Albus Dumbledore

Aberforth Dumbledore (younger brother) & Ariana Dumbledore (younger sister) Dumbledore Family (ancestors)

### Affiliation

* Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
* Order of the Phoenix
* British Ministry of Magic (Wizengamot)
* International Confederation of Wizards

### Occupation

Headmaster; Supreme Mugwump for the ICW; Cheif Warlock of the Wizengamot

## Equipment

### Weapon(s)

Elder Wand (formally)

**Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore** is an English half-blood wizard. He's the former Defense of the Dark Arts and Transfiguration Professor of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and became its Headmaster. He also serves as Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards and Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot. A Muggle-supporting wizard, Dumbledore is considered the greatest wizard of modern times.

## Personality

Considered by many to be "the most powerful wizard of all time", Dumbledore was benevolent and wise, a great wizard in the vein of Merlin. He had an almost unearthly calm and relaxed demeanour and almost constantly gave off an aura of serenity and composure, rarely displaying intense emotions of anger or fear. He was known for typically speaking in a calm, collected voice, and being firm, but reasonable and kind. He was always courteous, even to people who he found rude or in the case of Fenrir Greyback, disgusting. However, despite his benign nature, it is said that Dumbledore was the only wizard Lord Voldemort ever truly feared.

As a supremely talented wizard, Dumbledore showed numerous examples of extraordinary abilities. His capabilities as a wizard were combined with his extraordinary intellect and extremely cunning and subtle mind that allowed him to comprehend human nature and turn the better aspects of humanity (trust, love and friendship) to Voldemort's disadvantage in particular. Due to this, Dumbledore wielded extraordinary powers of deduction that allowed him to be completely unfooled by any charades who could fool even the entire wizarding world and recognise instantly any deception that may have initially fooled him at the slightest of slip-ups, as shown repeatedly when he quickly figured out Quirrell was distracting him with a letter he faked was from the Minister for Magic, was never fooled by Lockhart's books due to having knew what he truly was and quickly realised the truth, and deduced that Moody was actually Crouch Jnr the moment he was brought to Hogwarts.

While Dumbledore (at least in his later years) never displayed arrogance or conceit, he had no use for false modesty either. If a situation warranted it, he was perfectly willing to acknowledge his virtually peerless intelligence and power. More than anything else, Dumbledore was motivated by his belief in the power of the human spirit. He also had a deep capacity for love, frequently reminding Harry that love was the greatest magic of all. Dumbledore believed in the good in everyone and insisted on giving second chances.

Dumbledore was highly perceptive and psychologically canny; his knowledge of people's true personality went beyond being simply a good judge of character. This was never more apparent than in his complex insights into Voldemort's psyche, which he pieced together where the Horcruxes were hidden. This insight made him extremely good at manipulating people, which he was perfectly willing to do if he thought it necessary.

In spite of Dumbledore's many extraordinary qualities, much of these attributes were actually a facade Dumbledore created to fool others regarding his views. He's known for being extremely arrogant and believed himself incapable of doing any wrong. He spent a short portion of his youth concocting plans with Gellert Grindelwald for domination over mortals, in the process treating his ill sister with neglect. Whilst Dumbledore was never a deliberately cruel man, at times, he was too far-sighted, making choices he believed to be for the greater good and overall benefit of humanity, even when these choices were immoral.

Dumbledore's greatest personality flaw, as stated by Poseidon, is his desire for power. In his younger days, it's been acknowledged that he'd been selfish and that because of his extraordinary abilities, he had wanted fame, power, and glory for himself. When he and Gellert Grindelwald were in school, they made plans to enslave mortals and establish Wixen as the natural rulers of the world. He showed obsessive fascination with the Lords of Order and the Dark Prophecy, believing that Perseus Lykaios and the Dragon Flame belonged to him. Dumbledore went so far as to pledge alligence as their Agent and later betrayed them; He orchestrated the Cold Massacre and metacasiously planned the death of Atlanna and her children, nearly succeeding had it not been for the Lords of Order being aware of Dumbledore's deception.

## Appearance

Albus Dumbledore was tall and thin, with silver hair and beard (auburn in his youth) so long that they could be tucked into his belt. He had a very long and crooked nose that looked as if it had been broken at least twice. (It appears and is implied that his brother's punch during their sister's funeral played a role in shaping his nose.) He was also said to have long and skilful fingers. His eyes were described to be a brilliant, soul-piercing shade of blue, and usually twinkled with kindness and mischief.

