A study of Gandalf Vs. Dumbledore

Being a super geek, I saw the question on Facebook. 'Let's settle this once and for all, Gandalf or Dumbledore?'. Now they both are pretty powerful wizards, capable of wielding unimaginable power, both also wield immense hairy beards and both act as wise men to the main protagonists of the book.

Now, I like Gandalf and I also like Dumbledore but which one is better? There's only one way to find out! Fig...

No Harry Hill.

No Harry Hill, no fighting, just an epic list of pro's and cons for each wizard. Jeez...

Dumbledore


Full name: Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
Age: 115 - 116 years old (at time of death)
Occupation: Previous Headmaster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Pros

• Excellent Dress sense
• Undying loyalty to Harry Potter
• Love of muggles and sherbet lemons
• Whimsical Sense of humour
• Intelligence

Cons

• Corrupted easily by Grindelwald and the tragic death of his sister resulted from this
• He used to be greedy and blinded by power (the three deathly hallows and how he wished to possess them)
• The fact he put the ring on, absolute fool
• He died and didn't come back, he just died

 

Gandalf

Full Name: Gandalf the White (Neé Grey)

Age: Around 7000 years old

Occupation: Member of the White Council

Pros

• Has a vast knowledge of the whole of middle earth and its history
• Slayed the Balrog as he was plummeting to his death
• Died and then came back to life, stronger and more powerful than ever as Gandalf the White
• Can control Shadowfax
• Motivated Aragorn to claim his rightful throne from the evil Denethor (who tried to burn his son alive)
• His love of hobbits and his faith in Frodo and Sam

Cons

• Failed to recognise Saruman's corruption at the hands of Sauron
• The fellowship ultimately failed miserably
• He clearly could have pulled himself up when he fell over the ledge and just gave up

Final Judgement

Gandalf clearly wins. Not only did he manage to survive death, he's also generally awesome. Sorry Dumbledore!