[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]. Dumbledore discovered Minerva in tears in her classroom late one evening, after she found out about the marriage of a young love to another woman.
"I cared more for your happiness than your knowing the truth, more for your peace of mind than my plan, more for your life than the lives that might be lost if the plan failed. Both also had defeated powerful Dark wizards, were talented duelists, had an affinity for magic involving love, and acted as leaders of their own covert organisations. Gryffindor[25] Shortly after Dumbledore assumed the position, by which time he had already relocated to the Headmaster's Tower and filled his new study with a number of curious magical instruments that had formerly been housed in his old classroom, Tom Riddle, now known exclusively as Lord Voldemort, approached him with the same request he had made to Dippet before him, to be allowed to return to Hogwarts as a teacher. In 1996, Dumbledore and Lucius fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
Who Was Dumbledore in Love With? | POPSUGAR Love & Sex He then left Harry in the care of Harry's Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon in Surrey, Little Whinging, placing Harry on the doorstep of their home, despite them not being named guardians in the event of James and Lily's death. "[9] She also served more than once to bring Dumbledore back on track when he became distracted from the matter currently at hand.[58]. Dumbledore was also seen using the Deluminator, a device for removing and later returning light, and for use as a homing device. After school Newt probably was in regular contact with his teacher. Dumbledore kindly rejected her request due to her being a Muggle, which had likely contributed to Petunia's already growing hatred of magic. After Riddle's transformation into Lord Voldemort, contrary to the rest of the wizarding community's fear of saying the Dark Lord's name, Dumbledore, as the only person Voldemort (secretly) feared, refused to be intimidated by the Dark Lord, referring to him as "Voldemort" to others and as "Tom" in conversation with Voldemort himself, a subtle but steadfast refusal to allow Lord Voldemort to dictate the terms of their relationship and a trait that would later be inherited by Harry Potter. The diary slowly drained the life force from Ginny, and when the memory it contained was nearly strong enough to take physical form, it had her journey into the heart of the Chamber. When Harry found himself facing Professor Quirrell, Barty Crouch Jr., a basilisk, a dragon and a cemetery full of Death Eaters, his headmaster was nowhere to be found. When one of Leta Lestrange's experiments involving a magical beast went too far, endangering the life of another student. It's kind of difficult to tell someone that you're going to die- I don't think he wanted Harry to worry about him, Dumbledore admitted that he wished he had told Harry sooner in OotP- here's a quote: "I cared about you too much," said Dumbledore simply. Dumbledore typically chose to withhold the truth from Harry over outright lying to his favorite student, but when Harry asked Albus what he saw in the Mirror of Erised, Dumbledore gave him a completely dishonest answer. Edit: just to clarify, my answer is yes, Dumbledore trully loved Harry. The three suitcases contained enchanted books, Quaffle, Bludgers, and Jacob's pastries that would attack the Grindelwald's acolytes in case of trouble. [7] At some point after this, Albus would visit his old friend and pose for a photograph in Flamel's workshop alongside his celebrated mentor, with many of his alchemical tools and equipment being visible in the background, as well as crystal ball and a book with a phoenix on the cover. It is unknown when exactly he returned to Britain, but around the time he did, Albus had become intrigued with the study of dragon's blood, and was ultimately credited with the discovery of no less than twelve new uses for it[33] (even though a wizard by the name of Ivor Dillonsby would later claim that he had already discovered eight of them when Dumbledore "borrowed" his notes);[30] an accomplishment that earned him widespread recognition and ultimately played no small role in the subsequent offer he received of a teaching position at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Besides, I think J.K. Rowling screwed up on Snape's character a bit. It is possible that he was a friend of Dumbledore. English Dumbledore had his flaws. Dumbledore explained to Harry everything he had not told him when he was alive: the nature of the Deathly Hallows, his friendship with Gellert Grindelwald and a number of other things. Dumbledore lived a long and complicated life, so its no wonder hes able to provide a lot of advice to others. However, both Snape and Dumbledore knew that it would eventually spread to the rest of his body. He even helped Remus control his werewolf-side by having Snape brew the Wolfsbane Potion for him on a regular basis. [45] For the purposes of fulfilling his duty as the school's messenger, Dumbledore wrote to the matron, Mrs Cole, to schedule a meeting with her to discuss arrangements for the boy's future. Of course, most of this love is teenage infatuation, and Dumbledore sees this. Half-blood (likely)[6] I think it was intentionally symbolic to have Harry survive, because he essentially epitomizes the purest form of love, whereas Dumbledore's love ultimately leads to his own death and leads him to make some of the biggest mistakes of his life (everything with Grindelwald, and waiting to tell Harry about the prophecy). Dumbledore planned on discontinuing Divination but went to her job interview out of politeness, by the end of the interview however, he has summed her up as a fraud. Published on Apr 17th 2017. Boggart In the same year Dumbledore became a regular columnist for Transfiguration Today, with the Daily Prophet quoting him as saying he was "enraptured!" More than anything else, Dumbledore was motivated by his belief in the power of the human spirit. [7], Sometime before the next year began, Dumbledore, having never been fooled by Gilderoy Lockhart's