When he became genuinely angry, however, Dumbledore would transform from a benign-looking, bright-eyed old man into a wizard even more terrifying than Lord Voldemort himself, with a face that was a classic portrait of cold fury and an aura of power that made him seem as if he was giving off burning heat. Indeed, Harry had — after witnessing a rare moment of Dumbledore's furious rage — confessed to fully understanding why people always said that Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort had ever feared.

Dumbledore wore half-moon spectacles and a colourful array of robes, ranging from purple to crimson-red. He once claimed to have a scar above his left knee in the precise shape of a map of the London Underground, but whether or not he actually did is unknown. His demeanour was often — if not always — serene and ethereal, and he usually spoke in a calm, pleasant voice even when Harry thought that he was actually furious.

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

Dumbledore is an outstandingly talented wizard and even while only a student of Hogwarts, his prodigious brilliance excelled in all fields of magic to the point of being recognized as the most brilliant student to ever attend the school, possibly rivalled only by the equally prodigious Tom Riddle. He attained many awards and prizes requiring incredible magical capability to obtain and throughout his adult years, Dumbledore was an extraordinarily powerful and accomplished wizard, deeply knowledgeable and and proficient in all areas of magic. Nearly unrivalled in abilities and powers, he was admired and feared by even others of outstanding magical talent, considered to be "the greatest wizard of all time" by many.

* **Magic Mastery**: After his first year at Hogwarts, Dumbledore was already known to be outstandingly talented and prodigiously accomplished in the magical arts and seen by some as nothing less than the most gifted student the school had ever seen, winning many awards and prizes requiring magical capability beyond his age. As an adult, Albus Dumbledore was considered to be the greatest wizard in modern history and lived up to this assessment on many occasions with his mastery of magic. Even Grindelwald had acknowledged that Dumbledore posed a bigger threat to his cause than any other wizard and believed that only the powerful Obscurial Credence Barebone could possibly be capable of killing him.
	+ **Apparition**: Dumbledore was extremely skilled in Apparition, as he was the only known wizard apart from Lord Voldemort capable of Apparating silently. He could transport himself from one place to another with pin-point precision, even when locked in combat, as shown by how he dodged some of Voldemort's spells during their duel by teleporting away before quickly counter-attacking.
	+ **Charms**: Albus was known to be extremely accomplished in Charms, with Dumbledore's mastery was sufficient to earn him the illustrious title of Grand Sorcerer. He was capable of effectively performing the extremely complex Fidelius Charm, acting as the Secret Keeper to 12 Grimmauld Place after it became Headquarters for the Order of Phoenix. He's able to perform the extremely powerful and ancient bond of blood charm to further ensure Perseus' protection and kept the Lords of Order from finding him for eighteen years. Dumbledore was able to cast a powerful Age Line around the Goblet of Fire to ensure no one under the age of 17 could cross, with it being such a flawless enchantment that in addition to being humorously enchanted to repel Ageing Potions and cause those who had used them to cross the line to grow beards.
	+ **Duelling**: Albus Dumbledore was a duellist of extraordinary, almost unrivalled skill. Even at a young age, Dumbledore was already a highly proficient duellist, as he held his own against Grindelwald and Aberforth in their three-way duel. In addition to having achieved great success in teaching the Hogwarts students in the art of martial magic during his time as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, as displayed by the level of ability shown by his students Newt, Theseus and Leta, all of whom became seasoned magical combatants during the Global Wizarding War, Dumbledore was acknowledged to be the only one skilled enough to fight and bring Grindelwald in. During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Dumbledore soundly rounded up all of the Death Eaters whom managed to avoid capture from Order members just before the following Duel in the Ministry Atrium took place, during which he swiftly incapacitated Bellatrix Lestrange, Voldemort's most dangerous followers. He calmly duelled Voldemort himself, countering his attacks and responding with such powerful assault as to force the Dark Lord into constant defense before eventually trapping him in an orb or water, forcing him to disapparate and to try and possess Harry to get Dumbledore to mercy kill the boy.
	+ **Elemental Magic**: Dumbledore was extremely capable in using magic to manipulate the elements, especially fire, water and wind, although he seemed to prefer the former, for both combative and supplementary purposes when straying away from more conventional combative spellwork. Dumbledore would skilfully use the power of the elements to attack his adversary. He displayed particularly incredible skill in controlling fire, as shown when he easily set ablaze Riddle's wardrobe without actually burning anything in order to display his powers to him and was able to generate a ring of fire to hold off a throng of Inferi in the Horcrux Cave, which was potent enough to remain unquenchable by the vast ocean that surrounded them. He was also capable of conjuring the everlasting Gubraithian Fire, incredibly advanced magic few can accomplish. In his duel against Voldemort, he used a fiery rope that overpowered the shield Voldemort had conjured, and easily manipulated the considerable amount of water contained inside the Fountain of Magical Brethren to rise up and cover Voldemort "like a cocoon of molten glass".
	+ **Occlumency** **and Legilimency**: Dumbledore was also impeccably adept in both Occlumency and Legilimency. Capable of using Legilimency without needing to use his wand or speak the incantation, many people often noted that Dumbledore sometimes seemed to see right into their mind and correctly decipher what they're thinking. His skill in Legilimency was great enough that he was capable of extracting the true version of modified memories even if it was powerfully done. Dumbledore's skill with Occlumency was so great that he's amongst the few (together with Gellert Grindelwald and Severus Snape) skilled enough to conceal thoughts from Voldemort himself, the most powerful Legilimens of all time.
	+ **Transfiguration**: Dumbledore was known to be highly accomplished in the field of Transfiguration even before graduating. His knowledge and mastery on the subject is one of Dumbledore's most prominent areas of expertise, and did so magnificently enough to quickly be promoted to the Head of Transfiguration department of Hogwats, holding the position up for many years to come until his ascending to the position of Headmaster. His mastery of Transfiguration allowed him to make very good use of it in combat, shown when Dumbledore seamlessly cast *Piertotum Locomotor* to animate the statues of the Fountain of Magical Brethren to subdue Bellatrix.
* **Physical aptitude**: Despite his advanced age and rather skinny build, Dumbledore was in superbly good physical condition, as he has been seen to be capable of physically performing feats that should be far beyond someone of his age and body, rivalling that of a much younger, fit man.

