Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

Not much is known about the past of Albus Dumbledore. What is known is that he in fact did grown up in Godric's Hallow, the same village in which the Potter family lived. He grew up with his father, mother Kendra , younger brother Aberforth, and younger sister Ariana. There is a darkness that surrounds the Dumbledore Family, with the imprisonment of Albus's father in Azkaban, to the death of Kendra, and the tragic death of Ariana, which happened during a duel between Albus, Aberforth, and the dark wizard Grindelwald. 


Grindelwald played an important role in Albus's life. They were very close friends and hung out a lot. Aberforth never took a liking to Grindlewald and maybe saw the truth in what he was planning when it came to the Deathly Hallows. Dumbledore and Grindelwald devised a plan of finding the Hallows for the "greater good". What was meant by that statement will never be known, but the fact that Albus did have to fight and defeat Grindelwald implies that what Grindelwald was looking for was far from good. 



Albus Dumbledore had a very successful life and accomplished many things, even before Harry became such an important factor. Albus was always the only wizard that Lord Voldemort ever feared, and that never changed.