Albus Dumbledore

 ALBUS DUMBLEDORE A.K.A HEADMASTER

Biographical information

Full Name

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

Born

Summer 1881, Mould-on-the-Wold, England, Great Britain

Age

115

Died

30 June, 1997, Astronomy Tower, Hogwarts Castle, Highlands, Scotland, Great Britain

Blood status

Half-blood

Marital status

Single

Also known as

• Professor Dumbledore

• The Headmaster

• Headmaster

• Sir

• Greatest Sorcerer in the World (by Harry Potter)

• Dumbledore

• The Only One He Ever Feared

Title(s)

• Professor

• Headmaster

• Grand Sorcerer

• Surpreme Mugwump

• Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot

• Head Boy

• Prefect

Physical information

Species

Human

Gender

Male

Hair colour

• Silver

• Red (formerly)

Eye colour

Blue

Skin colour

Pale

Family information

Siblings

• Ariana Dumbledore † (sister)

• Aberforth Dumbledore (brother)

Parents

• Percival Dumbledore † (father)

• Kendra Dumbledore † (mother)

Nephews/Nieces

Credence Barebone † (nephew)

Aunts/Uncles

Honoria Dumbledore † (paternal aunt)

Ancestors

Davi Dumbledore (paternal ancestor)

Relationships

Allies/Friends

• Harry Potter
• Ron Weasley
• Hermione Granger
• Neville Longbottom
• Luna Lovegood
• George Weasley
• Fred Weasley †
• Ginny Weasley
• Cho Chang
• Seamus Finnigan
• Colin Creevey †
• Dean Thomas
• Lavender Brown †
• Seamus Finnigan
• Prof. Minerva McGonagall (right-hand woman)
• Prof. Severus Snape (right-hand man and consensual killer)
• Prof. Horace Slughorn
• Prof. Filius Flitwick
• Pomona Sprout
• Prof. Qurinus Quirrell † (formerly)
• Prof. Gilderoy Lockhart (formerly)
• Prof. Remus Lupin †
• Prof. Rolanda Hooch
• Rubeus Hagrid
• Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank
• Prof. Sybill Trelawney
• Firenze
• Armando Dippet †
• Phineas N. Black †
• Poppy Pomfrey
• Dobby †
• Argus Filch
• Order of the Phoenix
• James Potter †
• Lily Potter †
• Alastor Moody † (good friend)
• Sirius Black †
• Kingsley Shacklebolt
• Arthur Weasley
• Molly Weasley
• Bill Weasley
• Arabella Figg
• Aberforth Dumbledore (despite the past and Aberforth's resentment, the relationship is referred to as positive)
• Olympe Maxime
• Elphias Doge
• Newt Scamander
• Theseus Scamander
• Gellert Grindelwald † (ex-lover, formerly)
• Nagini † (formerly)
• Cornelius Fudge (formerly)
• Nicolas Flamel †
• Peeves
• Barty Crouch Sr. †
• Igor Karkaroff † (formerly)
• Amelia Bones †
• The Weasley family
• Rufus Scrimgeour †
• Petunia Dursley
• Hogwarts students

Enemies

• Gellert Grindelwald † (arch-nemesis)
• Gilderoy Lockhart
• Death Eaters
• Lord Voldemort † (archenemy)
• Bellatrix Lestrange †
• Lucius Malfoy
• Peter Pettigrew †
• Barty Crouch Jr. †
• Nagini †
• Amycus Carrow
• Alecto Carrow
• Corban Yaxley
• Thorfinn Rowle
• The Serpent of Slytherin †
• Quirinus Quirrell †
• Cornelius Fudge
• Dolores Umbridge
• Rita Skeeter
• Fenrir Greyback
• John Dawlish
• Patricia Rakepick
• Percy Weasley (formerly)
• Dementors
• Inferi

Magical characteristics

Powers/skills

• Genius-level intelligence
• Charisma
• Teaching
• Leadership
• Manipulation
• Indomitable willpower
• Intimidation
• Conducting
• Social networking
• Physical aptitude
• Dueling
• Defense Against the Dark Arts
• Charms
• Transfiguration
• Potions
• Occlumency
• Legilimency
• Wandless magic
• Nonverbal magic
• Dark Arts
• Spell creation
• Elemental magic
• Magical multilingulism
• Alchemy
• Magical chemistry
• Magical law expertise
• Care of Magical Creatures
• History of Magic
• Astronomy
• Divination
• Muggle Studies
• Healing
• Apparition
• Flying
• Ancient Runes
• Herbology
• Wandlore

Boggart

The corpse of Ariana

Wand

• Unknown (formerly)

• 15", Elder, Thestral tail hair core

Patronus

Phoenix

Affiliation

Occupation

• Headmaster of Hogwarts (1971 - 1997)

• Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts (? - 1971)

• Professor of Transfiguration at Hogwarts (1927 - 1971)

• Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts (1910 - 1927)

• Leader of the Order of the Phoenix (1971 - 1981; 1995 - 1997)

• Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot (1945 - 1995; 1996 - 1997)

