In fact, Dumbledore seemed somewhat disappointed when he incorrectly believed that Draco would invite Greyback into the castle. He did this by questioning people who had known him as a child and a teenager and obtained Voldemort-related memories from them. It was also at this moment that he realised the true identity of "Snape". Dumbledore admired him, because he didn't care about power or popularity, which is quite ironic as Dumbledore once craved at least one of these things. After Harry saved Sirius from the Dementors, Dumbledore congratulated him by saying that as long as Pettigrew was a Death Eater in a life-debt with the last Potter, he would requite. However, Grindelwald didn't know the true beginnings of Credence's life, or whose son he actually was, so he filled in the gaps conveniently, telling Credence that Albus had abandoned him. As a result of his cruel and . Death, however, served to restore him to full health and strength: his spirit was described as walking sprightly and upright, with hands that were both whole and white and undamaged, and looking exactly how Harry remembered him to be. Dumbledore also believed that Harry's love for his parents was his greatest power. Blue[14] And thats what was so important about Kings Cross. Snape, although resistant at first to killing Dumbledore, carried it out at the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, when Draco Malfoy had managed to bring Death Eaters into Hogwarts. Barty then truthfully revealed the entirety of Voldemort's plot and his participation in it under the influence of Veritaserum. You no doubt know the circumstances: Harry, having found out that he himself was a Horcrux, has sacrificed himself to Lord Voldemort. Dumbledore figured out that when Voldemort cast a Killing Curse on baby Harry, he accidentally turned Harry into his final Horcrux. Before she died, he took a memory from her, in which Tom Riddle showed his interest towards the magical antiques of a recently deceased Hepzibah Smith. Professor Snape. [66], Even though Dumbledore was fully prepared to take the mitigating circumstances of Jacob's transgressions into account going forward, any decision the Headmaster might have meant to make about revoking Jacob's expulsion or help to fight The Cabal ultimately became rather inappreciable when Jacob went mysteriously missing shortly thereafter. Harrys being tortured nightly by the new teacher. Dumbledore talks to Harry about this multiple times throughout the books. The two of them spent days together, sharing ideas and talking, and building their relationship. Unable to leave Brazil until her work there was finished, an arrangement was made where she would instead come to Hogwarts at the beginning of the next term. Gellert retreated quickly to his great-aunt's cottage, where he had her make him a Portkey to take him back home. Looking for Pottermore? However, despite his benign nature, it is said that Dumbledore was the only wizard Lord Voldemort ever truly feared. During the private lessons between Harry and Dumbledore, the Pensieve was used to view a variety of memories about Tom Riddle's past.[46]. Albus also came to believe that Aberforth was a better person than he was due to his much greater devotion to Ariana, which Harry Potter disagreed with. . While this quote doesnt reference the word love directly, it does have a lot to do with love when you think about it. As the day neared when young Remus Lupin would be of an eligible age to begin his magical education, Dumbledore wasted little time in making the necessary preparations for the young man's arrival: To this end, Dumbledore arranged for a house to be built a little way above the rest of the nearby Hogsmeade; perched atop a hill overlooking the village. She confessed the whole story to him and Albus Dumbledore offered both comfort and wisdom, telling Minerva some of his own family history, previously unknown to her. Its important to note, first of all, that Albus Dumbledore was loved by us, and by you long before Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. They had a baby boy together, but the woman was sent away before she gave birth, and Aberforth never got to be a father. [62], The year after, the Ministry of Magic took it upon itself to increase security around Hogwarts. He was quite fond of knitting patterns and frequently wore flamboyant clothing (at one point, he is seen wearing a flowered bonnet that he received from a Wizard Cracker). Dumbledore's given names could be interpreted as representing the four primary divisions of the British Isles: Dumbledore as he appears in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Albus Dumbledore as he appears in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Albus Dumbledore in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Albus Dumbledore in the console versions of the Philosopher's Stone video game, Dumbledore as a LEGO minifigure (Richard Harris), Dumbledore as a LEGO minifigure (Michael Gambon), Dumbledore (with Fawkes) as a LEGO mini-figure (2020 edition), Albus Dumbledore as a POP! Crouch played a key-role in Voldemort's rebirth, after he captured and imprisoned Alastor Moody, and took his form, to teach at Hogwarts, while Dumbledore thought he was dead. This isn't the first time Aberforth skillfully uses a magical mirror. Ariana was left mentally and emotionally scarred by the event and her magical powers were left severely altered and would manifest themselves on rare occasions usually in random or destructive ways. Dumbledore, who knew of Voldemort's illicit activities since he left Hogwarts and suspected that he might have meant to use the position as means of recruiting more followers, turned down his application. During the rescue Harry also conjured a powerful corporal Patronus, that Dumbledore later commented on. Elphias suffered from Dragon Pox, and everybody avoided him. Dumbledore was also friend of many allies of the Order, including Olympe Maxime, the headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, whom he met during the Triwizard Tournament, his co-workers Filius Flitwick, Pomona Sprout and Horace Slughorn, Augusta Longbottom, Ted and Andromeda Tonks. 