Albus Dumbledore

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series - the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and one of the most powerful wizards in the world. Being benevolent, slightly eccentric, and powerful, he resembles an archetypal good wizard in the style of Merlin or Gandalf. He is often sympathetic to Harry Potter's difficulties, and, as such, occasionally allows the young wizard more leeway than he would with others. He is also the only wizard Lord Voldemort ever feared.

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Percival - Brian - J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter - Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - Wizard - Good - Merlin - Gandalf - Lord Voldemort

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Dumbledore is described as being tall and thin, with long (currenly silver) hair and beard. He has blue eyes, a very long and crooked nose, and long fingers. He wears half-moon spectacles. He is described, at least in formal occasions like Hogwarts holiday dinners, to be very well-dressed in magnificent robes. He has a scar on his left knee, its provenance unknown, which is a perfect map of the London underground.

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Dumbledore's Chocolate Frog card mentions that he enjoys chamber music and tenpin bowling. He has a great affinity for sweets, magical and non-magical, and has frequently set the password for the gargoyle guarding his office door to be the name of various sweets. He is also a self-stated fan of knitting patterns, and once told Harry that one could never have enough socks.

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The name Albus is from the Latin word albus ("white"), a frequently used symbol for good; "Dumbledore," which means "bumblebee," was picked by the author because she imagines him humming while strolling along the halls of Hogwarts.

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In the movie versions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Dumbledore was played by Richard Harris, who died in 2002 of Hodgkin's disease. In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Dumbledore is played by Michael Gambon.

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - 2001 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 2002 - Richard Harris - Hodgkin's disease - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 2004 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 2005 - Michael Gambon

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