


If he went through his magical education at Hogwarts, he would have graduated at the age of eighteen in 1656. If so, he must have been Sorted into either Gryffindor, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw, but certainly not Slytherin, in 1649.

He was a "nearly bald and a somewhat feeble" man in his elderly years and died in late 1992.Īrmando Dippet was born in October 1637, and it is likely that he attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Dippet was also responsible for the expulsion of Rubeus Hagrid after Riddle framed him with the attacks.ĭippet left office between March 1965 and March 1971 and was succeeded by Albus Dumbledore. Unknowingly, Dippet was indirectly responsible for the end of the attacks by telling Riddle that the school would have to be closed if said attacks continued. It was during his tenure that the Chamber of Secrets was first opened by Tom Riddle since its creation by Salazar Slytherin in around A.D. Professor Armando Dippet ( 1637– 1992) was a wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the predecessor of Albus Dumbledore in the post.ĭippet served as Headmaster in the 1940s into the 1960s (and possibly the very early 70s). In her research, Skeeter interviewed the wizard Ivor Dillonsby, who claimed he'd already discovered eight of the uses before Dumbledore took his notes." We are honour-bound to give service to the present Headmaster of Hogwarts! Shame on you, Phineas!" - Dippet's portrait berating Phineas Nigellus Black The book's accuracy may be up for debate given Skeeter's history of spreading slanderous gossip, but it does appear that at least some of her criticisms could be true.įor example, in one part of the book, Skeeter accuses Dumbledore of lying about having single-handedly discovered the 12 uses for dragon's blood. Some of his accomplishments may have been over-glorifiedĪfter Dumbledore's death, the "Harry Potter" journalist Rita Skeeter published "The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore," in which she revealed many secrets about the great wizard.