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. Despite them breaking the rules again, Dumbledore still awarded Jacob's sibling 100 House points, but warned them never to do it again. Finally, in each of the films when facing off against a major antagonist, each mentor is taunted for being weak by being spitefully called "old man." Except the already mentioned Minerva McGonagall, Rubeus Hagrid, Severus Snape, Remus Lupin, and Alastor Moody, Dumbledore had many co-workers during his career at Hogwarts. 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. Dumbledore had the stone moved to a medium security vault at Gringotts Wizarding Bank, but later had it moved to Hogwarts itself; coincidentally, on the same day that an attempted break-in was made upon the vault. When the Ministry of Magic began to disbelieve Dumbledore and Harry, they supported the two famous wizards rather than the Ministry and became members of the second Order of the Phoenix. Grindelwald spent a number of years gaining power in Europe while Dumbledore spent his time teaching young wizards at Hogwarts. With his failure to retrieve the prophecy and his attempt on Harry's life foiled, Voldemort fled the Ministry with Bellatrix, but not before he was seen by Ministry officials, including Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge. There really wasn't any reason for Dumbledore to hide this side of himself from Harry. [46], Dumbledore preparing to drink the Emerald Potion, Dumbledore drank and he saw a vision of the duel between him, Gellert Grindelwald and Aberforth Dumbledore and Ariana's death. Ultimately, Vicncia Santos won the election, as the Qilin bowed to her. She was extremely opposed to his decision to place Harry Potter with his narrow-minded Muggle aunt and uncle, saying that "You couldn't find two people who are less like us. He also spoke to Jacob's sibling, who was disguised as Professor Snape, about various businesses. [46] Dumbledore hired Trelawney in order to protect her from the Death Eaters. In 1901, Aureliusmade it across the ocean to New York City, after young Leta Lestrange swapped her baby brother Corvus for him and he miraculously survived the ship sinking. They were ultimately united by their desire to have the Deathly Hallows. Even though it's been over a decade sinceHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallowshit bookshelves worldwide and brought J.K. Rowling's beloved series about the Boy Who Lived to an end, us fanshave understandably refused tomove on. Dumbledore had successfully planned an escape plan in case Grindelwald's men would attack. [7] Dumbledore did not believe that Harry was ready to know the truth about the Prophecy Sybill Trelawney had made and told him he would know when he was older (although this would actually later turn out to be a mistake). [86] After Dumbledore was gone, he possibly received an owl from one of the professors alerting him to the activities of R.[87], Dumbledore discussing recent events with Jacob's sibling, When he was back at Hogwarts, he found that the Vault of Ice had again been broken into by Jacob's sibling and their friends, which led to the disappearance of the cursed ice. Harry Belafonte with his son, David, and second wife, Julie, in 1958. Boggart Though later in his young life, under the influence of his love for Gellert Grindelwald, some anti-Muggle prejudice did develop, but he soon saw the error of his intent. If Albus hadn't pushed the forbidden thought out of his head, the chain would continue to hurt him, until he would eventually die of his wounds. Despite this, Dumbledore was capable of fear and feared, above all else, that he had actually cast the spell that ended his sister Ariana's life. Probably nothing to worry about, the Death Tournament should take his mind off of it. In addition, Dumbledore also believed the rumours of Grindelwald showing remorse for his crimes during his time in prison and showed a level of respect and gratitude for Grindelwald's concealment of the true location of the Elder Wand for a shred of redemption even if it was in vain. He learned early in his teenage years that power and being the best could end very badly and was always not the best result. In 1996, Dumbledore was cursed by putting on Marvolo Gaunt's Ring, which was a Horcrux (he put it on when he was distracted by finding out that it was the Resurrection Stone, hoping to talk to his dead family). Initially suspicious and hostile towards him, Albus found himself having to assure the boy that he was not, in fact, a doctor that had come to lock him up at the asylum; showing his awareness of the matron's suspicions about his behaviour, and was finally able to extend the invitation to Hogwarts and inform him that he was, in fact, a wizard. