Most importantly, he still didn't let the loss of this love stop him from loving again. Dumbledore was devastated when Sirius died, believing that it was mostly his fault and comforted Harry to the best of his ability, and expressed his belief that Sirius was a lively man of wit and courage, with a deep and genuine concern for his loved ones, and would not hesitate to come to their rescue even if it meant putting himself in danger. He also helped Albus escape from several members of the Ministry of Magic when they tried to arrest him. Rude, hateful and generally mean-spirited comments will be removed. A portrait of him was later put in place at Hogwarts. Harris initially declined the role but reconsidered when his then 11 year old granddaughter told him that she would never speak to him again if he did. His desire to see his family overrode his common sense for just a moment and he placed the ring on his finger, forgetting that the ring had been cursed by Voldemort. However, Dumbledore did not take the bait as he cared for Harry too much to do it. However, Petunia and her own husband both resented Harry's presence for the next ten years. To that end, he borrowed it from James while James and Lily were in hiding. He also revealed that his sister, Ariana, was an Obscurial like Credence, and that she died as a result of a fight between him, Aberforth and Grindelwald. Years later in 1998, Grindelwald refused to give any information to Lord Voldemort about the Elder Wand despite the fact that he was imprisoned, wandless and face-to-face with the only Dark wizard ever considered greater and more powerful than himself. Draco ultimately could not bring himself to kill the Headmaster, even after the arrival and encouragement of several Death Eaters, who were smuggled into the castle by Draco. There were five identical suitcases waiting for them, in one of them was hidden Qilin. Dumbledore wouldn't talk directly to Harry or even look him in the eye, andsince hedidn't bother explaining why he was acting so strangely, Harry was incredibly hurt andassumed that he'd done something wrong. Hagrid was also devastated by Dumbledore's death in 1997. [78], At the end of the school year, Dumbledore announced the winner of the House Cup as usual. Harry was only able to tip the water over Dumbledore's face before the Inferi climbed up out of the lake and attacked them. [15], Albus showing Theseus alongside Newt the blood pact, Albus came to the Hog's Head Inn to meet with Newt Scamander and Theseus Scamander. The destination of their journey was Bhutan. He also owned a pet phoenix named Fawkes,[47] who left Hogwarts Castle after Dumbledore's death. Instead of handing out punishment, Dumbledore awarded them 100 House points for their brave acts. Dumbledore doubted whether the elusiveness of Rakepick indicated problems regarding her trustworthiness, but eventually chose to give her the benefit of the doubt due to the lack of real evidence. [113], From then on, Albus's Boggart would be Ariana's corpse. His great-great grandfather was said to have owned a phoenix[16], as did his alleged relative Credence Barebone/Aurelius Dumbledore. [65], Despite his best efforts to help Jacob, however, and even though Dumbledore and the rest of the staff ultimately got the situation under control, their hunt for the vaults ended in tragedy when Duncan Ashe was killed while attempting to brew a particularly potent Erumpent Potion in an effort to get past one of the obstacles standing between them and one of the Cursed Vaults. He even appeared to feel some deep-rooted guilt and remorse over his inability to change Riddle, as he noted with great sadness in his face and tone that he sincerely wished he could have forced Voldemort to repent for his sins in a peaceful manner. Though his intentions were noble, Sirius could not bring himself to appreciate Dumbledore's thoughtfulness, as he utterly despised the home which brought him many bitter, unhappy memories, and the fact that he was to be alone in the house most of the time made it all the more intolerable.