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Gandalf (Lord of the Rings) vs Dumbledore (Harry Potter)

Dinorang8373:Let's go with Gandalf first.

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Originally called Olórin, he was accounted as the wisest of the (with the possible exception of ). He was a Maia of and . He also served under two other Valar, such as and . When the decided to send the order of the Istari (also known as ) to Middle-earth, to counsel and assist all those in Middle-earth who opposed the Dark Lord , Manwë and Varda decided to include Olórin among the five who were sent.

At first, Olórin was nervous and described himself as too weak and too afraid of Sauron. Manwë understood, and told him that that was one main reason why he should go, to overcome that fear. Thus, he insisted that Olórin should go as the third, but Varda convinced him not to include Olórin as the third, but as the second. Olórin agreed, and prepared for his departure from the Undying Lands with the other four wizards.

When he arrived to Middle-earth, he received , the ring of fire, from . Olórin, renamed Gandalf, spent many centuries walking among the elves as a stranger, learning from them and teaching them. He later revealed himself as one of the Istari, and eventually became known as the wisest of and most powerful of that order. He joined the , which was formed to investigate a dark power in , of which wanted him to become the leader, yet came to lead the Council instead of him. Although Saruman was initially more powerful and more knowledgeable about many matters regarding Sauron and the , and was head of the White Council before the War of the Ring, he later grew jealous and afraid of Gandalf, which was the reason of his betrayal

Gandalf wandered for many years amongst the Free People of Middle-earth, but spent most of that time amongst the Elves, where he learned much and taught much. He also continued to gather such information about Sauron and his ilk as he could, and to that end, he began to suspect that the Necromancer of Dol Guldur was in fact Sauron taking shape once again. He entered Dol Guldur, but Sauron, still greatly weakened, fled from him and for a short time, the evil of Mirkwood was greatly reduced. However, Sauron quickly returned to Dol Guldur, and by 2850 of the Third Age, had rebuilt his forces there. In that year, Gandalf again entered the fortress and encountered , father of Thorin Oakenshield, who was dying after having been horribly tormented. Before his death, the old dwarf king entrusted Gandalf with a map and key to the .

Gandalf became increasingly troubled by his knowledge of Sauron's resurgent strength. He knew that Sauron was already plotting war from Dol Guldur, and that as soon as he felt strong enough, he would attack Rivendell. Unfortunately, the only power left besides to resist an attempt from to regain the lands of was the dwarves of the . Even worse, Gandalf knew that resided still in the , and that Sauron could and would use the dragon to devastating effect once he became strong enough to influence Smaug. However, Saruman seemed reluctant to engage Sauron's forces, though none of the White Council realized that he was already a traitor.

One night, while pondering the problem of the Free People's weakness in the North, Gandalf had a chance encounter in Bree with the dwarf , who was also searching, without direction or much hope, for a way to reclaim the Kingdom Under the Mountain. Gandalf and Thorin then concocted a plan (more Gandalf's than Thorin's) to potentially draw the dragon out of the mountain and reclaim the kingdom.

To that end, Gandalf visited , a Hobbit of , to convince him to go with to Erebor and aid them. At the time, Bilbo thought of him as little more than a vain, fussy old conjurer who entertained children with fireworks during festivals and parties, but soon discovered his true nature. Gandalf accompanied the from the Shire through the , where Gandalf found his sword, and Bilbo found , to Rivendell where they were given shelter by Lord . It was in their attempt to cross the by the that the Company was captured by , and though Gandalf rescued the dwarves and aided them in escaping, it was here that Bilbo encountered and discovered the (though at the time it was mistaken for a lesser ring).