Albus Dumbledore — Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Character Profile

Albus Dumbledore — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Elder wand mastery, Legilimency, Transfiguration, Phoenix summoning, Strategic planning

• Strength: 8.5/10
• Intelligence: 9.9/10
• Charisma: 9.5/10
• Morality: 8.5/10
• Influence: 9.9/10

Affiliations

• Hogwarts
• Order of the Phoenix
• Gryffindor
• Wizengamot
• Harry Potter universe

Quick Facts about Albus Dumbledore

Full Name

Albus Percival Wulfric<br>Brian Dumbledore<ref name=Hirsch2008 >{{cite book

Education

Hogwarts

Occupation

professor, auror, head teacher

First Appearance

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Manner of Death

Homicide

Nationality

British

Albus Dumbledore's Known Relations

• Kendra Dumbledore — Mother
• Percival Dumbledore — Father
• Newt Scamander — Student
• Hogwarts — Employer
• Gellert Grindelwald — Significant person
• Ariana Dumbledore — Significant person
• Harry Potter — Significant person
• Lord Voldemort — Enemy
• Death Eater — Enemy
• Gellert Grindelwald — Enemy
• Aberforth Dumbledore — Sibling
• Ariana Dumbledore — Sibling
• International Confederation of Wizards — Affiliation
• Order of the Phoenix — Member of
• Gryffindor — Member of
• Wizengamot — Member of

Albus Dumbledore appears in 10 titles

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) — character page
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) — character page
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Richard Harris

Appears in

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (6)

• Albus Dumbledore — related — Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint)
• Albus Dumbledore — related — Hermione Granger (Emma Watson)
• Albus Dumbledore — Professional Protector And Student — Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe)

  Dumbledore guides and protects Harry while allowing him to face crucial tests.

  Dumbledore helps arrange Harry's protection as a baby and later explains the Philosopher's Stone and Harry's survival in the hospital wing.

• Albus Dumbledore — Power Senior And Subordinate — Rubeus Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane)

  Hagrid carries out important tasks within Dumbledore's authority.

  Dumbledore entrusts Hagrid with helping Harry enter the wizarding world and with matters connected to Hogwarts security.

• Albus Dumbledore — Professional Headmaster And Deputy — Minerva McGonagall (Maggie Smith)

  They form the senior leadership structure protecting Hogwarts and Harry.

  Dumbledore and McGonagall jointly participate in arranging Harry's protection and both serve as Hogwarts professors.

• Albus Dumbledore — Professional Faculty Member — Severus Snape (Alan Rickman)

  Snape works within Dumbledore's school hierarchy and security effort.

  Snape serves as a Hogwarts Potions professor while Dumbledore is headmaster, and Snape investigates the threat to the Stone.

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• Rubeus Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane)
• Quirinus Quirrell (Ian Hart)
• Vernon Dursley (Richard Griffiths)
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