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{{quote|''"Is he -- a bit mad?" asked Harry uncertainly.''~~ ~~

{{quote|''"Is he -- a bit mad?" asked Harry uncertainly.''

''"Mad?" said Percy airily. "He's a genius! Best wizard in the world! [[No Except Yes|But he is a bit mad, yes.]]"''|''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone|Harry Potter]]'', regarding '''Albus Dumbledore'''}}

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** In the fifth book, when fighting Voldemort, Dumbledore fires off a spell that is never identified, but is clearly VERY powerful. Voldemort blocks the spell, and taunts Dumbledore that he does not seek to kill him. Dumbledore calmly responds, "We both know there is more than one way to destroy a man, Tom."

** Also from the fifth book, the scene where Dolores Umbridge and her cronies confront Dumbledore in his office and then try to arrest him.

{{quote| "Well, it's just that you seem to be labouring under the delusion that I am going to come quietly. I am afraid I am not going to come quietly at all, Cornelius. I have absolutely no intention of being sent to Azkaban Prison. I could break out, of course, but what a waste of time. And frankly, I can think of a whole host of things I would rather be doing."}}

{{quote|"Well, it's just that you seem to be labouring under the delusion that I am going to come quietly. I am afraid I am not going to come quietly at all, Cornelius. I have absolutely no intention of being sent to Azkaban Prison. I could break out, of course, but what a waste of time. And frankly, I can think of a whole host of things I would rather be doing."}}

** When one of the aurors reaches for his wand, Dumbledore ''laughs at him''.

{{quote| "Don't be silly Dawlish. I'm sure you are an excellent auror, but if you attempt to ''bring me in'' by force, I'll have to hurt you."}}

{{quote|"Don't be silly Dawlish. I'm sure you are an excellent auror, but if you attempt to ''bring me in'' by force, I'll have to hurt you."}}

** The film of the sixth book really drives it home beautifully. Dumbledore's massive fire ring against the [[Our Zombies Are Different|Inferi]] is one of the most impressive moments in the whole series, and is a fantastic [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for Dumbledore.

** Think about how Dumbledore progresses throughout the book. We go from "Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! and Tweak!" to the most powerful wizard in the history of the Wizarding World to a broken man who is grief-stricken over the loss of his {{spoiler|sister, Ariana, whom he may have killed (and considers himself to blame regardless of whether his curse was the one that killed her)}}.

*** A fan favorite quote that epitomizes Dumbledore's transition from awesome grandpa to ancient monk badass came in The Goblet of Fire:

{{quote| "At that moment, Harry fully understood for the first time why people said Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort had ever feared. The look upon Dumbledore's faces as he stared down at the unconscious form of Mad-Eye Moody was more terrible than Harry could have ever imagined. There was no benign smile upon Dumbledore's face, no twinkle in the eyes behind the spectacles. There was cold fury in every line of the ancient face; a sense of power radiated from Dumbledore as though he were giving off burning heat."}}

{{quote|"At that moment, Harry fully understood for the first time why people said Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort had ever feared. The look upon Dumbledore's faces as he stared down at the unconscious form of Mad-Eye Moody was more terrible than Harry could have ever imagined. There was no benign smile upon Dumbledore's face, no twinkle in the eyes behind the spectacles. There was cold fury in every line of the ancient face; a sense of power radiated from Dumbledore as though he were giving off burning heat."}}

* Dallben from Lloyd Alexander's ''[[The Chronicles of Prydain]]''

* Professor Lidenbrock in [[Jules Verne]]'s ''[[Journey to The Center of The Earth]].''

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* Coriakin from ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'', who is believed by Dufflepuds to be evil, but turns out to be a wise magician with a sense of humor. [[Does Not Like Shoes|Always walking barefoot]] is among his idiosyncrasies.

* Gandalf, from ''The [[Lord of the Rings]]''. Even more so in ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

{{quote| "Good Morning!" said Bilbo, and he meant it. But Gandalf looked at him from~~ ~~

{{quote|"Good Morning!" said Bilbo, and he meant it. But Gandalf looked at him from

under long bushy eyebrows that stuck out further than the brim of his shady hat.~~ ~~

under long bushy eyebrows that stuck out further than the brim of his shady hat.

"What do you mean?" he said. "Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that~~ ~~

"What do you mean?" he said. "Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that

it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning;~~ ~~

it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning;

or that it is a morning to be good on?"~~ ~~

or that it is a morning to be good on?"

''(later)'' "What a lot of things you use Good morning for!" said Gandalf.~~ ~~

''(later)'' "What a lot of things you use Good morning for!" said Gandalf.

"Now you mean that you want to get rid of me, and that it won't be good till I move off." }}

** Although [[Let's Get Dangerous|much less eccentric]] after [[It Was His Sled|he came back to life]].