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The main difference between teenaged Dumbledore and the Dumbledore of the Harry Potter books is the difference in their egos. When he was young, Dumbledore knew he was smart, smarter than all of his peers and more than a few adults in his life, but he did not have the maturity or perspective to avoid cockiness. He acts as though he is infallible ( Read more... )