• Chief Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards (1932 - 1995; 1996 - 1997)

House

Gryffindor

Loyalty

• Dumbledore family

• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

• Gryffindor

• Transfiguration department

• Gellert Grindelwald (formerly)

• Order of Merlin

• Dumbledore's first army

• Order of the Phoenix

• British Ministry of Magic

• Council of Magical Law

• Wizengamot

• International Confederation of Wizards

• Harry Potter

• Dumbledore's Army

Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Grand Sorc., D. Wiz., X.J.(sorc.), S. of Mag.Q., Order of Merlin - First Class, (July or August, 1881–June 30, 1997) was the Transfiguration Professor, and later Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Professor Dumbledore also served as Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards (?–1995) and Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot (?–1995; 1996-1997). He was a half-blood wizard, the son of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, and the elder brother of Aberforth and Ariana. His father died in Azkaban when Dumbledore was young, while his mother and sister were later accidentally killed. His early losses greatly affected him early on, even at his death, but in turn made him a better person. Albus Dumbledore was considered to be the most powerful wizard of his time. He was most famous for his defeat of Gellert Grindelwald, the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon's blood, and his work on alchemy with Nicolas Flamel.

It was through Dumbledore that resistance to the rise of Lord Voldemort was formed, as he founded and led both the first and second Orders of the Phoenix. Because he had a keen mind and legendary power, Dumbledore became the only wizard Voldemort ever feared. He was the wielder and the master of the Elder Wand from 1945 until 1997 and considered by many as the greatest Headmaster to ever grace Hogwarts. As he was about to die from a cursed ring, he planned his own death with Severus Snape. Though he was no longer alive at the time, it was through Dumbledore's machinations that Voldemort was ultimately defeated and peace restored to the wizarding world. He is the only Headmaster who was laid to rest at Hogwarts. Albus Dumbledore's portrait still remains at Hogwarts.

Training Harry Potter and The Marriage Law 

"Order and I decided you and Hermione Granger have to marry!"

                                                                                                  — Dumbledore to Snape to his and Hermione's arranged marriage.

During the summer of 1996, Dumbledore tracked one of Voldemort's Horcruxes to the house of the Gaunts. Dumbledore journeyed to Little Hangleton, where he found the remains of the shack hidden behind weeds and bushes. Voldemort had placed many powerful enchantments around the former home of his ancestors; however, Dumbledore proved skilful enough to pass through them unharmed. When he found the Horcrux, a ring formerly owned by Marvolo Gaunt, he saw that the stone in the ring was one of the Deathly Hallows, the Resurrection Stone

This stone, according to legend, had the power to revive the dead (but in reality, a spiritual form of the person was brought back instead, much like an echo). His desire to see his family overrode his common sense for just a moment, and he placed the ring on his finger, forgetting that the ring had been cursed by Voldemort. The curse quickly spread, and were it not for his own prodigious talents, he would have died within moments. Despite this injury, Dumbledore proceeded to destroy the ring, and with it, a piece of Voldemort's soul, bringing Voldemort that much closer to defeat.

Dumbledore quickly returned to Hogwarts, where the skills of Severus Snape managed to trap the curse in Dumbledore's hand. However, both Snape and Dumbledore knew that it would eventually spread to the rest of his body. Knowing that the curse would kill him, Dumbledore asked Snape that when the time came, Snape be the one to end Dumbledore's life, rather than Draco Malfoy. Malfoy had been given the task of assassinating the headmaster; to spare Draco's soul from being torn, Snape had to be the one to carry it out. Snape later objected to the plan but was reminded by Dumbledore that it was the only way to spare him from great suffering. During this time, Dumbledore also shared his insights on Voldemort with Harry by showing him the various memories he had collected, giving Harry a greater knowledge of Voldemort's psychology that would help him in his future conflicts.

Later, he decided that Snape and Hermione had to marry quickly for the greater good. Snape was angry; however, Hermione was more supportive of this to protect Harry and Hogwarts. The marriage was consummated the next day with the Order of the Phoenix as witnesses, but if the bond is active, they have to sleep together.

Throughout the 1996–1997 school year, Dumbledore passed on certain pieces of information to Harry Potter that would be important for the boy in his quest to destroy the Dark Lord. Dumbledore held private lessons with Harry, revealing in them much of what he had learnt about Voldemort's past, life, and Horcruxes. Dumbledore revealed to Harry that he made it his business to try to find out about Lord Voldemort's past. He did this by questioning people who had known him as a child and a teenager and obtained Voldemort-related memories from them.

He collected memories from Bob Ogden, Morfin Gaunt, Horace Slughorn, and the house-elf Hokey. Using these memories, along with some of his own, he discovered that Voldemort had created six Horcruxes, an unheard-of event, been guilty of murders that he framed others for, and also figured out what the Horcruxes could be based on Voldemort's ego and his long interest in Hogwarts: Tom Riddle's Diary, Gaunt's Ring, Hufflepuff's Cup, Slytherin's Locket, Nagini, and an object of Rowena Ravenclaw's (later revealed to be her lost diadem). They dismissed the idea of a Gryffindor artefact as unlikely, as only the Sorting Hat and the Sword of Gryffindor remained as items from Gryffindor himself, and Voldemort did not have access to them.

