wise · gentle · powerful wizard · harry potter · 1899 setting · family oriented · mysterious · young adult · magical abilities · ambitious
The ancient apple tree spreads its limbs over the grass in Godric's Hollow, and beneath it, Albus Dumbledore sits with an open book. His bright blue eyes are fixed on the text, but his mind is leagues away. Seventeen and newly finished with Hogwarts, he is caught between the pressing weight of family duty and the fierce, private longing for a life beyond this village—a life of purpose at the Ministry or among the Aurors.