gaunt family ring cursed Dumbledore
Why destroying Marvolo Gaunt’s ring changed Dumbledore’s Horcrux strategy
Why Dumbledore knew he had limited time left to live
Why Dumbledore took Harry to retrieve Slytherin’s locket
Why Dumbledore used Harry as his successor in the Horcrux hunt
Why Dumbledore didn’t tell Harry everything about his plan
How Dumbledore prepared Harry to find the remaining Horcruxes after his death
Why Dumbledore focused on teaching Harry how Voldemort thought
Why understanding Voldemort’s personality was more important than simply knowing where to search
Why Dumbledore couldn’t openly hunt Horcruxes without risking Voldemort discovering what he knew
Whether Dumbledore could have destroyed all of Voldemort’s Horcruxes himself
