Chapter 17: Chapter 17
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It had taken Tonks full one week to get the file which contains the whole history of Dumbledore and it proved to more difficult than anything when she got to know that there was a whole separate department where the whole life history is recorded of all the witches and wizards living since their first to last breath. Once she had located the section where Albus Dumbledore's the file was kept, she had to get to it, make a replica of it and then get the duplicate back home back. Twice, she had almost got caught in act but thank Merlin she got away with it without creating much fuss.
Tonks reached home with a spring in her step, after dinner from the ministry as soon as she stepped in the room she saw that everyone was sitting in the living room. She smile and came and sat next to Remus.
"'Mione, I got little something for you." Tonks told her smirking at her.
Hermione gasped "You got it?"
"Yup." Tonks said smirking at her and she gave the file to her.
"Well took you long enough." She said smirking as she opened the file to look into it. Tonks started to tell her off when she the playful glint in her eyes and just chuckled instead and shook her head.
"I hope you find you want because of this I almost got caught... twice." Tonks huffed.
"Thanks Tonks." Hermione smiled at her and she instantly jumped up from her seat but and started walking to her room when Remus stopped her "Hermione." Remus called.
"Yes Remus?" Hermione asked him
"Why don't you just read the file in front of us?"He suggested.
"Yah and that way you don't have to repeat it to us again and then explain it to us." Sirius added. Hermione shrugged and sat back down next to Harry and opened the file.
Name: Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
Sex: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: July 1881
ADDRESS: A wizarding village: Mould-on-the-Wold and then he stayed in Godric's Hollow.
ANCESTRY: Half-blood.
MOTHER: Kendra Dumbledore, a muggle born; accidently killed in 1899 by her 14-year-old daughter Ariana, who was mentally unstable.
FATHER: Percival Dumbledore imprisoned in 1890 at Azkaban for an attack on Muggles. He died there.
SIBLINGS: *Younger brother Aberforth born 1883. He is the owner and barman of the Hog's Head pub in Hogsmeade.
*Younger sister Ariana 1885 and died 1899.
PET: A phoenix, Fawkes.
APPEARENCE: He had sparkling blue eyes, with long crooked nose which has been broken twice. He had auburn hair which eventually turned white as time passed. He had long moustache with longer beard. He wore half-moon glasses, long robes with high-heeled buckled boots.
FIRST SIGN OF MAGIC: When he accioed a book he wanted from a bookshop.
EDUCATION: Since a young age, Dumbledore always showed great magical abilities. He attended Hogwarts in the autumn of 1992 and was sorted into Gryffindor. He excelled in Transfiguration, Charms and Potions as well. He also had several of his papers published during his years in Hogwarts. He became the Prefect during his fifth year and then it was followed by him being the Head Boy in his seventh year.
CAREER: He was a Professor of Transfiguration in Hogwarts. He was the Deputy Head to Armando Dippet and after he had left the post, Dumbledore was appointed as the Headmaster of Hogwarts.
PATRONUS: Phoenix.
ACHIEVEMENTS: He was the winner of the Barnabus Finkley Prize for Exceptional Spell-Casting during his school years, became the British Youth Representative to the Wizengamot, and won the gold Medal-Winner for Ground-Breaking Contribution to the International Alchemical Conference in Cairo. He was the founder of the infamous Order of Phoenix.
AFFILIATIONS: He got the Order of Merlin- First Class, and Grand Sorcerer. He also was the Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards. Also was a part of Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ SKILLS: He is an expert in non-verbal spells and is famous as an alchemist who has worked with Nicolas Flamel, the only known maker of the Philosopher's Stone, and is credited with discovering the twelve uses of dragon's blood. He had also devised a method of sending messages to other people using a Patronus Charm, a skill he has taught only to members of the Order of the Phoenix. He can also become invisible without using an invisibility cloak, which is most likely a powerful Disillusionment Charm. Dumbledore is also skilled in Occlumency and Legilimency. Dumbledore is famous for defeating Grindelwald, who is second on a list of Most Dangerous Dark Wizards of All Time only to Voldemort himself. He is a skilled duellist. He spoke Mermish; he also understood Gobbledegook and Parseltongue
POSESSIONS: He is a proud owner of a Pensive, a Deluminator; a device designed by him for removing and later returning light, as well as the capability of a homing device.
