Can someone please tell me where in canon it states that Armando
Dippet was born in the 1600s. According to his article he would
have been over 300 years old at the time of his death. Since
there are only two ways that are known of in the wizarding world
to achieve this type of longevity (i.e. Horcruxes, Elixer of
Life) and it appears that Professor Dippet was neither a dark
wizard nor an alchemist, nor even a close colleague of Nicholas
Flammel, how did he live so long? I know wizards live long
lives, but this does seem a bit off without some extra-magical
assistance. Could someone please clarify? Thanks —The preceding
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The dates are referenced. This image from the movie shows he was
quite old. I can't find anything on the second reference
referring to Dippet at all, let alone his death date.
-Shorty1982 11:15, August 29, 2011 (UTC) - He definetly died
before Harry was taken to Dumbledore's office. So it was between
September 1st and December 19