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.

Magical accomplishments and skills

Dumbledore is widely famous as a legendary alchemist who has worked together with Nicholas Flamel, the only known maker of the Philosopher's Stone, and is credited with discovering the twelve uses of dragon blood. In addition to these credits, he is known to be able to conjure Gubraithian Fire (magical everlasting fire). His Patronus takes the form of a phoenix, a recurring symbol in the books.

Related Topics:
Alchemist - Nicholas Flamel - Philosopher's Stone - Dragon - Patronus - Phoenix

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Dumbledore also invented the method of communicating messages using a Patronus, a skill he taught only to members of the Order of the Phoenixhttp://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/faq_poll.cfm. He has claimed to be able to become invisible without using an invisibility cloak (although it may have been a metaphor), and there are suggestions that he is capable of seeing through invisibility cloaks. Dumbledore is also skilled in Occlumency and Legilimency.

Related Topics:
Order of the Phoenix - Metaphor

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Dumbledore can speak Mermish, the language of the Merpeople.

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