DEATH: June 1997.
With that Hermione closed the file and placed it on the side table.
"Wow." Harry said pushing his hair from his face.
"That's one family." Tonks said as he slumped in his chair.
"No, no that's one crazy family." Sirius corrected her.
"Well at least we have a something now." Tonks said.
"What do you about his brother?" Hermione asked.
"Well Albus brother used to be an order member when the Order of Phoenix was first established. After Voldemort came into action and the first war, the order broke and after that no one knows where he's gone and now apparently he is the barman of the Hog's Head pub in Hogsmeade." Sirius said.
"We have to find him and talk to him. He could be a great help to us." Harry said.
"I agree." Tonks said.
"Yes and we should also check out Mould-on-the Wold and then Godric's Hollow." Hermione suggested.
"Isn't Godric's Hollow the place where I was born?" He asked Sirius and Remus.
"Yah. You were born there." Remus
"So, uumm... Can we go there tomorrow; I want to see that place." Harry said not looking at them.
"Harry, I don't think that will be a good idea." Remus said awkwardly.
"I think it's a good idea." Tonks said immediately. Everyone including Harry looked at her stunned. "I mean it will give him closure. You know going there and experiencing it." Tonks said.
"I agree with her." Hermione said nodding her head. "And we can check out Dumbledore's home there too." She suggested.
"Okay..." Remus relented "But we all will be changing our appearances." He said.
"Okay." Harry said his eyes shining brightly.
"What about Diagon Alley?" Hermione asked.
"What about it?"
"Aren't we going there, to buy Hogwarts stuff?" she asked.
"No." Tonks spoke up this time.
"But why?" Hermione asked them.
"It's too dangerous." Sirius said.
"I thing after weeks of practice we both are capable of defending ourselves." Harry said wryly.
"We don't disagree with that Harry, but by dangerous we mean is that an order member recognising you there and then informing to Dumbledore." Remus said patiently.
"But we will be in disguise." Hermione protested.
"Yeah, frankly we both are bored of not going anywhere out, the whole holidays we both are stuck here. We just want a change." Harry said as he tried again.
"I know Harry and I do understand that but please do believe us three on this, we can't risk it." Tonks pleaded them both.
"But-"Harry protested again.
"There is another reason." Remus said.
"What?" Harry asked a little frustrated.
"You know the attack on Diagon Alley on Hogsmeade..." Remus started.
"Yes, but that was at least two weeks back." Hermione said.
"Yes well the place is still not restored. They were rebuilding it but then two day's back there was another attack and this time it was on Gringotts. The damage was huge. Many of the goblins died and the others were gravely injured. Gringotts is harmed. Many of the vaults were harmed and were broken into but the vaults underground were safe. That means there will double the order member there, and if anyone does come to know that you are staying here, then Harry-" He broke away knowing very well the others knew what was going to happen.
Harry sighed in disappointment but nodded his head, knowing deep down that Remus was right in what he was saying.
"But why did Voldemort destroy Gringotts?" Hermione asked breaking the silence which had fallen over. Sirius and Remus shared a look the after a minute Sirius said "We believe that the Death eaters we searching for something." he said.
"In Gringotts...in the vaults?" Hermione asked.
"Yes, in the vaults." Tonks confirmed.
"You recon it's a Horcrux?" Tonks asked Remus, her brows furrowing in thought.
"We are not sure, but why would Voldemort find his own Horcrux." Remus said.
"Oaky, whatever they were searching, were they successful, did they find it?" Hermione asked.
"We are not sure about that either." Remus said shrugging.
Hermione bit her lip in disappointment and finally said "Well I just have to add Gringotts as the place to be searched for any Horcrux." She said as she went through Dumbledore's file again, in hope of finding something new.