tumblin’ about dumblin’

“For those of you who don’t know what the D.I.G.S. theory is, it is an obscure theory started (I believe) in the forum section at the Harry Potter Lexicon, and supported by a few silly, yet head strong, fanatics. It stands for (brace yourself) Dumbledore Is the Giant Squid. The theory is that, as Dumbledore was the transfiguration teacher before, and an extremely powerful wizard, that he is most likely an animagus. Your animagus form is supposed to reflect your personality and these people, either seriously or slightly joking, believe Dumbledore’s personality could lead him into transfiguring into a giant squid (THE Giant Squid).

Now at first the theory looks ludicrous and laughable, but then when you start to try and disprove it, it is harder to disprove than you first might think. To begin with the giant squid and Dumbledore have never been in the same place at the same time anywhere in the four books. There was a time when the squid was basking in the shallows and Fred and George were playing with it as Dumbledore was supposedly getting a letter to fly of to London in SS/PS, but we don’t know how much time elapsed to say for certain he couldn’t have been in the shallows as a squid, then rushed off shortly after.(or even left right from the lake) During the second task in GoF Dumbledore was a judge while Harry was in the lake; the Giant Squid never appeared. Supporters of the DIGS theory state this is because the Giant Squid was judging the contest. Colin Creevy was saved by what his brother said was the giant squid again in GoF, but we don’t know for certain it really was (and again we don’t know the time lapse to say Dumbledore wasn’t taking a pre-sorting ceremony dip in the lake.) 

Various people on the HP lexicon forum also think that Dumbledore looks a bit like a squid, with his long beard and fingers (tentacles) and big glaring eyes (needed by squids to see in the deep, dark waters). They also point out that Dumbledore knows how to speak mermish, and wonder if maybe he learned the language while in squid form. What is a salt-water squid doing in a seemingly closed in lake in the first place? 

So the debate and challenge here is: Can you find any good evidence why Dumbledore is not, or could not be the giant squid in the lake? Do you believe he could be? Do you believe he could not possibly be? Why or why not?” -via interview.com forums.

He IS the squid. HE IS. I can’t be convinced otherwise. btw, all day Harry Potter marathon on CHcgv [channel 22 in Incheon] currently up to no.3 . Now, a lot of people says the D.I.G.S Theory can’t possibly be true because Dumbledore is too important to be such a useless, fun-seeking creature, as the squid just exists to be merry and swim happily and aimlessly. To me that just proves it. 

Another thread about the giant squid being Dumbledore. I love this thread x)

(via bonkersforpotter)

That’s not gone well.

Whenever I see a Potter movie without Richard Harris I find myself repeating all of Dumbledore’s lines in my head in the real Dumbledore’s voice and it comforts me.

I can’t get used to the new Dumbledore. Still can’t.