How did Dumbledore get the curse on his hand?
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How did Dumbledore get the curse on his hand?
It was hit by a curse when he put on a cursed ring. He was able to return to Hogwarts and Snape managed to contain the curse, temporarily, in Dumbledore’s hand, meaning it looked shrivelled and black. But in the end, the curse was going to spread and give Dumbledore a rather agonising death.
How did Dumbledore get the cloak of invisibility?
Dumbledore, who had searched for the Deathly Hallows in youth, asked to borrow the Cloak from James to study it. After James was killed, the Cloak was left in Dumbledore’s possession.
Marvolo Gaunt claimed Peverell blood through the female line, and had a ring with what he claims was the Peverell coat of arms, which actually was the sign of the Deathly Hallows. Upon her marriage to Hardwin Potter, she explained that, in the tradition of the Peverell family, possession of the cloak was kept secret.
Why did Voldemort put Marvolo Gaunt ring on Dumbledore?
Voldemort cast a deadly curse on Marvolo Gaunt’s ring to protect the Horcrux within. The curse would have killed Dumbledore immediately after he put the ring on if Snape hadn’t performed a counter-curse to slow it’s spread. As it was, Dumbledore’s hand was blackened and withered, and he would die within a year ( HBP23 ).
What happened to Dumbledore’s hand after he returned to Hogwarts?
After Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts, he used Godric Gryffindor’s Sword to crack the Resurrection Stone so as to destroy it as a Horcrux. While the act did destroy the ring as one of Riddle’s Horcruxes, it did not stop the fatal curse. The curse gave Dumbledore’s hand a withered black look, as though it had died.
Why did Dumbledore wear the ring on his finger?
Dumbledore was tempted, as it was a hollow he most desired and in his greed he threw caution to the winds and wore the ring thinking he might see his dead family soon. But the ring had a terrible curse placed upon it by Voldemort and as soon as Dumbledore wore the ring he understood his grave mistake.
What happened to Gaunt’s stone in Harry Potter?
— Harry Potter regarding Gaunt’s ignorance of the Hallows, despite possessing one of them [src] The stone passed down Cadmus’ family line. At some point, it was placed into a gold setting and made into a ring. The ring continued to be passed down the family line, eventually ending up in the hands of the Gaunts.