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter Four, "Horace Slughorn". In addition to the portrait of Dumbledore that was hung in his office automatically after his death, a, J. K. Rowling has said that if she could meet any character in the, While the magic used by Dumbledore to detect the traces of magic in the Horcrux cave was unknown to Harry, it may be related to the work of, Albus Dumbledore is described to be forty-five years old in. Immediately, both wizards duelled each other, which ended in an impasse. This launched a three-way duel between the brothers and Grindelwald, and Ariana was accidentally killed in the fray. It was clear that while many who followed Dumbledore's cause both feared and despised Voldemort greatly, Dumbledore did not share such views as he had known Tom Riddle personally, and although he was committed to defeating him, Dumbledore held no personal resentment nor fear towards the Dark Lord and continued to see him as his former student worthy of being pitied for his childhood and complete inability to understand love, as he had never received any. It was unknown how he felt about Quirrell's frailty or if he knew of Quirrell's bitterness over his bullying, making him desire to be noticed, but it was likely that although he was concerned about it, ever the optimist, he had hoped that Quirrell could overcome this with time. Sirius Black, who had been sentenced to life in Azkaban for murdering Peter Pettigrew and twelve Muggles with a single curse, had escaped from the wizarding prison. He enchanted the Mirror of Erised to contain the Philosopher's Stone, only to be removed by someone who did not intend to use or possess it, but only to keep it from the hands of evil. Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, O.M. Grindelwald lost control during the argument and attacked Aberforth. In the Extended Edition of the Return of the King, the Witch-king calls Gandalf that before breaking his staff. Some had reportedly even gone mad; not knowing if what it showed them was real or even possible. He often used humour to make people feel comfortable in his presence. Things got progressively worse from there. Harry Potter is a story of bravery, friendship, magic, and adventure. In 1992, Lucius manipulated Ginny Weasley into reopening the Chamber of Secrets by giving her Tom Riddle's Diary in order to stigmatise her father Arthur and kick Dumbledore out of Hogwarts. In 1994, Moody accepted Dumbledore's offer to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts, but was captured and imprisoned by Barty Crouch Jnr, who impersonated him during the 1994-1995 school year, in order to send Harry Potter to Lord Voldemort. Dumbledore knew both sides of this feud, but did nothing to help Harry and Snape get over their issues with each other. Eh, this year will be fun, I think Im going to hire a werewolf as a teacher. It was the pendant of his former teacher's blood pact with Grindelwald, leaving Albus to ponder if he could destroy it, which would allow him to finally participate in the war and defeat the Dark wizard once and for all. 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. He explains how this act left a powerful mark of love on Harry. ), S. of Mag.Q. Here are reasons why. [62], Dumbledore escaping the Ministry workers: Fudge, Umbridge, Dawlish and Shacklebolt, When this illegal society was uncovered, Dumbledore willingly took the blame; pointing out that it was named "Dumbledore's Army, not Potter's Army." Dumbledore stopped his demonstration and the chain loosened. When Newt's Boggart turned into a desk, Dumbledore commented on its unexpected nature and kindly inquired why it took this form: Newt confessed that his greatest fear was being stuck working in an office. Join the Fan Club and bring your traits with you. Dumbledore understood the evil in Riddle as a result of a string of unfortunate events and performed intensive research on him, eventually discovering his Horcruxes. He was loved in Philosopher's Stone, when he comforted Harry about the loss of his parents; he was loved in Order of the Phoenix, where he faced off against Lord . Snape was shocked by the fact that Voldemort had concluded that the prophecy was about Harry Potter, the son of James Potter, and Snape's own beloved childhood friend, Lily Evans. When he and Gellert Grindelwald made plans to subjugate Muggles and take power in the wizarding world, Albus planned to bring Ariana with them, but Aberforth pointed out that she was in no state to go. It would take many years before he went to visit it again. [28] Unlike many of the wand's previous owners, Dumbledore kept its identity a closely guarded secret. Peter Pettigrew was a member of the Order of the Phoenix and another close friend of James Potter. At the event's conclusion, he ended up in a graveyard with Voldemort and his followers, and Dumbledore did nothing to help. Other staff were Argus Filch, the caretaker; Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank, the Care of Magical Creatures Substitute Professor; Firenze, a centaur and the Divination Professor; Rolanda Hooch, the Flying Instructor; Aurora Sinistra, the Astronomy Professor; Bathsheda Babbling, the Study of Ancient Runes Professor; Septima Vector, the Arithmancy Professor; Irma Pince, the librarian; Cuthbert Binns, a ghost and the History of Magic Professor; Charity Burbage the Muggle Studies Professor. [56], Harry Potter and Dumbledore seeing Remus Lupin off, Dumbledore saw