When did Dumbledore get the curse on his hand?

In the Summer of 1996, when Dumbledore found the ring under the rotting floorboards of the Gaunt shack, he saw it immediately as the Hallow that he had desired for so many years, the Resurrection Stone.

What was the curse that Dumbledore had?

Gaunt’s ring After retrieving the ring Albus Dumbledore himself fell victim to a curse that, even when contained, would likely have killed him within the year. Once rendered defunct as a Horcrux, the stone was placed inside a Golden Snitch and left to Harry Potter in Dumbledore’s will.

What did Dumbledore drink in the Half Blood Prince?

the Drink of Despair
The Emerald Potion, also known as the Drink of Despair, was a mysterious potion which induces fear, delirium, and extreme thirst. According to Dumbledore, the potion cannot be penetrated by hand, Vanished, parted, scooped up, siphoned away, Transfigured, Charmed, or otherwise made to change its nature in any way.

Why did Dumbledore’s right hand turn black?

Understanding the situation, Dumbledore returned back to Hogwarts where Professor Snape cast spells so as to contain the curse in the hand for the time being. From then onwards, Dumbledore’s right hand had become black with a withered look to it.

Why did Dumbledore put the ring on his hand?

Hoping to revive his dead family members (particularly his sister Ariana Dumbledore), he disregarded the ring’s status as a Horcrux and put it on. This enacted the ring’s deadly curse, and it began to quickly spread through Dumbledore’s body, starting with the hand on which he had put the ring.

How did dumbeldore’s hand get poisoned?

Dumbeldore’s hand got poisoned after he wore the ring of Voldemort which was one of the horcrux. Voldemort had cured the ring such that if anyone is able to find it and tries to were it then this hand would automatically get poisoned and the person would die.

Why didn’t Dumbledore believe in Sirius Black’s innocence?

So, mainly, Dumbledore didn’t believe in Sirius’s innocence until the end of Prisoner of Azkaban. Further, he did not have the power, ostensibly, to override legal decisions made by the Minister for Magic or the Department of Magical Law Enforcement (that said, we’ve seen Dumbledore step around Fudge more than once.