### Abilities

* **Genius Intellect**: Dumbledore is not only a great wizard, but also possessed a tremendous intellect, being considered to be among the most brilliant students to ever attend Hogwarts (rivalled only by Tom Riddle), and, as an adult, was regarded by many as being cleverer than almost any other wizard alive. His intelligence was evident through his tactical and strategic genius, being capable of devising master plans to defeat the most powerful dark wizards seen for centuries and oppose their unstoppable ascensions to power.
* **Intimidation Master**: Despite Dumbledore's benevolent personality and famous standing as a well-meaning and good man, he proved himself to be an effective intimidator if necessary. With his unmatched magical power and skills as well as his well-concealed and barely unleashed dark side, Dumbledore was capable of striking fear even into the heart of the extremely powerful Voldemort and Gellert Grindelwald, despite them being, perhaps, the closest individuals to matching him in power and skill.
* **Leadership Skills**: Even during his youth, Dumbledore was already an excellent leader; He and Grindelwald were confident they would be fully capable of quickly starting the For the Greater Good revolution to conquer the wizarding world and put down muggles. The lessons learned from youthful mistakes made him an extremely skilled leader and well-respected and feared by many and with his uncanny ability to quickly get his followers to trust him, to the point his skills as a leader was held in such a high regard that he was even offered the position of Minister for Magic many times and would have most definitely greatly excelled, with Harry acknowledging Dumbledore would have been a far better Minister than Cornelius Fudge. Dumbledore's leadership expertise also allowed him to handle the responsibilities of Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot and Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards with such effectiveness as to be well-respected for it by many. Later on, a more experienced Dumbledore was able to found and effectively lead the Order of the Phoenix against Voldemort and the latter's Death Eaters in the First and Second Wizarding Wars. His leadership inspired enough loyalty into his allies to make them be fearless and determined that the cause they were fighting for was right even with the massive losses of their loved ones.
* **Charisma**: While not famous for his abilities as a manipulator, due to Dumbledore's exceptional amount of emotional intelligence, he was nevertheless exceptionally adept at manipulating others, which he was perfectly willing to do for the greater good, and displayed an immense amount of charisma, ffectively use a person's characteristics to his advantage to get them to do what must be done and inspire loyalty in others. He could also successfully convince the people he met to tell him about Voldemort and his time outside school despite the fear Voldemort inflicted upon them.

## Equipment

### Weapon

* **Elder Wand**: Dumbledore was the possessor and master of the Elder Wand, an extremely powerful wand known also as the "Wand of Destiny" or the "Deathstick", and one of the Deathly Hallows, until the Lords of Order reclaimed it. Unlike many of the wand's previous owners, Dumbledore kept its identity a close secret and did not publicly use it for evil or cruel reason.