Remus Lupin (the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher) off after Snape leaked his identity as a werewolf to the school. [78], At the end of the school year, Dumbledore announced the winner of the House Cup as usual. Henceforth, Dumbledore successfully ensured that Fudge removed Umbridge, pardoned Hagrid so he could return to Hogwarts and he himself would be reinstated as headmaster. Fortunately, Dumbledore did not have to resort to whatever means he would've needed to remove Voldemort from Harry himself, as the tremendous power of Harry's love, dwelt on his grief for his late godfather, inflicted great pain upon Voldemort and the Dark Lord was forced to remove himself and block his connection. Additionally, rather than shouting when Harry entered Hogwarts with the Ford Anglia, and when Harry failed to get Slughorn's memory, just an expression of calm disappointment on both occasions was enough to make Harry feel ashamed to the point that he found it preferable if Dumbledore shouted at him. He also helped Albus escape from several members of the Ministry of Magic when they tried to arrest him. While he hardly ever spoke of this guilt to anyone, Dumbledore admitted it to Leta Lestrange in an effort to get her to open up about her own guilt and admitted that he had not loved Ariana enough during her life. According to Rowling in 2018, we will learn more about Grindelwald's and Dumbledore's past in the upcoming films. Hair colour Aware that it was only a matter of time before his former student made his presence and intent known to the wizarding community at large and already preparing to actively oppose him, by the time the Death Eaters began recruiting Dark creatures to help them overthrow the Ministry of Magic,[52] and the Ministry, in turn, started to call upon the services of authorities on such matters to help it understand and contain the threat, the old Transfiguration teacher already had spies in their midst reporting to him. Died [56], At the end of the year Dumbledore began to feel uneasy about concealing the truth of Sybill Trelawney's prophecy because even though Harry was still young, he had proven himself to be exceptional, and he would have to be told soon. [102], After his death, Dumbledore's reputation was smeared somewhat by Rita Skeeter, who wrote an insulting biography called The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore. They fought together in many battles, and the intimacy of their friendship can be demonstrated by an instance where the usually formidable, no-nonsense Moody actually teased Dumbledore for his hatred of the Dementors. While there might be a magical element to this in the series, there is also truth to it in our world outside of magic. 3/31/2021 in Opinions. Dumbledore told Jacob's sibling they continued to exhibit little respect for Hogwarts's rules and himself, and gave them detention in the Kitchens under Pitts's supervision for the next school year.[98]. Ginny was one of the first people to learn about Dumbledore's death, and the only one able to console Harry afterwards. The magical world is filled with useful spells, potions and items, and Dumbledore knew every trick in the book. 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. Harry and Dumbledore barely survivedobtaining a fake Horcrux from an enchanted cave inHalf-Blood Prince,but that didn't stop Albus from telling Harry that he had to continue the search for the rest of Voldemort's Horcruxes without help from experienced adults. For some reason, though, he didn't go on to do everything in his power to ensure Harry would make it out of the dangerous event alive. "You have used me." "Meaning?" The Dumbledore of theHarry Potterbooks and the Dumbledore of the films aren't always identical. Dumbledore in return considered Harry to be a talented and powerful wizard who had inherited his parents' best qualities, noting that Harry was a leader of superior quality to himself, as Harry led because others looked to him to lead them rather than because he had ever sought power or authority for himself. [56][57] On occasion, he would also see students in his office, be it because of a misdemeanour that had to be addressed, or because one of the pupils sought redress during conflicts with their peers, such as Bertha Jorkins. Dumbledore was the only Headmaster who was laid to rest at Hogwarts. The fact that Dumbledore himself was there to meet Harry in a place between life and death attests to the bond of fellowship between them, not to mention Dumbledore had been waiting nearly a year for Harry in limbo. All of the members of Dumbledore's Army were devastated by Dumbledore's death, and it is possible that all of them fought in the Battle of Hogwarts. Vinyl (1st edition), Albus Dumbledore as a POP! [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. We'll always long for a learning experience like the one Harry received at Hogwarts, for friends like Ron and Hermione, and for a mentor like Albus Dumbledore. He knew that his death was looming and that Voldemort would want the Elder Wand if he ever figured out its true nature, but instead of destroying the wand to ensure it'd never fall into the wrong hands, he used it until his final moments. Years later in 1998, Grindelwald refused to give any information to Lord Voldemort about the Elder Wand despite the fact that he was imprisoned, wandless and face-to-face with the only Dark wizard ever considered greater and more powerful than himself. When