Dumbledore, Albus

Albus Dumbledore is considered by many to be the greatest wizard of modern times. He was murdered by Severus Snape at the age of 160, although his legacy will remain forever. He was, until the night he died, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and accomplished many amazing things during his lifetime. He is especially known for his defeat of the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, work on alchemy with his late partner, Nicholas Flamel, and for discovering the twelve uses of dragon's blood. He had a younger brother named Aberforth Dumbledore, and enjoyed reading Muggle magazines (especially the knitting patterns), eating lemon drops (a Muggle sweet), tenpin bowling, and listening to chamber music. His hair trailed down to his knees and was flowing silver, as were his beard (which was so long it "could be tucked into the belt of his pants"), mustache, and eyebrows, although it was auborn when he was younger. His eyes were small, laughing, and sparkling light blue-- he also wore half-moon glasses. He also had an amazingly loyal pet, Fawkes the Phoenix. Before hw became Headmaster, Dumbledore taught Transfiguration-- the same as Professor McGonagall was before she became Headmistress (but will she stay like that or continue to teach Transfiguartion? If she is only Headmistress now, we may very well know who the next Hogwarts Headmaster/Headmistress will be)!