What was so bad about Dumbledore?

Dumbledore is not a “bad guy” per se. He's just not a necessarily good one, either. He had good intentions, that is, the destruction of Voldemort, but he was very manipulative and did some not only morally questionable things, but some downright bad things. Dumbledore constantly manipulated Harry in the books.

What is the real name of Dumbledore?

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was so much more than the headmaster of Hogwarts.

What happened between Dumbledore and Aberforth?

The Duel at Godric's Hollow was a three-way duel that took place in 1899 between brothers Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore and the future Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald. It resulted in the death of the Dumbledores' fourteen-year-old sister, Ariana. After Ariana's death, Grindelwald fled Britain.

Why did Dumbledore's hand turn black?

After Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts, he used Godric Gryffindor's Sword to crack the Resurrection Stone so as to destroy it as a Horcrux. While the act did destroy the ring as one of Riddle's Horcruxes, it did not stop the fatal curse. The curse gave Dumbledore's hand a withered black look, as though it had died.

Was Dumbledore a Slytherin?

One of the main reasons Dumbledore belongs in Gryffindor and not Slytherin is because he is willing to sacrifice himself for others. Dumbledore fatally injured himself hunting down Horcruxes and even this did not deter him from his fight against Voldemort.

What did the 3 Muggles do to Ariana?

At the age of six, she was seen practising magic by a group of Muggle boys. When she was unable to show them how to reproduce the magic, they violently assaulted her. The attack left Ariana emotionally scarred and unable to control her magic.

Why does aberforth not like Albus?

Albus Dumbledore Aberforth was resentful and bitter about the fact that he was living under Albus's shadow due to Albus's superior magical capabilities and spent most of his time caring for his sick younger sister, Ariana.

What was Dumbledore's dark secret?

That wasn't his dark secret: his dark secret was - in JK Rowling's words - that he was in love with Gellert Grindelwald. This is a love - whether reciprocated or painful and unrequited, it's not been fully confirmed yet - which we're going to see explored in the Fantastic Beasts sequels.

Would Dumbledore have let Harry live with Sirius?

Easy answer: Dumbledore could never have allowed Harry to live with Sirius had he lived at the end of Prisoner of Azkaban. The complex protection spell Dumbledore wove when he left Harry with the Dursleys was one of family blood. Harry must live long enough with the Dursleys each year for it to be his home address.

Why can't Harry Apparate?

They couldn't apparate Harry without being Traced. They couldn't wait for his 17th birthday without risking Voldemort getting to him first. They decided to move early and use undetectable transportation.

Why does Bellatrix call Harry a half blood?

Half-blood refers to those wizards and witches who have magical and Muggle ancestors in their family trees. ... Harry himself is a half-blood, since his pure-blood father, James, married a Muggle-born witch named Lily, and his maternal grandparents were Muggles.

Who killed Ariana?

Ariana died when she was accidentally struck by a curse in a three-way duel between her older brothers and Gellert Grindelwald, the soon-to-be infamous Dark Wizard revolutionary.

Who Killed 3 muggles?

Percival Dumbledore Percival Dumbledore (fl. 1881) was a British wizard, the husband of Kendra Dumbledore and the father of Albus, Aberforth, and Ariana Dumbledore. After attacking three male Muggles who assaulted Ariana, he was sentenced to imprisonment in Azkaban. Percival died there sometime later after 1890.