Hunting for Horcruxes

"I would like you to wear your Cloak, please. Very good. Shall we go?"

— Dumbledore to Harry, before their journey to the cave

After much searching, Dumbledore eventually tracked another of Voldemort's Horcruxes to a cave that, as a young orphan, he had once visited. As he had promised, Dumbledore allowed Harry Potter to accompany him to the cave and help destroy the Horcrux. Setting off from Hogwarts on an evening in late June 1997, he and Harry Apparated to just outside the cave, being unable to enter directly due to its protective enchantments. 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 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. After a failed attempt by Harry at summoning the Horcrux, Dumbledore located a carefully concealed boat that would allow them safe passage across the lake. During the crossing, Harry learned of the Horcrux's third line of defence; the lake was filled with Inferi, which would attack anyone who touched the lake's water. Dumbledore instructed Harry on the use of fire as the weapon of choice against the Inferi, should it become necessary.

Arriving at the small island, they found a basin filled with glowing green potion. This last defence could not be removed by vanishing it or scooping it out; someone would have to drink it to get to the Horcrux that lay within. Dumbledore ordered Harry to help him drink all of the potion, no matter what effects it caused, even if Harry had to force it down Dumbledore's throat.

Dumbledore drank, and he saw a vision of the duel between him, Gellert Grindelwald, Aberforth Dumbledore, and Ariana's death. The drink was also weakening him and made him extremely thirsty as well, and caused him great pain (the whole purpose of the potion). He couldn't bear it, but Harry succeeded at getting it down his throat by telling him it would be over soon. On his last drink, he fell unconscious. After a failed attempt by Harry to revive him with Rennervate, Dumbledore woke up after his period of unconsciousness, wanting water.

Harry then attempted to summon water for Dumbledore with the Water-Making Spell, but this proved ineffective as the cavern was enchanted to vanish summoned water. In desperation, Harry filled a cup with water from the lake. Harry was only able to tip the water over Dumbledore's face before the Inferi climbed up out of the lake and attacked them. Harry panicked and attempted to fight back with a multitude of spells and curses, including the Impediment Jinx and Sectumsempra curse, but none of them worked since the Inferi were too numerous and had no blood to spill. Dumbledore, having regained consciousness, created a ring of fire around them that repelled the Inferi, driving them back into the lake while he and Harry escaped in the boat with the Horcrux. Harry used a small cut on his arm to reopen the hidden doorway, and once outside the cave, they Disapparated back to Hogsmeade.

Battle of the Astronomy Tower

"A jet of green light shot from the end of Snape's wand and hit Dumbledore squarely in the chest. Harry's scream of horror never left him; silent and unmoving, he was forced to watch as Dumbledore was blasted into the air: for a split second he seemed to hang suspended beneath the shining skull, and then he fell slowly backwards, like a great rag doll, over the battlements and out of sight."

— Description of Dumbledore's death

They would find no rest there, however, as the Battle of the Astronomy Tower had already begun. Harry and Dumbledore took brooms from behind Madam Rosmerta's bar and flew to the Astronomy Tower. Once at the Astronomy Tower, Dumbledore and an invisibility-cloaked Harry were confronted by Draco Malfoy. Before Harry could reveal himself, Dumbledore immobilised him with a silent Full Body-Bind Curse, making it so he could only watch the upcoming event.

Malfoy disarmed Dumbledore and admitted that he, Draco, was behind the series of attacks on Hogwarts students, and that Voldemort had ordered him to kill Dumbledore. Dumbledore revealed that he knew of Draco's mission and of the attempts on his life with the Opal Necklace and poisoned mead, but allowed him to remain in Hogwarts, knowing Voldemort would kill him if he was exposed and expelled. Dumbledore offered Draco protection and promised to hide Draco and his mother where Voldemort would never find them. Draco ultimately could not bring himself to kill the Headmaster, even after the arrival and encouragement of several Death Eaters, who were smuggled into the castle by Draco.

However, Snape — who had been called by Filius Flitwick to assist the Order of the Phoenix, sometime previously — arrived at the Tower and, after Dumbledore pleaded with him, in a way that did not expose Snape's true intentions, killed the Headmaster, blasting his body off the tower and falling to the ground below.

"After all, to the well-organised mind, death is but the next great adventure."

— Albus Dumbledore regarding the afterlife

A while later, after the battle was over, Harry found Dumbledore's body lying dead on the ground in front of hundreds of staring people, his body broken from the fall. Harry found the locket and read a letter written by R.A.B. and realised that it was not a Horcrux, meaning the locket was a fake. Harry neither knew nor cared what this message meant, and he felt that he and Dumbledore had accomplished nothing that night and that the latter had weakened himself by drinking the potion for nothing. Harry started crying over Dumbledore's corpse as well as straightening his half-moon spectacles upon his crooked nose and Harry wiping a trickle of blood from the dead Headmaster's mouth with his (Harry's) own sleeve.