The British Ministry of Magic, which was already suspicious of Dumbledore because of his past connection to Grindelwald, was wary of these relationships, believing that he used these contacts as spies to allow him to act as an independent authority to theirs, and maintained a close watch on Dumbledore and his allies. When Harry made it clear that he didn't enter himself into the Triwizard Tournament, Dumbledore knew that something was wrong and that Harry's life might be in danger. His capabilities as a wizard were combined with his extraordinary intellect and extremely cunning and subtle mind that allowed him to comprehend human nature and turn the better aspects of humanity (trust, love and friendship) to Voldemort's disadvantage in particular. Though Dumbledore had failed to capture or defeat Voldemort, the Dark Lord realised himself that he could not overpower his former teacher, and so abandoned his effort and disapparated. Dumbledore was also haunted with the fear that it had been him to kill Ariana, to the point that he delayed facing Grindelwald for years. Dumbledore's Army was an organisation formed and led by Harry Potter, in order to protect the students of Hogwarts from Lord Voldemort. Harry Potter, his favourite student and protg. He was even more disturbed with how Ben Cooper and Merula Snyde had become different due to the events of last year and that an Azkaban escapee who turned out to be an expelled student of Mahoutokoro School of Magic was working with R. When Rowan Khanna was killed by Rakepick, Dumbledore led a huge memorial to their noble sacrifice. Burdened by the secret knowledge of Grindelwald's imminent rise to power and wanting to rectify past mistakes, it was natural, perhaps, that he felt drawn towards the job of Defence Against the Dark Arts instructor, a position in which he could most easily prepare his charges for the dangers he knew one day would come. But as Dumbledore said, Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?. Dumbledore participated in his trial and saw him betraying many Death Eaters to avoid imprisonment in Azkaban. Aberforth and Credence's story even gave deeper meaning toThe Secrets of Dumbledore's title: it's not just a film about Albus Dumbledore, it's a film about the whole family. Professor Dumbledore kept a journal in which he would have written in regularly. Before the end of the year, he also had the Inquisitorial Squad disbanded and reverted any damage they did. He later gave Harry advice and left his portrait once more. She was a sadistic woman who enjoyed punishing students. Brought to you by Wizarding World Digital, a partnership between Warner Bros. and Pottermore. Dumbledore held private lessons with Harry, revealing in them much of what he had learnt about Voldemort's past, life and Horcruxes. Even while still only a student of Hogwarts, his prodigious brilliance excelled in all fields of magic to the point of being recognised by his friend Elphias Doge as the most brilliant student to ever attend the school, possibly rivalled only by the equally prodigious Tom Riddle, and attaining many awards and prizes that required incredible magical capability to obtain. Once finished, the Headmaster applied the appropriate spells to provide Remus with a safe and secure place for his transformations that could contain even a fully grown werewolf, if necessary. He doesnt see their value. Although he realised that Dumbledore had covertly sent him to New York, Newt remained loyal to his old teacher and refused to confess his role in the affair. When he's not juggling reading four books at once, you'll probably find him exploring medieval castles around Scotland. One of his lessons involved confronting a Boggart and learning the spell to banish it. Surely he could have protected Harry, while also providing him with ahappier, healthierchildhood. [34] Having always had a deep fondness for the old school and felt drawn towards teaching even as a student,[30] Albus was happy to accept. James and Lily Potter, his friends and former students. It does, however, reframe certain events, with Aberforth's bitterness towards his brother over his secrecy feeling somewhat different in light of his own secrets. Finally, in the, In appearance and biography, Dumbledore also resembles two characters in Ursula K. Le Guin's. Many fans view Dumbledore asa father figure to Harry, but their relationship was incredibly one-sided as Albus never actually let Harry know anything about himself. Love doesnt always die with death, and the people we love the most will always stay with us in some ways. Following the global wizarding war, regardless of Aurelius's fate, Dumbledore became most famous for defeating Grindelwald in what was considered to be the most epic duel of all time. He was known to have talked to three students, Daniel Page, Ivy Warrington and their friend at least twice during their years at the school. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Dumbledore found Harry visiting the mirror one night, and after explaining to Harry what the mirror was all about, told him that the mirror was to be moved and requested that Harry not go looking for it. It is possible that all the members and allies of the Order who were neither killed nor imprisoned, fought in the Battle of Hogwarts (except Arabella Figg, who was a Squib, and couldn't fight. [35] Albus, who would henceforth come to be known to successive generations of students as 'Professor Dumbledore', was granted Classroom 3C on the third-floor and an office. Alastor Moody was a prominent Auror and Dumbledore's close friend. Harris initially declined the role but reconsidered when his then 11 year old granddaughter told him that she would never speak to him again if he did. He was the son of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, and the elder brother of Aberforth and Ariana. Dumbledore was able to persuade Madam Pince to allow the election for the head of a student committee that would be in charge of the decorations to take place in the Library. Dumbledore attended many Death Eater trials, including that of the Lestranges and Barty Crouch Jnr. Having found him at the Three Broomsticks Inn, they promptly "grabbed him by the hood of his robes and dragged him out the door". Newt decided to take the blame and was sentenced to expulsion. Once he had given Hagrid adequate time to get ready and time came for them to depart for the meeting, Dumbledore went to the Training Grounds to collect him, and was delighted to find that both his attempt to help the troubled pupil and the aforementioned assembly had been an immense success, the latter of which had inspired many in the crowd to start treating the "dark horses" with kindness and respect. He left Harry to suffer at the hands of the Dursleys and did nothing to stop their abuse and neglect. Also, just after Harry is seen entering and the next shot of Dumbledore comes, his spectacles have gone which is one of the film's mistakes). Aurelius Dumbledore being Aberforth's son fits within the Harry Potter canon and is a good, logical explanation for the identity twist, unlike Credence being a fourth Dumbledore sibling (creating a hurtful retcon/plot hole) or Grindelwald simply fabricating the story (it was too big a plot twist to simply turn back from it). Several of Dumbledore's bizarre hiring decisions either put Harry's life in danger or deprived him of a proper education. When it subsided, Dumbledore was closed in this tomb. Throughout Harry Potters time at Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore seemed to have Harrys best interests at heart. [62], Once he was back at Hogwarts, Dumbledore consulted with a distraught Harry. He had a great friendship with Hagrid, despite many not trusting the half-Giant.The greatest example of this, however, is Dumbledore's relationship with Severus Snape, in whom Dumbledore was willing to hold a considerable amount of faith after Severus had shown remorse. After explaining to the three of them that he was aware of their situation and, more importantly, that as far as he was concerned, there was no reason why Remus should not be able to attend Hogwarts, as long as special precautions were taken to ensure the safety of both Remus and the other students, a mutual understanding was reached, and it was eventually agreed that young Mr Lupin would indeed present himself at Hogwarts Castle for the Start-of-Term. After Ariana's death, Albus and Aberforth's relationship became very estranged, as Aberforth blamed Albus for the death of the sister he and his mother spent so much time caring for. The vial was destroyed, because neither Dumbledore nor Grindelwald thought of attacking each other, one wanted to kill someone, the other wanted to defend. Though still calm and collected most of the time, he tends to traverse further into the emotional spectrum of his character. 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He was also a famous alchemist who worked with Nicolas Flamel, the only known maker of the Philosopher's Stone, and was credited with discovering the twelve uses of dragon's blood. Albus was aware of rumours that there was a child from the relationship, but he never knew for sure as the distance between the brothers resulted in Aberforth not confiding in or seeking Albus' help with the situation.[31]. Her death made Albus feel angry and bitter, as it left him with the responsibility of a damaged sister and a wayward brother, and he thought himself trapped and wasted. They got along almost instantly, according to Bagshot. The two of them spent days together, sharing ideas and talking, and building their relationship. This was shown best at his duel with Voldemort, when he engaged in small talk with him in a calm, almost sardonically humourous way, despite Voldemort's tremendous duelling prowess and his attempts to murder him. I cant wait to finally see him after all these years and show him how cool our magic school is with all of its ghosts and flying-broomstick sports and evil wizards who killed his parents and who now want to kill him too and gigantic magically-never-ending feasts, its going to be so fun! Although Albus loved him, the two brothers were not close to each other, as they were very different persons in personality, with Aberforth resenting being in Albus's shadow. Aberforth having a son was never mentioned in the Harry Potter series, so it will be interesting to see how Fantastic Beasts will continue to explore Aberforth and Credence's relationship without breakingthe Harry Potter canon. Soon enough, Dumbledore managed to trap the Dark Lord within an Orb of Water just after having been saved by Fawkes, who intercepted a killing curse Voldemort had shot at Dumbledore while the latter was countering the strike of a fiery serpent that Voldemort had conjured. According to Rowling in 2018, we will learn more about Grindelwald's and Dumbledore's past in the upcoming films. In particular, he had a somewhat odd taste in sweets: he enjoyed Muggle sweets relatively unknown in the wizarding world (particularly sherbet lemons) and the password to his office, supposedly that of his current favourite sweet, was often peculiar choices such as Acid Pops and Cockroach Clusters. However, when Snape discovered that he had been used as a pawn in Harry's own destruction, he was horrified, seeing it as a calculated betrayal of Lily's memory. [35] Even in later years, when the rumours were published by Rita Skeeter in a biography of Newt called Man or Monster? Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love.. Surelysomeone like Kingsley Shacklebolt or Arthur Weasley could have been filled in on the Horcrux hunt and would have made for valuable allies in such a seemingly impossible and wildly dangerous task. This desire, however, ultimately caused his death: the Resurrection Stone had become part of a ring whose curse infected him the instant he put it on and slowly killed him. After Harry had received his letter from Rubeus Hagrid, Vernon had denounced Dumbledore as a "crackpot old fool" and refused to pay for Harry's school funds. Albus Dumbledore is portrayed by the late, Both actors who have played the elderly Dumbledore have been Irish. Harry has severe PTSD this year and I had to go and save him from being expelled even though he almost got got by a Dementor over the summer. Wand In the films, Dumbledore has the distinction of being the first human character to appear in the film series. Thrilled to realise that the newcomer was every bit as brilliant as himself, the two young men took to each other right away and quickly struck up a close friendship, unified by the revelation of Grindelwald's research into the existence and whereabouts of the fabled Deathly Hallows. Dumbledore asked Newt if his Niffler Teddy would like a cup of tea and they went off to talk about what must be done. However, as Dumbledore was about to leave, Trelawney fell into a real trance and made a prophecy about the birth of the one that would have the power to vanquish the Dark Lord, who would be born to those "who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies". A year later, the Malfoy family changed sides. As he was about to die by a cursed ring, Dumbledore planned his own death with Severus Snape. Dumbledore also entrusted Snape with protecting the students once Hogwarts fell into Voldemort's control. Dumbledore's decision to appoint Rakepick proved a costly one as Rakepick turned out to be one of R's members and nearly managed to kill Jacob's sibling and their friends before being defeated by a Garroting Gas and forced to flee but left Merula Snyde traumatised with the betrayal and use of the Cruciatus Curse when they went to the Cursed Vault. Dumbledore often offers words of wisdom about death. There's a lot to be said on the subject and so I hope you'll indulge me as I imagine what it might be like if Dumbledore hadn't really cared about Harry. Albus realised then how horrible a person Grindelwald was and stepped in to defend his little brother, and a three-way duel broke out between Gellert Grindelwald, Albus Dumbledore, and Aberforth Dumbledore. Rubeus Hagrid: his friend, colleague, and former student. The form of Leta's Boggart surprised both Dumbledore and the entire class: a white sheet containing an undistinguishable, slight form floating through a dark blue glow. As a result of his cruel and . [38] He eventually found it, however, safely tucked away in a hidden room on the uppermost floor of the castle that would only reveal itself to someone if they were in great need of it. Besides, a society that's totally on board with slavery and other atrocities probably doesn't care too much about a little bit of child abuse. Gellert retreated quickly to his great-aunt's cottage, where he had her make him a Portkey to take him back home. [62], Dumbledore trying on Marvolo Gaunt's Ring, activating a nasty curse, During the summer of 1996, Dumbledore tracked one of Voldemort's Horcruxes to the house of the Gaunts. He was troubled at some of the rumours about Tom, these were true of course. Family members His radical views softened, and maybe at first as penance and later because it was his true self, he recognized the error of his ways and sought to be just, to better the world, and to encourage equality among all people, Muggles and wizards alike. The Wizard J.K. Rowling Said Dumbledore Was in Love With Will Shock You, Sorry, Haters, Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley Were Destined For Each Other, 29 Dumbledore Quotes That Will Inspire You to Do Magical Things. On the orders of Voldemort, Crouch brewed Polyjuice Potion, which he used to impersonate Moody and take his place at Hogwarts. Albus and Aberforth both rushed towards their sister's body, and cried in regret and pity. Dumbledore knew both sides of this feud, but did nothing to help Harry and Snape get over their issues with each other. Dumbledore wore half-moon spectacles and a colourful array of robes, ranging from purple to crimson-red. Newt gave them all the items Albus had entrusted to them: Theseus got a tie with a large gold pin, Jacob got a serpentine wand but with no core, so it had no power; Bunty was given a list of instructions that only she could see. Umbridge