Albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore is a fictional character in j. Fawkes the phoenix let out a low, soft, musical cry. The author has confirmed that dumbledore had a sexual relationship with grindelwald. In either case, it is safe to assume dumbledore was not going to come back to the world of the living. Rowling hinted at dumbledore s death in the prisoner of azkaban the third book in the franchise years before he was killed off. Dumbledore though it was odd that he would care about how dumbledore went about things with harry. In an earlier book which i dont have to hand presently, were told that the deadly curse used by snape the abracadabra curse, or whatever its called only. This could go against all our canon knowledge we know albus dumbledore only has a. Rowling has admitted that albus can be a little, well, cold. Snape is killed by voldemort in the deathly hallows because voldemort thinks snape controls the elder wand but it is really draco malfoy because he disarmed dumbledore at the top of the astronomy tower in the hbp.
By the end of the book, dumbledores fears are realized when harry returns from his encounter. Nov 26, 2018 with fantastic beasts 2 showing us a young albus dumbledore, now played by jude law, people are once again being treated to more screen time with one of the most beloved characters of the harry. Sep 14, 2001 richard harris says he turned down his starring role in harry potter and the philosophers stone three times. Harry potter the death of albus dumbledore hd youtube. Albus dumbledore died in the sixth book, harry potter and the halfblood prince. Albus dumbledore, one of the most beloved characters from the harry potter series of fantasy novels, was the headmaster of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and the most powerful wizard of his time. Similarly, dumbledore, who has spent the previous four books as harrys idol, has to come down off of his pedestal. Muggles guide to harry pottermajor eventsdumbledores. Dumbledore felt, justifiably given its history, that having a wand with the reputation of being undefeatable in a duel would be a very bad thing for the world. Well, i dont want to say too much its all in the book but eye witnesses. Aurelius dumbledore is the lost brother of albus dumbledore, revealed by gellert grindelwald to credence barebone at the end of fantastic beasts. The only wizard believed to have experience and power that matches that of voldemort, and harrys friend, protector, and father.
He only ever gave harry enough information so that he would follow him blindly and put his trust in him. When dumbledore spoke, however, his voice was quite steady. Dumbledore was temporarily in limbo, somewhere between life and death, able to communicate with harry, who was in the same place. Albus dumbledore in harry potter and the order of the phoenix. Jan 25, 2018 dumbledore s threatening howler to mrs. A look beyond the halfmoon glasses at the harry potter. When albus dumbledore died, many friends and writers started to give their reflections on his life. He appeared on stage and in many films, appearing as frank machin in this sporting life, for which he was nominated for the academy award for best actor, and king arthur in the 1967 film camelot, as well as the 1981 revival of the stage musical. As part of his backstory, it is revealed that he is the founder and leader of the order of the phoenix, an organisation dedicated to fighting lord voldemort, the. The lightningstruck tower wikibooks, open books for an. Skeeter published the book in july 1997, only a few weeks following dumbledores death. Mar 25, 2015 culture books features jk rowling defends dumbledore on twitter. In a number of the books, dumbledore straight up avoids harry and ignores his requests for help ootp for example. The primary evidence for this is that the spell which bound harry potter into place was released when dumbledore fell from the tower.
The books were later adapted into eight movies with harry potter and the. The life and lies of albus dumbledore harry potter books. Dh28 this happened right after albus dumbledore graduated from hogwarts, and led to albus becoming arianas primary caretaker, in lieu of his plans to do a world tour with elphias doge. Nov 12, 2018 aurelius dumbledore is the lost brother of albus dumbledore, revealed by gellert grindelwald to credence barebone at the end of fantastic beasts.
We witnessed dumbledores heartbreaking death at the hands of severus snape in harry potter and the. The death of the headmaster albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore. The life and lies of albus dumbledore was a biography written by rita skeeter. Richard harris says he turned down his starring role in harry potter and the philosophers stone three times. Snape could only contain the curse to his hand for a few months nine in the books, a year in the movies. Aug 25, 2017 for all of the things that happened within those seven books, and of course harrys death, as brief as it was, not once did dumbledore ever explain anything to the young wizard. Additionally, malfoy was slated to kill dumbledore, who didnt want his soul dirtied or something like that. This could go against all our canon knowledge we know albus dumbledore only has a brother aberforth and a sister aria. Things you may not have noticed about albus dumbledore. With fantastic beasts 2 showing us a young albus dumbledore, now played by jude law, people are once again being treated to more screen time.
Percival dumbledore was the father of albus, aberforth, and ariana dumbledore. It was meant to lose its power when dumbledore died by the hand of snape, undefeated, because it was mutually planned. Dh2 neither percival nor his family ever revealed the reason he. The life and lies of albus dumbledore theleakycauldron. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school hogwarts. The death eaters were able to quickly conjure an impenetrable barrier on the stairway, which begs the question why dumbledore did not react similarly after hearing footsteps on the astronomy tower staircase. Muggles guide to harry pottermajor eventsdumbledores death. Jul 10, 2008 harry potter and the half blood prince is the book where dumbledore is killed by snape willingly.
