Order of the Phoenix

fictional secret organisation from Harry Potter

🌐
Fandom
harrypotter.fandom.com › wiki › Aberforth_Dumbledore
Aberforth Dumbledore | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom
3 weeks ago - Aberforth Dumbledore (b. c. 1884) was an English half-blood wizard, the second son of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, younger brother of Albus, older brother of Ariana, and biological father of Aurelius.
🌐
Wizarding World
harrypotter.com › features › who-are-the-dumbledores
Harry Potter | Who are the Dumbledores? | Wizarding World
February 8, 2022 - Where to begin with Albus Dumbledore? He was the oldest son of Kendra and Percival and older brother to Aberforth and Ariana. He was known as one of the most talented and brilliant wizards in the wizarding world and his achievements (including ...
🌐
Fandom
harryalbuspotter.fandom.com › wiki › Aberforth_Dumbledore
Aberforth Dumbledore | Harry/Albus Potter Wiki | Fandom
3 weeks ago - Aberforth Dumbledore (b. c. 1884) was an English half-blood wizard, the second son of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, younger brother of Albus, older brother of Ariana, and biological father of Aurelius.
🌐
CBR
cbr.com › home › movies › where was dumbledore’s brother during the harry potter films?
Where Was Dumbledore’s Brother During the Harry Potter Films?
May 26, 2024 - However, people often forget that ... Harry Potter films, Dumbledore actually receives assistance from his younger brother, Aberforth, in some of his missions....
Top answer
1 of 2
11

(Harry and Doge discussing Dumbledore during Bill and Fleur's wedding):

'I saw the obituary you wrote for the Daily Prophet,' said Harry. 'I didn't realise you knew Professor Dumbledore so well.'

'As well as anyone,' said Doge, dabbing his eyes with a napkin. 'Certainly I knew him longest, if you don't count Aberforth - and somehow, people never do seem to count Aberforth.'

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - p.127 - Bloomsbury - Chapter 8, The Wedding

(The Life and Lies of Albus Dumledore):

'He were a headcase, that Aberforth,' says Enid Smeek, whose family lived on the outskirts of Godric's Hollow at that time. 'Ran wild. 'Course, with his mum and dad gone, you'd have felt sorry for him, only he kept chucking goat dung at my head. I don't think Albus was fussed about him, I never saw them together anyway.'

...

'Aberforth blamed Albus, you know, as people will under these dreadful circumstances. But Aberforth always talked a little madly, poor boy.'

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - pp.289 and 292 - Bloomsbury - Chapter 18, The Life and Lies of Albus Dumledore

(Doge on Aberforth in his obituary):

Three years after we had started at Hogwarts Albus's brother, Aberforth, arrived at school. They were not alike; Aberforth was never bookish and, unlike Albus, preferred to settle arguments by duelling rather than through reasoned discussion.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - p.22 - Bloomsbury - Chapter 2, In Memoriam

(Dumbledore to Harry at King's Cross):

'And then ... you know what happened. Reality returned, in the form of my rough, unlettered, and infinitely more admirable brother.'

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - p.574 - Bloomsbury - Chapter 35, King's Cross

I think the answer is simple. No one cared about Aberforth, no one was interested, no one asked him about the uninteresting, unsuccessful, uncouth, unintelligent goat botherer. Who's gonna ask Albus Dumbledore, in interview, about his unglamorous brother, when they could be talking about the twelve uses of dragon's blood, or the hot political topic of the day, or his latest decision as Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot?

Obviously this is entirely unfair on Aberforth, but I think that was one of JKR's points. The answer is simple: nobody cared. Which turned out to be quite helpful with the Order and then, later, after Dumbledore's death. Aberforth, unnoticed, could have the mirror and look after Harry in Hogsmeade and all of that. And I think, partly, Dumbledore might have been quite happy about that and that might have contributed to his not bringing Aberforth up - especially to Harry. And, obviously, after Ariana, I think it's pretty obvious why Aberforth wouldn't have wanted to define himself as Dumbledore's brother and wouldn't have paraded the fact, and so he went pretty well unnoticed.

2 of 2
36

Albus didn't divulge that the barman of the Hog's Head was Aberforth, but he didn't deny it either.

We do know Aberforth was in the Order of the Phoenix so they must have had a later cordial relationship, and Moody at least knew he was Dumbledore's brother.

The little people in the photograph jostled among themselves and those hidden right at the back appeared at the forefront of the picture. ‘That’s Dumbledore’s brother Aberforth, only time I ever met him, strange bloke … that’s Dorcas Meadowes, Voldemort killed her personally … Sirius, when he still had short hair … and … there you go, thought that would interest you!’

Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix | Chapter 9: The Woes of Mrs Weasley

He also never hid the fact he had a sister, he just wasn't asked.

Harry, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, comes to the realisation that in all his meetings with Dumbledore he never once asked him about himself and his family, and as we only see Dumbledore through the eyes of the Harry we don't get to learn his past.

Aberforth blamed Albus for the death of their sister. That's why they fell out.

🌐
IMDb
imdb.com › title › tt1201607 › characters › nm0001354
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) - Ciarán Hinds as Aberforth Dumbledore - IMDb
Aberforth Dumbledore: My brother sacrificed many things, Mr. Potter, on his journey to find power, including Ariana, and she was devoted to him. He gave her everything...
🌐
Hogwarts Cafe
hogwarts.cafe › aberforth-dumbledore-the-unsung-protector-of-the-wizarding-world
Aberforth Dumbledore: How Hogwarts’ Secret Keeper Saved the Wizarding World | Hogwarts Cafe
Aberforth was the second son of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore and the younger brother of Albus Dumbledore, with whom he shared a tumultuous relationship.
Find elsewhere
🌐
Wizarding World
harrypotter.com › fact-file › characters-and-pets › aberforth-dumbledore-fact-file
Aberforth Dumbledore | Official Harry Potter Encyclopedia
A member of the Dumbledore family, Aberforth was the younger brother of Hogwarts Headmaster,Albus Dumbledore and the older brother of Ariana. Aberforth ran the Hogs Head Inn in Hogsmeade.
🌐
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Albus_Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore - Wikipedia
11 hours ago - Details of Dumbledore's earlier life are revealed in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007). The novel introduces his parents, Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, and his younger sister, Ariana (his younger brother, Aberforth, is mentioned ...
🌐
Fandom
harrypotter.fandom.com › wiki › Dumbledore_family
Dumbledore family | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom
3 weeks ago - In 1927, Gellert Grindelwald told Aurelius at Nurmengard Castle that he was in fact a member of the Dumbledore family, and that his real name was in fact "Aurelius Dumbledore" and that he was Albus's brother.[1] He also told Aurelius that the ...
🌐
SYFY
syfy.com › syfy-wire › fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore-aberforth-exclusive-clip
Fantastic Beasts: Meet Dumbledore's younger brother in sneak peek clip from 'Potter' prequel (Exclusive)
Aberforth was always, probably, in his shadow. So there’s that, which let’s call it brotherly, fraternal jealousy, I suppose. Then added to that, Dumbledore’s decisions in his youth have really caused a wound that has affected the whole family, particularly these two brothers.
Published   August 11, 2024
🌐
TIME
time.com › entertainment › movies
Fantastic Beasts 2: Is Credence Related to Dumbledore? | TIME
November 16, 2018 - Unfortunately, Credence is ultimately ... himself. Once there, Grindelwald reveals Credence’s true identity to him: He is Aurelius Dumbledore, Albus Dumbledore’s brother....
🌐
Medium
medium.com › @treemily › harry-potter-albus-dumbledore-family-tree-75f5211622b5
Harry Potter: Albus Dumbledore Family Tree | by Rose Patterson | Medium
October 22, 2023 - Aberforth Dumbledore (born 1884) is the second son of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, younger brother of Albus, older brother of Ariana, and biological father of Aurelius.
🌐
ScreenRant
screenrant.com › home › movies › movie features › why does no one ever know albus dumbledore has a brother?
Why Does No One Ever Know Albus Dumbledore Has A Brother?
June 6, 2022 - Many characters in the Wizarding World seem surprised to learn that Albus Dumbledore has a brother, Aberforth, and here's why.
🌐
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ciarán_Hinds
Ciarán Hinds - Wikipedia
3 weeks ago - Hinds played the role of Albus Dumbledore's brother Aberforth in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the final film in the Harry Potter series. Also in 2011, he appeared as David Peretz in the 1997 sections of The Debt alongside ...
🌐
Quora
quora.com › Who-is-Aberforth-and-why-did-Dumbledore-refer-to-him-as-his-unlettered-brother
Who is Aberforth and why did Dumbledore refer to him as his 'unlettered brother'? - Quora
Answer (1 of 4): Aberforth Dumbledore is the brother to Albus Dumbledore hence the “brother” portion. Unlettered is a term used to discribe someone who is illiterate or poorly educated.
🌐
LitCharts
litcharts.com › lit › harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows › characters › aberforth-dumbledore
Aberforth Dumbledore Character Analysis in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | LitCharts
June 26, 2019 - Dumbledore's younger brother. They look much the same, but unlike Dumbledore, Aberforth never had a love for school and he's a relatively unambitious person.