Elphias Doge
1. He was raised to be the perfect pureblood heir of his family.
2. But he had been considered an idiot by his family and friends before he went to Hogwarts.
3. In the beginning, he was the only one who wanted to be friends with Albus because others thought him as the son of a Muggle hater.
4. And his parents didn't approve of their friendship at the very beginning until Albus became known as the Prodigy and brilliant wizard.
5. So he was Albus' first friend and one of the only ones after he became the wizard almost everyone knows who saw him like a person, not some god-like figure.
6. He was the Headmaster's confidante and was really honored that Albus trusted him enough to tell him everything.
7. Those secrets he will take with him to his grave no matter how long he lives.
8. Elphias was the only person that Aberforth liked and allowed close to his sister over the years Ariana became like a little sister to him.
9. The friendship between him and the younger Dumbledore though not as strong as the one with the other wizard lasted years after the older Dumbledore was dead.
10. When Albus asked for people to join the Order he was the first person to be asked and the first to agree both times.
11. Elphias was also the first person Albus told about wanting to become a teacher and he was the first person Elphias himself told that he wanted to work for the Ministry before it became corrupted like it was in their later years.
12. He never approved of the relationship between Grindelwald and Albus not because he had something against same-sex relationships but because he could clearly see how much his constant cheating was hurting Albus.
13. He did not expect to survive one war let alone two and even years later he still has trouble believing it.
14. The day Albus Dumbledore died was the worse day of his very long life.
15. He never thought Albus was the one who killed Ariana but he also knew it was his worse though.