and Fudge slowly passed rules and regulations that syphoned the powers of the Headmaster, while increasing those of Umbridge herself. One night, Albus sent a letter by owl to Gellert in the 'dead of night'. Its members were Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, Fred and George Weasley, Cho Chang, Dean Thomas, Seamus Finnigan, Parvati and Padma Patil, Lavender Brown, Hannah Abbott, Ernie Macmillan, Susan Bones, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Michael Corner, Terry Boot, Anthony Goldstein, Katie Bell, Alicia Spinnet, Angelina Johnson, Colin and Dennis Creevey, Zacharias Smith and Marietta Edgecombe. Its the chapter that humanised Dumbledore, that grounded him from the heights of gods, that let us truly know him for the first time. With Voldemort having arrived in the Ministry, Dumbledore took this chance to give undeniable evidence to Fudge that the Dark Lord truly had returned and fought him both to protect Harry and hold him at bay. Dumbledore comforted and reassured Ginny after she was possessed by a fragment of Voldemort's soul and manipulated into opening the Chamber of Secrets during the 19921993 school year. Wiz., X.J. Indeed, Dumbledore was the only wizard capable of defeating Gellert Grindelwald, and later, even in his extremely advanced age, intimidated and surpassed Lord Voldemort himself. But in contrast to this, Dumbledore overestimated Snape's feelings to get over "old grudges" and therefore assigned him to tutor Harry in Occlumency, which ended badly between the two parties. Dumbledore then returned to Hogwarts intending to keep an eye upon Tom Riddle, as he was alone and friendless, a dangerous situation, but at that point Dumbledore, ever the man who staunchly believed in second chances and redemption, still considered Riddle as being not a lost cause and could repent. Dumbledore doesn't always wear his spectacles in the films (except the third where he was wearing them during every on-screen appearance in that film, while in the fourth film he wore his spectacles at different times, in the fifth film he wore them only during the Start-of-Term Feast and in the sixth film, he wore them just during the Start-of-Term Feast and for a brief moment in his office examining Tom Riddle's diary just before Harry entered and sees Dumbledore's memory of meeting Riddle. In an interview on the DVD of, A younger Dumbledore (aged around 62) is portrayed by, Michael Gambon also voices Professor Dumbledore in. [66] Certain that Hogwarts had not seen the last of The Cabal, however, he tasked his old friend, veteran Auror and brother-in-arms in the Order of the Phoenix, Alastor Moody, with investigating The Cabal, who henceforth monitored their activities off-the-books. [46] It was revealed in that two of Fawkes's feathers form the magical cores of both Harry's and Voldemort's wands. In the summer of 1995, Vernon was about to throw Harry out of the house when Petunia received a Howler from Dumbledore simply stating, "Remember my last, Petunia." I really hope my very specific plan that I didnt tell Harry anything about works even though Im Super Dead. Later on, upon overhearing a conversation about Harry's misgivings of Snape, he told Harry that to doubt Snape would be to doubt Dumbledore. [89] At another point, Dumbledore arranged for Olympe Maxime, the Headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, to visit Hogwarts to discuss school matters, and Maxime brought Aurlie Dumont, a student of her who came to search for Nicolas Flamel's chalice. [67], Having been informed of Jacob's subsequent confession that he had pressured his friend into making the potion as part of their bid for the vaults,[66] Dumbledore had no other choice but to expel him from the school. [15], Albus fighting Credence Barebone in Berlin, Sometime after, he found Aurelius Dumbledore in Berlin on a street. Perhaps the most blatant example of this was with regard to Severus Snape, as he used Snape's love for the late Lily Evans to manipulate him into helping him protect Harry Potter, her son, despite all the risks it entailed and despite Snape's bitterness and hatred towards Harry's father. He learned early in his teenage years that power and being the best could end very badly and was always not the best result. [46], They next found themselves in a vast chamber containing an underground lake, with a solitary island at its centre from which a faint green light was visible. Soon, it was found that Tulip Karasu and a couple of other students were inflicted with a sleepwalking curse, which was inevitably caused by someone tampering with another Cursed Vault. This is another quote that relates to Dumbledore telling Harry about the connection between him and Voldemort. With Dumbledore's credibility realised once more, Fudge's was permanently lost. Barty then truthfully revealed the entirety of Voldemort's plot and his participation in it under the influence of Veritaserum. In this quote, he talks about how love doesnt end with death. When this whole incident was over, Dumbledore held another Hallowe'en Feast to finish what had been left out. Albus only pretended that he did not know anything about it and said that Newt was not a great follower of orders. [93] During this search, Dumbledore was finally able to track down Rakepick, who was investigating some ancient ruins that had recently been discovered beneath Castelobruxo. A Muggle-supporting wizard, though the complete opposite in his earlier years, he was considered to have been the greatest wizard of modern times. [75][76][77], Albus Dumbledore in 1981, at age 100, during the trial of Igor Karkaroff. Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was born to Kendra and Percival Dumbledore in the summer[1] of 1881, in the mainly wizarding village of Mould-on-the-Wold. We are still thinking Professor Severus Snape didn't love Harry Potter, for many reasons. One night, Albus and Gellert walked to a barn in which they went inside with plans to create a blood pact together, forming a love bond that could only be broken if their spells met without intent to attack one another. [Source]. Both geniuses and both full of youthful ambition, they came up with wild plans about a revolution where wizards ruled Muggles, but their friendship abruptly ended when a duel with Dumbledore's brother Aberforth led to his young sister Ariana Dumbledore's death. Eh, this year will be fun, I think Im going to hire a werewolf as a teacher. He acknowledged that Sirius's death was his fault, and that if Harry let him explain, the boy would be free to rage and storm at him, even attack him if he chose to. Managing to appease Harry, he began explaining the meaning of his connection with Voldemort and asserting the meaning of the prophecy. Nevertheless, he still trusted Dumbledore enough to confide in him about how Harry felt Voldemort awaking inside him the night that Mr Weasley was attacked. Dumbledore, however, argued strongly on his behalf. . Throughout the early days of the global wizarding war, a series of devastating attacks was perpetrated by Gellert Grindelwald and his cadre of followers across Europe,[42] and rumours begun circulating that his former friend had procured a wand of immense power, which Albus, who was privy to the aspiring revolutionary's Quest for the Deathly Hallows, understood to mean that he had successfully obtained the Elder Wand. While he didnt get to remember their love for him, Dumbledore reminds him of how that love exists even after they are gone. Being a biased freak towards Slytherins. Shortly before 10 March 1971, Dumbledore showed up unannounced at the doorstep of Lyall and Hope Lupin to invite their son to attend school. Height However, the six students were ambushed by a group of Death Eaters, who hoped to force Harry to recover the record of the prophecy made about him and the Dark Lord. NOOOOOOPE ) and Harry will probably try to hunt him down and kill him despite the soul-sucking creatures of pure evil floating around the school. [62], Before the beginning of the new school year, the first Death Eater activity in years broke out at the Quidditch World Cup, causing Dumbledore to suspect that the second rise of Lord Voldemort was near. While Albus likely alienated him, along with Ariana, during his obsession with Gellert Grindelwald, when Grindelwald attacked Aberforth, Albus immediately came to his brother's aid and fought against his lover, clearly displaying that even at the height of his worst years, Albus still cared for Aberforth's well-being immensely. Regardless, Dumbledore didn't seem to resent her too much for having ruthlessly tortured Merula Snyde, as although he considered it a major priority to neutralise her, Dumbledore openly suggested against Merula Snyde being too focused to kill her. [46], Arriving at the small island, they found a basin filled with glowing green potion. Upon finding each other, Dumbledore and Grindelwald initiated a legendary duel of 1945, unleashing all of their extraordinary magical capabilities on each other, the display being so amazing that it remains among the greatest magical battles ever in history. However, Petunia and her own husband both resented Harry's presence for the next ten years. Hence, Albus decided to arrange for his plans to be thwarted. Dumbledore revealed to Harry that he made it his business to try and find out about Lord Voldemort's past. ", I think he wanted Harry to figure it out himself, when the time came. Dumbledore and Jacob go first, the rest follow. When Harry desperately asks the mirror (which he believed showed Albus' eyes) for help at the Malfoy Manor, Aberforth sends Dobby to their aid and arguably saves their lives. What is clear, though, is that she did drownalong with most of the ship's passengers, while Credence, Leta, and Irma Dugard (Danielle Hugues) survived the ordeal. This secured Gryffindor for the House Cup for the second year running and again ruined Slytherin's chances, fuelling the hatred and rivalry between the two houses. Aberforth's character appeared in the Harry Potter series quite late, Albus first mentioning him in The Goblet of Fire, and making his first brief appearance in The Order of Phoenix. He founded and led the Order of the Phoenix during the First Wizarding War. Unlike all of the other staff members, Dumbledore did not let her rebellious streak, a trait for which, seen as it went beyond mere mischief-making, many of his colleagues came to distrust and dislike her for, cloud the fact that she was an exceptional student and spoke highly of her abilities even after her graduation. Although he loved his younger sister, Albus was resentful when he had to take responsibility for her after their mother's death, which forced him to stay at home, and thus abandon his ambitious plans.
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