Chapter 2: Famous Elites Part I – Albus Dumbledore (my good ol' buddy!)

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"He has done things with a wand I'd never seen before." Said Griselda Marchbanks, the gorgeous Head of Wizarding Examinations Authority on the interview I have conducted on the subject of, of course, my dear friend, Albus Dumbledore, Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, and Order of Merlin First Class - for Grand Sorcery (now, that's not a lot of honors compared to someone like myself, is it?)

Indeed, Albus is a great man. At the age of 150-years-old, he has accomplished more than any other century-old men have (not that there are many). From a Transfiguration professor to the Headmaster of Hogwarts: School for Witchcraft and Wizardry , he has certainly been very dedicating and committed to educating the young.

"Professor Dumbledore? He – he is great. Really. Probably the most brilliant Headmaster Hogwarts ever had!" Said Harry Potter delightfully (yes, Harry Potter – the Boy-Who-Lived) to me on one of my many excursions to Hogwarts.

Certainly, those words do mean something since it came from the young Harry, whom I have to say I have taken a personal liking to. A boy with a traumatized history as him, I say, would speak words as honorable as myself. Ah, what a pleasant boy Harry was! Asking me for my autographs…even requested to take pictures with me! Hmm…I guess I should be moving on…

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was born on the 13th of June on 1845. His name, according to himself, was given by his mother, Bridget Danicae Bern Dumbledore. The name "Albus", believe it or not, is actually the Latin word for "white", which can of course be taken as "pure". "Percival", on the other hand, is interestingly French for "pierce of the veil". As for "Wulfric"…if my German is as well as I think it is, the root for "Wulfric" should be "wulf", a German word meaning "wolf". And of course, "Brian" is just a normal Muggle name. Lastly…I'm sure no one has noticed before, since I've rarely met anyone who is as fluent at Old English as myself, that "Dumbledore" actually means "bumblebee" back then in the olden days. Ah, how Albus have laughed when I mentioned this to him on an interview. He said, "…bumblebee, you say, Gilderoy? Hmm…I would think that's correct, considering how often I hum to myself as I roam and 'buzz' around Hogwarts all the time." Albus broke into another fit of laughter and continued, "Ask any of students and they'll tell you what an annoying hummer I am…or better yet – ask Minerva!"…What a charming man he is!

This wise, "old" (don't kill me, Albus!) fellow is definitely considered to be one of the greatest wizards of the modern times, particularly for his defeat of the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon's blood, and his work on alchemy with his partner, Nicolas Flamel, who is another old friend of mine.

As brilliant of a man as he already is, Albus Dumbledore is also quite skilled in Occlumency and Legilimency (some circumstances also suggest that he is able to see through the exotic Invisibility cloaks!) Albus also told me he is able to speak Mermish, the language of the Merpeople.

Albeit a genius, even Albus himself admits that he is sometimes a little reckless. He said to me, "Immense brainpower does not protect you from emotional mistakes, by no means." What exactly did he mean by that? I personally have not an idea, since Albus has always appeared to be very rational to me. I guess things are not always as they appear to be (althought it's very untrue in my case – I'm every bit as gorgeous as I look!)

As a close friend of Albus, I know there are five things that matter to him the most:

Gobstones, Chocoloate Frog Cards, his brother Aberforth (who works as a bartender in Hogshead), his fellow students and professors at Hogwarts, and of course, Fawkes – his beloved phoenix which he had gotten as a gift when he was a first-year at Hogwarts (Albus refused to tell me where he got it from).

Fawkes is truly indeed a magnificent phoenix (when he's not pecking me violently during my interview with Albus, that is.) Colored red and gold, which I should add are the traditional colors of Gryffindor, the House of which Dumbledore belonged to in his school-years, Fawkes possesses a number of magical abilities. Not only are his feathers valuable as they are excellent for making wands, his tears are also capable of healing wounds, which I have personally experienced (Fawkes had pecked me so furiously that Albus, being a caring friend of mine, made him heal my poor, bleeding hand.)

All in all, Albus Dumbledore is truly a great man, in all aspects. And next time if you, my dear reader, encounters a half-moon-spectacled man with his silvery hair and beard tucked neatly into his belts requesting to play ten-pin bowling with you – don't turn him down. Get him a couple of Honeydukes sweets for him along the way, and say hi to him for his old friend Gilderoy too, will ya?

P.S. My interview with Albus certainly ended on an interesting note when he scrolled up his robes and showed me something I thought I'd never see in my whole life…

"Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground." - Albus Dumbledore