We know that "Good Guys" do use Unforgivable curses in Harry Potter (Harry planned to use Cruciatus on Bellatrix, they used Imperio when knocking over Bellatrix's vault at Gringotts, Aurors were permitted to use Unforgivables in First War).
Is there any canon information on whether Dumbledore himself ever used an Unforgivable curse?
(I'm only interested in "reformed" part of his life, after Ariana died of unspecified causes at unknown hands, causing him remorse and turn "to the Light Side").
There are quotes that seem to imply that he was "above" the most foul magic, e.g.:
his own exchange with McGonagall at the beginning of Philosopher's Stone:
'Voldemort had powers I will never have.' - 'Only because you're too – well – noble to use them.')
Dobby's statement to Harry in "Chamber of Secrets":
there are powers Dumbledore doesn’t... powers no decent wizard...
But these quotes don't specifically indicate whether they refer to Unforgivables, or a less mundane things like Horcruxes etc...
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