signs of this connection became increasingly obvious, Dumbledore had Severus Snape attempt to teach Harry the art of Occlumency, rather than himself, as he feared that Voldemort may have been able to peer into his mind through his connection to Harry. In spite of himself, he still felt a lingering love for the man Grindelwald had been, or rather, the man he had once convinced himself Grindelwald was and/or could be. Related:Fantastic Beasts: Why Grindelwald's War Ends The Same Time As WWII. He notably argued strongly against the expulsions of Newton Scamander, and later Rubeus Hagrid, as well as refraining from expelling Jacob's sibling, despite the latter repeatedly breaking school rules. Having love for other people, even if they might be different from you or come from different places, is a powerful thing. He is confident that telling Snape that Harry must die won't cause him disquiet. [105], Dumbledore's reputation was so significant that even years after his death, the only reason Albus and Scorpius avoided contacting him for help when they found themselves stuck in 1981 was because they were concerned that even the knowledge of their existence would taint Dumbledore's future plans, as it was agreed that he had always known enough to know what to do or not to do and awareness of details such as Harry's future son might impact his plans.[105]. Once inside, Dumbledore located the Horcrux's second line of defence; a hidden doorway which only opened when it received an offering of blood. They got along almost instantly, according to Bagshot. But I wanted you to question Dumbledore. Dumbledore displayed his extraordinary magical capabilities as he calmly countered or dodged Voldemort's attacks and returned with his own assault that steadily forced Voldemort to go on the defensive, yet Dumbledore was not fighting to kill, a fact which surprised Voldemort. Had Severus Snape not intervened with a counter-curse, Dumbledore would have died within minutes. The news that Tom had been accepted to attend the school where Albus taught came as a surprise to Mrs Cole, who at Dumbledore's request recounted Tom Riddle's history at the orphanage, mostly notably the circumstances of Tom's birth, his anti-social behaviour and his extraordinary bad influence on the other children; including some very nasty incidents that resulted in the death of a pet rabbit and a gathering with several of his peers in a cave that left them traumatised. Dumbledore suggests in this quote that Dumbledore is aware of ancient and powerful magic, but he doesnt really understand it. [78], After Jacob's sibling and Merula Snyde duelled in the Courtyard without permission or supervision, Dumbledore introduced the students to the Hogwarts Duelling Club in the Dungeons, where duelling could be practised safely. He was destined for glory by what he dreamed of and the aspirations he had during his youth including what he accomplished in his early youth. When Dumbledore met Aurlie, he talked about his own experience of learning Alchemy with Nicolas Flamel and denied the existence of such item at Hogwarts, but nevertheless encouraged her not to give up on her goals. [68] With Jacob gone and unable to protect his kin, and given the possibility that The Cabal - whose members were still unknown and very much at large - might make good on their threats had he began to move against them prematurely, Dumbledore kept most of his findings to himself. In this quote, he talks about how love doesnt end with death. Indeed, it was Dumbledore's advice to Leta that induced her to save Credence Barebone from Yusuf Kama's revenge. [28], Severus Snape, a trusted ally, colleague, and former student. Many of Albus's fellow students mistakenly believed that, like father like son, Albus too hated Muggles. and, being the single most outstanding student in the school at the time, was made both a prefect during his fifth year, and Head Boy in his seventh. [15], Before departing to Berlin, Dumbledore had given each of his army something to confuse Grindelwald, as they had to compensate for his ability to see the future. Dumbledore told him where to find one ill-bred Thunderbird and later sent his former student to New York to release this beast, whose natural environment was Arizona. However, their Secret-Keeper (believed by Dumbledore and everyone else to be Sirius Black, but was in truth Peter Pettigrew) betrayed them, resulting in James and Lily's deaths at Voldemort's hands. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore once again reminds Harry that love is the most powerful tool and weapon that he has. Dumbledore instantly believed Harry and his friends about Sirius's innocence, but the Minister did not. [62], Before the beginning of the school year, Dumbledore was made Secret-Keeper of the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix and ensured that Harry Potter's friends did not divulge any information about the Order to him, as he did not want the Order to be compromised in anyway. [32], Before the Start-of-Term Feast of the 19861987 school year, Professor Dumbledore spoke to the students, confirming the existence of the Cursed Vaults and imposing a blanket ban on all future attempts to look for the rest of them. In particular, he was riddled with guilt over the circumstances surrounding the death of his sister. Think I might just die rather than tell Harry exactly what he needs to know this year.
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