Dear Sara,
We all know that if Superman fought Gandalf (be he White or Grey) that the wizard would win because the man of steel has no defences aginst magic. However, who do you think would win in a fight…Dumbledore or Gandalf. One is a trained combat wizard but the other is smart AND cunning.
Thank You,
Lomax Lomat
Dear Lomax Lomat
Without a doubt Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore would be the winner. I know those twinkling eyes and lemon sherbets have a tendency to give the impression of a wise but doddering old wizard but a look at his history should clear up that notion. Dumbeldore had to fight the strongest Dark Wizard of the 20th century, Gellert Grinwald. It seems that Dumbeldore was infatuated with him and so did not see the danger till it was almost too late. This was Dumbeldore’s “great tragedy”. To quote JK Rowling “He lost his moral compass completely when he fell in love and I think subsequently became very mistrustful of his own judgment in those matters so became quite asexual. He led a celibate and a bookish life”. After defeating Grinwald who was to wizards what Adolf Hitler was to muggles, Dumbeldore then had to face a child that at one time he had rescued from a muggle orphanage only to have him become a monster. Tom Riddle who fashioned himself into Lord Voldermort was not easy to defeat and Dumbeldore was the one to lead the fight the first time Tom had risen to power. Even the second time when prophesy foretold Harry Potter to be the one to defeat Tom, Dumbeldore fought him in a one on one duel long before the final battle. As both Gandalf and Dumbeldore fought on the side of light I can’t think of any situation they would be fighting each other. In fact there are many similarities in their life journeys.
As to Gandalf in battle, he was extraordinarily powerful and wise. When he returned from the dead as Gandalf the White he was even stronger. He faced down Balrog and fought Sauruman’s forces at the battle of Helm’s Deep. Gandalf was no shrinking violet. In the end though it wasn’t Gandalf who defeated Sauron, although let’s face it, Sauron was far more deadly all though not necessarily more vicious than Voldermort.
It’s In The Bag,
Sara Bellum, Editor-at-Large Buzzy Mag
