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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. He and Dumbledore had an okay relationship as children, but their relationship soured after their mother, Kendra, died, and Dumbledore returned home to care for their younger and mentally ill sister, Ariana. Aberforth had a close relationship with Ariana and wanted to drop out of Hogwarts to care for her, but Dumbledore wouldn't let him. This resulted in a fight at Ariana's funeral in which Aberforth punched Dumbledore, breaking his nose. Aberforth remains extremely loyal to his family and to Ariana specifically throughout his life, and he expresses disdain and disapproval for Dumbledore. Harry realizes that he's the barman at the Hog's Head in Hogsmeade when the trio Apparate there in preparation to infiltrate Hogwarts. Aberforth shows Harry at that point that he cares much more about caring for those he loves than bigger-picture ideas, as he believes that it's futile to fight Dumbledore and thinks that he'll be safe working with the Death Eaters. He does, however, reveal that he's been helping Harry and is the owner of the blue eye Harry sees at several points in a mirror fragment.
Aberforth Dumbledore Quotes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows quotes below are all either spoken by Aberforth Dumbledore or refer to Aberforth Dumbledore. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Twenty-Eight Quotes
He did not want to express the doubts and uncertainties about Dumbledore that had riddled him for months now. He had made his choice while he dug Dobby's grave, he had decided to continue along the winding, dangerous path indicated for him by Albus Dumbledore, to accept that he had not been told everything that he wanted to know, but simply to trust. He had no desire to doubt again; he did not want to hear anything that would deflect him from his purpose.
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When Aberforth questions Harry's commitment to the quest that Dumbledore set out for Harry, Harry chooses instead to dedicate himself to what he knows he has to do, not what Dumbledore didn't tell him. With this, Harry makes the final leap as he learns how to deal with Dumbledore's legacy, as he chooses to take the positive parts of Dumbledore's legacy when they're useful. However, even more important than this choice is Harry's knowledge now that what's more important than learning to live with who Dumbledore was is dedicating himself to his task and to saving the world for everyone Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates
Chapter Twenty-Nine Quotes
Dumbledore had warned him against telling anyone but Ron and Hermione about the Horcruxes. Secrets and lies, that's how we grew up, and Albus...he was a natural...Was he turning into Dumbledore, keeping his secrets clutched to his chest, afraid to trust? But Dumbledore had trusted Snape, and where had that led? To murder at the top of the highest tower...
"All right," he said quietly to the other two.
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Harry deliberates about whether or not to allow the members of Dumbledore's Army to help him look for the final Horcrux and ultimately decides to accept help. Harry's thought process shows him continuing to make peace with what he's learned about Dumbledore and to come to his own conclusions about the information he's gathered. Though Harry recognizes that Dumbledore had the right idea in lots of places, he also understands that as he continues to come of age and think about how to win this final battle, he also needs to make his own choices. The choice to involve Dumbledore's Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo
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Aberforth Dumbledore Character Timeline in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The timeline below shows where the character Aberforth Dumbledore appears in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Two
...a brilliant student, went on to win prizes, and loved to teach. When his brother Aberforth arrived at Hogwarts three years later, the boys turned out to be very different but...
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...later, and Doge came home for the funeral to find Dumbledore miserable and estranged from Aberforth. Doge briefly recounts Dumbledore's biggest triumphs over the next few decades and then says that...
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Chapter Eight
...shame, while Doge insists that Ariana was just unwell. Muriel cackles as she says that Aberforth broke Dumbledore's nose at Ariana's funeral, and Dumbledore didn't defend himself. Harry doesn't know what's...
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Chapter Eighteen
...corresponding chapter and read about how Dumbledore returned home after Kendra's death to care for Aberforth and Ariana. Rita Skeeter writes that thanks to Veritaserum, she was able to interview Bathilda...
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Two months later, Ariana died, Grindelwald decided to go home, and Aberforth blamed Dumbledore for Ariana's death. There was a fight between the brothers at the funeral,...
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Chapter Twenty-Eight
...The barman comes upstairs. He has piercing blue eyes, and Harry realizes that this is Aberforth. He has the other enchanted mirror, and he sent Dobby.
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Aberforth brings the trio food and tells them to get out of Hogsmeade. Harry says he...
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Hermione says that Dumbledore cared about Harry, but Aberforth spits that lots of people Dumbledore "cared" about suffered. Aberforth angrily says that when Ariana...
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Aberforth says that Grindelwald left and Dumbledore was then free of his burdens. Harry says that...
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Chapter Twenty-Nine
...hugs Ron and Hermione. Harry notices that he's bruised and looks rough. Neville brightly tells Aberforth that people will be Apparating into the bar and should be let through, and then...
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...has expanded as more students have had to go into hiding. They get food from Aberforth.
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Chapter Thirty-One
...the diadem is: in the Room of Requirement. Harry passes Fred and then comes upon Aberforth, who asks Harry why he didn't keep a few Slytherin kids hostage. Harry says that...
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