The name Dumbledore is synonymous with the world of Harry Potter or the Wizarding World
as its called today. I could probably bet my car on there not being a single Harry
Potter fan who doesn’t recognise the name Dumbledore and when we think of Dumbledore,
we immediately think of the hogwarts headmaster Albus, who has had an incredible impact on magical
events over the course of the 20th century. However as interesting as Albus Dumbledore is,
his family history is also worthy of a discussion which is exactly what we’re going to talk about
today so keeping watching and enjoy the complete history of the Dumbledore family
The Dumbledore name is a name that stretches back centuries as its meaning is a forgotten
old English word for bumblebee. It’s noteworthy to mention that the line is facing extinction
as the latest and last descendant of the line, Aberforth, never married nor had any children.
However this video starts with the family’s earliest known recorded descendant, Percival
Dumbledore. Now Percival was an honourable man and quite a talented wizard. He had an array of spells
in his arson and was quite a strict father. He was born sometime before 1864 and its not
exactly known if he attended Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry but with that being said,
as he was British based and his sons attended the school, I’d say it’s safe to correctly assume
that he also attended as a boy. There’s no information on his father or ancestors which
once again shows how badly the potter universe has stagnated since it finished, which is rather
frustrating as it would be awesome to see more of a backstory on the family history. Anyway, we’ll
work with what we have. So Percival was married to Kendra who was best described as a fine woman,
and fine woman she was. She took great care of her family for a number of years. Born in 1851, Kendra
was quite a powerful witch but as her family grew, so did her responsibilities as a mother
resulting in her rarely using her wand. The family then moved from their home in Mould-On-The-Would
to a new house, located in Godric’s Hollow and it was here where their lives completely
turned upside down. Both parents would end up dying within 5-8 years of each other,
leaving their children without proper parental guidance. Percival was always protective over
his daughter Ariana. She was already delicate enough before the attack that changed everything.
3 muggle boys maliciously attacked her, in a manner not described in the book.
The attack itself left the girl mentally and emotionally scarred for life, which resulted
in her becoming unable to control her magic. Percival, in a furious rage, laughed a scathing
attack of his own through the use of magic which resulted in the ministry of magic interfering
in order to bring Percival to justice. Fearing the repercussions for his daughter, given her
condition rather than his own wellbeing, he refused to tell ministry officials what he done.
Without satisfying evidence to justify his actions, Percival was sent to azkaban for life,
where he died not long after being incarcerated. He gave up his own freedom and even his life,
just so his daughter could have a chance at hers. Kendra, as you can imagine, was devastated at
her husbands imprisonment followed by his death. However she continued to look after her children
as best she could, paying particular attention to Ariana. Kendra’s life ended in an explosion
caused by Ariana’s loss of magical control. She was extremely uneasy when experiencing the rage
from the compressed magic within her. Even though her mothers death was an accident, she was a real
danger to those around her. Aberforth was very protective of her and spent most of his time
caring for her more so than Albus did. Ariana was killed during a 3 way duel between Albus,
Aberforth and Gellert Grindelwald. Aberforth never really forgave Albus for what happened that day
and the truth is that it was so much more than that. They lost so much because of
what happened to Ariana. Their father died in azkaban because he wouldn’t reveal the truth.
Their mother put herself in harms way with Ariana’s unstable mindset and eventually lost
her life and what do they get out of that loss? More loss, the person it was all for, the person
they should have protected was now gone too and I fully believe that is why Aberforth became so
hostile towards his brother. Now Aberforth is someone we do have information on. He’s 2
years younger than Albus and had an estranged relationship with his brother for decades.
Aberforth attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and wizardry but his house
is unknown. I think its fair to assume it was Gryffindor due to how confrontational he was,
Gryffindors being known to seek glory. Despite not being his older brothers biggest supporter,
he still recognised the seriousness of the war and the fight Albus was trying to win.
Acknowledging that Severus Snape was a follower of the dark lord, he threw him out and barred him
for eavesdropping. He also played a crucial role during the second wizarding war by feeding the
students of hogwarts through the secret passageway between the hogs head and the room of requirement
although the cooking wasn’t 5 star according to some students. He also seen harry’s pleas
through the glass mirror shard and sent Dobby to aid and basically save the lives of Harry, Ron and
Hermione when they were trapped at Malfoy Manor and just seconds away from voldemorts arrival.
He participated in the battle of hogwarts, bravely warding off dementors and fighting death eaters,
his main concern to protect the students he was with. It really angered Aberforth
that Albus never really displayed any real sorrow over what happened to their family
and little sister. He thought Albus didnt care. That was until he finally discovered how much pain
his brother was in over Ariana’s death when harry told him about Albus drinking the emerald potion.
I’ve mentioned earlier that the Dumbledore name will actually end with Aberforth as he has no
children or wife. Last but certainly not least we have Albus. Guys when it comes to Albus I’m
not going to go through his entire life story here but I’m going to highlight some key moments
where his decision making basically affected the course of his life and that starts with
his mothers death. The Dumbledore we all know and love is not the one that I’m speaking about
now. Albus greatly resented having to look after his siblings after his mothers death.
He wanted to explore the world with his friend Elphias Doge. Instead he was stuck
in Godric’s hollow, wasting his talent. He made Aberforth feel like he and arianna were nothing
more than a burden. Albus Dumbledore wanted to be the greatest wizard the world had ever seen
and he’d get a chance to achieve this goal when he struck an immediate friendship with Gellert
Grindelwald. Together, the 2 young wizards planned on elevating wizard kind to the top of the food
chain and enslaving the muggle race even if it meant that they would be recognised as criminals
and dark wizards. It was the unfortunate and tragic death of his sister during a 3 way duel
between he his brother and Gellert that finally seen him remove himself from he world he wanted
to change. By placing himself in hogwarts, Albus was barricaded off from the rest of the wizarding
community while having a heavy focus on the students that needed his teaching and guidance.
Even tho he was called upon more than once to help the ministry, his most notable act being
the defeat of Grindelwald in 1945, his life was dedicated to teaching. He was still able to grow
and harness his great power as he master the Elder wand for over 50 years. His final act reflected
that of his father decades earlier, sacrificing his life for the people he loved. It was also the
prime example of doing something for the greater good, the phrase he coined all those years ago.
So guys that was my video essay on the complete History of The Dumbledore family,
is there anything you wanna add in? Do you have a video idea from any franchise you wanna suggest.
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