Michael Gambon, who performed Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore within the closing six Harry Potter movies, died at 82 on Thursday. Several Potterheads took to social media to ship condolences, significantly by ‘raising their wands’ and sharing Dumbledore’s memorable dialogues penned by JK Rowling. (Also Read: Michael Gambon dies at 82, actor finest identified for enjoying Albus Dumbledore in later Harry Potter movies)
Statement from Warner Bros
The official Instagram deal with of the Harry Potter movies, owned by the manufacturing home Warner Bros, posted a black-and-white image of Gambon in his Dumbledore avatar, opening the door of Hogwarts. The caption learn, “We are incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of Sir Michael Gambon. He brought immeasurable joy to Harry Potter fans from all over the world with his humour, kindness and grace. We will forever hold his memory in our hearts.”
A fan web page on X (previously Twitter), Harry Potter Universe, additionally shared an announcement that learn, “Sad to report that Michael Gambon, who played Albus Dumbledore in the last six Harry Potter films, has sadly passed away at the age of 82. Please raise your wands for Michael and all of his family and friends during this difficult time. May he rest in peace.”
Several Potterheads responded by certainly elevating their wands, both through textual content, emojis or GIFs from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the fifth instalment, from Dumbledore’s funeral. In that movie, late Alan Rickman’s loyal character of Severus Snape kills Dumbledore’s character with the Avada Kedavra curse, resulting in the memorable and saddening visible of Dumbledore falling from the Astronomy Tower at Hogwarts.
More tributes to Michael
Many Potterheads condoled Michael’s dying by sharing apt dialogues of Dumbledore. One of them wrote on X, “Happiness may be discovered, even within the darkest of occasions, if one solely remembers to activate the sunshine.– Albus Dumbledore RIP.”
Another user pointed out how “Dumbledore and Hagrid left together.” Robbie Coltraine, who played Rubius Hagrid in the Harry Potter franchise, also died last year. The user wrote, “Hagrid and Dumbledore left together, they will be unforgettable – Robbie Coltrane (1950-2022) – Michael Gambon (1940-2023).”
One of them addressed Michael with the full name of Dumbledore’s character. They posted, “TO THE BEST HEADMASTER EVER!! PROFESSOR ALBUS PERCIVAL WULFRIC BRIAN DUMBLEDORE SIR.”
Another Potterhead pointed out that both the Dumbledores have left us. Richard Harris, who played the Hogwarts headmaster before Michael in the first two Harry Potter films, died in 2002.
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