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Rowling chose the named based off an 18th century English word for "bumblebee" because she liked the image of a bumblebee being associated with him since "she imagines him wandering around the castle humming to himself" (HP Lexicon)
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Where does Dumbledore's name come from?
Albus is Latin for wisdom, or could mean white. Dumbledore means bubmblebee in old English, and JK Rowling said that she imagined him to be flitting around the castle humming to himself.
What was the name of the elderly headmaster at the author JK Rowling's?
Armando Dippet. Albus Dumbledore. Minerva McGonagall. (Severus Snape was Headmaster, too; but he was not elderly)
Who was the Headmaster of Hogwarts through a large part of JK Rowlings Harry Potter series?
Albus Dumbledore
When did JK Rowing first wrote Harry Potter book?
1995 is when she finished writing "Harry Potter and the Philosiphers stone"
Who is Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?
Grindelwald is the Dark Wizard that befriended Dumbledore in their youth, but who Dumbledore eventually defeated after he realized what he was. The Harry Potter author JK Rowling actually came out after the series was finished and declared that Dumbledore is gay and that he was in love with Grindelwald, who broke his heart (No Joke!).he was the villain before voldemort. Albus first was his friend, but when Albus realized Grindenwald was "evil", he turned against him and defeated G. in a duel.
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Where does Dumbledore's name come from?
Albus is Latin for wisdom, or could mean white. Dumbledore means bubmblebee in old English, and JK Rowling said that she imagined him to be flitting around the castle humming to himself.
What was the name of the elderly headmaster at the author JK Rowling's?
Armando Dippet. Albus Dumbledore. Minerva McGonagall. (Severus Snape was Headmaster, too; but he was not elderly)
What do the initals of Harry Potter author JK rowing stand for?
J K stands for Joanne Kathleen, although Kathleen isn't her real middle name, but her grandmother's name. She doesn't have a middle name.
Albus Dumbledore is a character in what famous series?
Albus Dumbledore is a major supporting character in the Harry Potter series, written by JK Rowling. Dumbledore is the headmaster at Hogwarts School of Wizardry, where much of the series takes place.
Why did JK Rowling not at least imply that Dumbledore was gay in the Harry Potter books?
JK Rowling herself says that she always imagined Dumbledore as gay. She didn't "announce" it or make a big deal out of it because she never considered it a big deal deal in the first place.
Who was the Headmaster of Hogwarts through a large part of JK Rowlings Harry Potter series?
Albus Dumbledore
When did JK Rowing first wrote Harry Potter book?
1995 is when she finished writing "Harry Potter and the Philosiphers stone"
Is JK Rowling writing a series about Albus Potter?
Possible, but not likely. (Albus Dumbledore might have a little more chance.)
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What are some facts about Harry Potters?
The boy who plays Harry's son, Albus Severus Potter, in the epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, is the baby from the first film. JK Rowling wrote the epilogue of the seventh book first Over the course of the films, 6 actors have portrayed Voldemort Dumbledore is an early English word for bumblebee. JK Rowling chose this name because she could imagine Dumbledore walking around humming to himself. The driver and conductor of the Knight Bus, Ernie and Stan, are named after JK Rowling's grandfathers.
What does JK stand for in JK Simmons?
JK stands for Jonathan Kimble, which is JK Simmons' full name.
