Albus
Dumbledore
"Welcome to a new
year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few
words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Thank you."
-- Albus Dumbledore
"Mad? He's a genius!
Best wizard in the world! But he is a bit mad, yes."
-- Percy Weasley
Widely considered to be the greatest wizard of the current age, Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Famous for defeating the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, for discovering the twelve uses of dragon's blood, and for his work on alchemy with his friend Nicolas Flamel. (from Famous Wizard card, SS6)
Dumbledore was asked to be Minister of Magic (sometime after 1971 (SS5)) but turned it down, so Fudge took that position. Fudge now sends daily owls to Dumbledore asking his advice (SS5).
Dumbledore is the one wizard whom Voldemort fears. His presence at Hogwarts made the school a safe haven during the 1970s; Voldemort never tried to take the school. Dumbledore worked tirelessly to defeat Voldemort during those terrible years and now that Voldemort has risen again, Dumbledore is calling together his supporters to fight the Dark Lord (GF36).
"He was tall, thin, and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt. He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak that swept the ground, and high-heeled, buckled boots. His blue eyes were light, bright, and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice." (SS1)
Dumbledore,
Albus
hair: once auburn (CS17), now silver, waist length (SS1, 7)
eyes: blue (SS1), usually twinkling
distinguishing features: long nose, half-moon glasses, long beard (SS1)
build: tall and thin
age: approx. 150 (Sch2) (born c. 1840)
House: Gryffindor (c. 1851-1858) (SS6)
field: Transfiguration (was a teacher c. 1940) (CS17) became headmaster: c. 1971 (CR)
office: a tower, entered by way of a hidden, passworded door which looks like a stone gargoyle (CS11, 12)
unusual things in his office: a phoenix named Fawkes, a Pensieve, the Sorting Hat, the sword of Godric Gryffindor
interests: chamber music and tenpin bowling, a nice pair of warm socks
family: brother, Aberforth
timeline
c. 1840 born
c. 1851 enters Hogwarts,
sorted into Gryffindor
c. 1858 leaves Hogwarts
c. 1940 Transfiguration
teacher at Hogwarts
1942 Hagrid is expelled,
but Dumbledore gives him the Gamekeeper position
1945 defeats the Dark
Wizard Grindelwald
c. 1971 becomes headmaster
of Hogwarts
1970s offered the
position of Minister of Magic, declined
worked tirelessly against Voldemort
gives people second chances (e.g. Snape, Hagrid)
accepts people who others would reject (e.g. Lupin)
1981 participated
in the Fidelius Charm for the Potters
arranged for the protection of Harry Potter with the Dursleys
1995 parts ways with
Cornelius Fudge, who doesn't believe that Voldemort has regained his power,
calls together the "old crowd," including Lupin, Mundungus Fletcher, Arabella
Figg, the Weasleys, to work against Voldemort