Harry potter and the halfblood prince, chapter four, horace slughorn theres a lot to be said on the subject and so i hope youll indulge me as i imagine what it might be like if dumbledore hadnt really cared about harry. Its time to talk about how the recast dumbledore was. He appeared on stage and in many films, appearing as frank machin in this sporting life, for which he was nominated for the academy award for best actor, and king arthur in the 1967 film camelot, as well as the 1981 revival of the stage musical he played an aristocrat captured by american indians in a man. He attended hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry between 1895 and 1902. Jan 08, 2008 well it made him weak but was not his downfall. Rowling gave away dumbledores death in the third harry potter book years before she killed him off. He only took the role of albus dumbledore, headmaster of. Sirius black, albus dumbledore, fred weasley, nymphadora tonks, remus lupin, poor little hedwig. To harrys intense embarrassment, he suddenly realized that dumbledores bright blue eyes looked rather watery, and stared hastily at his own knee. Firstly, because it was an act of mercy for dumbledore, as he was already dying, first from the curse he received. Dumbledores quotes about grindelwald in harry potter may not precisely confirm or deny what happened between them, but it does clarify their past. He must begin to appear human to harry as harry grows up. Dumbledore opened his mouth to speak and then closed it again.
Snapes betrayal and the death of dumbledore caught me completely by. Meanwhile, the ministry of magic does everything they can to discredit him and harry. Why did snape kill this character in halfblood prince. Ariana dumbledores outofcontrol magic accidentally killed kendra dumbledore during one of arianas rages, when ariana was only fourteen. When ariana was attacked by three muggle boys, percival went after them in a savage and wellpublicized attack. Everything jk rowling has said about dumbledores sexuality, without it actually being on screen or in the books.
Apr 29, 2014 the death of the headmaster albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore. Firstly, dumbledore himself did not consider his method of dying weak in fact he. Im a little confused by what diffrence did the elder wand have at the end. However draco won the wand, and later harry won the wand from draco. Seven things you might not know about the hogwarts headmaster. Richard harris turned down harry potter three times film. Harry potter and the half blood prince is the book where dumbledore is killed by snape willingly. Snape would win its allegiance by killing dumbledore, and then the wand would rest in dumbledore s tomb. Albus dumbledore timeline the harry potter lexicon. Summer 1881 30 june, 1997 was an english halfblood wizard, who was the defence against the dark arts professor, later the transfiguration professor, and later headmaster of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.
Ah yes, of course, i havent told you, said dumbledore. Dumbledore conducted their last few lines with his wand and when they had finished, he was one of those who clapped loudest. And the mistakes he makes in book 5 most of them out of love for harry and concern for sirius lead to disastrous consequences. Dumbledores quotes about grindelwald in harry potter. His father who had been sentenced to prison for attacking three muggles died in azkaban when aberforth was young, and his mother and sister were. Everything jk rowling has said about dumbledore being gay. Dursley actually cared for harry, it also showed that she knew.
Leta accused albus that he was the only one who did not consider her bad in her youth. Given existing evidence about how spells work, dumbledore would had. He only took the role of albus dumbledore, headmaster of hogwarts school, because his. Rowling gave away dumbledores death in the third harry. Dumbledore is telling harry that flamels death will not be a tragedy but rather a carefully planned and welcomed sacrifice for the greater good. Jan 24, 2018 albus dumbledore, one of the most beloved characters from the harry potter series of fantasy novels, was the headmaster of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and the most powerful wizard of his time.
Its possible that dumbledore preferred a quick death through avada kadavra rather than an elongated bloodpoisioning death. Mar 24, 2016 one fan posted a theory to imgur, pointing out that j. Dec 17, 2019 ah yes, of course, i havent told you, said dumbledore. Elphias doge wrote an obituary in the daily prophet to give a. Per the plan, dumbledore was killed by snape during the battle of the. Harry potter dumbledore is not dead beyond hogwarts. Dumbledores character is inextricably linked to grindelwalds, and these revelations show the young wizard that dumbledore was never perfect, even if. For there are characters that survived all seven books who, had j. Big spoiler alert albus dumbledore found the resurrection stone in marvolos ringwhich was a horcrux made by voldemort. Although the dumbledore we know and love is always there to help with a twinkle in his eye, j. He is killed by severus snape with the killing curse, avada kedavra. Professor albus percival wulfric brian dumbledore, o. Richard john harris 1 october 1930 25 october 2002 was an irish actor and singer. Dursley didnt make it to the movies, which is a shame because not only did it show that mrs.
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