# Voldemort vs Gandalf (or other wizards) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 15, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voldemort-vs-gandalf-or-other-wizards/560740 "2010-11-15T14:34:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voldemort-vs-gandalf-or-other-wizards/560740/61 "2010-11-17T03:43:57Z")
> [@Ura-Maru](#): > > Something just occurred to me. When there are no witnesses, Gandalf has beaten a lot of badass things. When there ARE, he can be chased up a tree by a few goblins on wolves. Has anyone considered the possibility that he might just be full of crap? Interesting point. Maybe Gandalf went to the Imperial Stormtrooper Academy for Wizardry. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voldemort-vs-gandalf-or-other-wizards/560740/62 "2010-11-17T04:14:06Z")
> [@Ura-Maru](#): > > Something just occurred to me. When there are no witnesses, Gandalf has beaten a lot of badass things. When there ARE, he can be chased up a tree by a few goblins on wolves. Has anyone considered the possibility that he might just be full of crap? Obligatory “Bored of the Rings” quote: “Half the night they had sat up and listened to Goodgulf’s tales of strange wanderings and brave deeds. Tales full of Goodgulf’s courage and cunning against unnameable enemies. Tales obvious to all as a pack of presposterous lies.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voldemort-vs-gandalf-or-other-wizards/560740.md?page=3)