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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
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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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Chapter Twenty-Nine
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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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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
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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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Chapter Twenty-Nine
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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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