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Albus Dumbledore is one of the most powerful wizards in the world. He studied at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and went on to become a professor and then

Headmaster at Hogwarts.

Film�eginnings

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was born in the late nineteenth century. His parents, Percival and Kendra Dumbledore,

were both wizards. Albus had a younger brother, Aberforth, and sister, Ariana.

Albus Dumbledore many years before meeting Harry Potter