tall tales, figured out the truth soon when Lockhart erased the memories of two wizards that Dumbledore personally knew. and realised that it was not a Horcrux, meaning the locket was a fake. He believed that lying to Harry was the only way to get him to do the right thing when the moment forHarry to die arrived. He was also friends with Kingsley Shacklebolt, who believed in equality and fairness for all wizards and witches and Muggles; Arabella Figg, whom he trusted to watch Harry Potter during his years at the Dursleys' house (and heard about the abuse Harry suffered while doing nothing); Nymphadora Tonks, an Auror; Dedalus Diggle; Hestia Jones; Emmeline Vance; Sturgis Podmore; Mundungus Fletcher; and the Weasley family. Other possible Dumbledore's friends who were killed or seriously injured during the First Wizarding War were Edgar Bones, Caradoc Dearborn, Benjy Fenwick, Marlene McKinnon, Dorcas Meadowes, and Fabian and Gideon Prewett, and Alice and Frank Longbottom, who were tortured into insanity by Bellatrix Lestrange and Barty Crouch Jnr. Albus Dumbledore is portrayed by the late, Both actors who have played the elderly Dumbledore have been Irish. [113], From then on, Albus's Boggart would be Ariana's corpse. [91], During a third-year Herbology class, a Boggart manifested in one of the greenhouses, assuming the form of a werewolf and terrifying students. During an ill-fated Summer in Godric's Hollow, the teenage boys fostered a friendship that bordered on fanatic; the two became obsessed with finding the Deathly Hallows and mastering Death. [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. Quite how the Hog's Head mirror is linked to one in Grindelwald's fortress is less clear, though may be because of the connection between Credence and Aberforth than the mirrors themselves being specifically linked. [46], Arriving at the small island, they found a basin filled with glowing green potion. In the Extended Edition of the Return of the King, the Witch-king calls Gandalf that before breaking his staff. Shortly before 10 March 1971, Dumbledore showed up unannounced at the doorstep of Lyall and Hope Lupin to invite their son to attend school. Before the final event of the Battle of Hogwarts, after Harry sacrificed himself and was struck by Voldemort's Killing Curse and nearly died back in the Forbidden Forest, his soul went to a place resembling King's Cross Station, where Dumbledore was waiting to speak with him. [47], As Dumbledore was educating young wizards and witches, Gellert Grindelwald was still at large in Europe, building up his army, and had already found one of the Deathly Hallows, the Elder Wand, which he used to continue terrorising the continent. Dumbledore casting a very powerful firestorm. After Aberforth and Gellert yelled and made countless threats, Aberforth drew his wand and was cruciated by Gellert, though he laughed. Being a biased freak towards Slytherins. Occupation Harry and Hermione's rescue mission was a success, Sirius escaped on Buckbeak. Rude, hateful and generally mean-spirited comments will be removed. He also gained much more recognition with his involvement in the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon's blood and his work on alchemy with Nicolas Flamel. Setting off from Hogwarts on an evening in late June 1997,[5] he and Harry Apparated to just outside the cave, being unable to enter directly due to its protective enchantments. Albus successfully defended himself, but Credence's condition did not allow him to win this fight. It was through these contacts that Dumbledore first learned of the attack on a young boy by the name of Remus Lupin, who had been infected with lycanthropy by a Fenrir Greyback. This. [94], At some point during the school year, the International Confederation of Wizards was due to convene for a conference somewhere in Great Britain, for which Rubeus Hagrid was invited to give a demonstration on Thestrals to clear up misconceptions involving them, specifically by showing that even a Thestral that had had limited exposure to strangers could be comfortable working with several of them. Dumbledore's portrait also professed to Harry that he had considered personally fighting Voldemort for Harry, further showing Dumbledore's self-confidence. [35] Even in later years, when the rumours were published by Rita Skeeter in a biography of Newt called Man or Monster? On the few occasions that they did actually socialize, it was often for a particular purpose and not just because Albus enjoyed Harry's company. When Voldemort, who had possessed the body of Quirrell, ordered his servant to attack the young boy, the sacrificial protection instilled within him at the point of his mother's death killed him and forced the Dark Lord's spirit to flee. The Ministry, afraid that he was going after Harry Potter, placed a large number of Dementors at Hogwarts to try to recapture him. And despite the faults, despite Dumbledore perhaps not being the perfect wizard Harry thought he was, never before has Dumbledore seemed more heroic. He mightve let Harry and his friends go on their own to save the Philosophers Stone, Let Harry compete in the Triwizard Tournament, Didnt tell Harry he (Dumbledore) was dying, Didnt tell Harry he (Harry) had to die. Dumbledore also revealed to Newt the location of the mysterious German wizarding prison, Erkstag, where Theseus was being imprisoned. Though his intentions were noble, Sirius could not bring himself to appreciate Dumbledore's thoughtfulness, as he utterly despised the home which brought him many bitter, unhappy memories, and the fact that he was to be alone in the house most of the time made it all the more intolerable. [65], Despite his best efforts to help Jacob, however, and even though Dumbledore and the rest of the staff ultimately got the situation under control, their hunt for the vaults ended in tragedy when Duncan Ashe was killed while attempting to brew a particularly potent Erumpent Potion in an effort to get past one of the obstacles standing between them and one of the Cursed Vaults. 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.
Why did Dumbledore take Harry along to the Sea Cave?