Is Dumbledore a pureblood?

An interesting fact of note is that despite the ideals that pure-bloods are inherently more powerful wizards, some of the most powerful or particularly adept wizards and witches in the series are in fact either half-blood (such as Lord Voldemort, Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape and Harry Potter) or ...
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Is the Dumbledore family pure-blood?

Dumbledore was the surname of a wizarding family famous for the achievements or notoriety of various members, particularly Albus Dumbledore. The family had both magical and Muggle heritage.
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Was Dumbledore a Mudblood?

No, he was half-blood. His father, Percival, was pure-blood but his mother, Kendra, was muggleborn. Nope. Albus Dumbledore is actually a half-blood, as his mother Kendra Dumbledore was a Muggle-born witch.
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Is Grindelwald a pureblood?

It's difficult to find out anything about Grindelwald, as there is very little information about Gellert Grindelwald's past. However, by some evidence, it can well be concluded that he was in-fact a pure blood.
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Was Kendra Dumbledore Muggle-born?

Kendra Dumbledore (c. 1851 — early summer 1899) was a Muggle-born witch, the wife of Percival Dumbledore, and the mother of Albus, Aberforth and Ariana.
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Is Snape a pureblood?

Snape was a half-blood. With people like Bellatrix in his house, he had to have heard the purity of his blood questioned at least a few times. His fellow Slytherins did not step up to his defense when he was attacked by two purebloods.
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Is Newt a pureblood?

It is unknown if Newt is pure-blood or half-blood, as his father's blood status is unknown. According to Dumbledore, Newt does not seek power and simply asks, "what is right?" His patronus is unknown as, according to JK Rowling, is a secret.
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Are the sacred 28 all related?

Behind the scenes

It is therefore very likely that all the families listed in the Sacred Twenty-Eight are related to each other.
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Is Grindelwald a Slytherin?

Book 1 - The Prince of Slytherin

Grindelwald is mentioned by Ron Weasley, who erroneously states he was sorted into Slytherin House at Hogwarts.
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What was Grindelwald's Patronus?

This is a phoenix. When I started thinking about why this Patronus would fit Dumbledore, I came up with a theory that Gellert Grindelwald's Patronus was actually a phoenix.
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Why did Bellatrix call Harry a half-blood?

Harry is a half-blood, like the half-blood prince, because his mother was a muggleborn (aka a mud-blood). In the wizarding world there are: purebloods: those with wizard parents and grandparents. muggleborns: those with muggle parents and grandparents.
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Is Dumbledore related to Godric Gryffindor?

Why Albus Dumbledore is a descendant of Godric Gryffindor : r/harrypotter.
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Why is Dumbledore's hand Black?

After Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts, he used Godric Gryffindor's Sword to crack the Resurrection Stone so as to destroy it as a Horcrux. While the act did destroy the ring as one of Riddle's Horcruxes, it did not stop the fatal curse. The curse gave Dumbledore's hand a withered black look, as though it had died.
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Why are the Dumbledores so powerful?

In the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them we get a glimpse of Grindelwald, and it is obvious that while Dumbledore's outlook changed, Grindelwald's obsession with 'the greater good' only intensified. That change in outlook makes Dumbledore even more powerful, at least when it comes to Voldemort.
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What is the oldest wizarding family?

Ollivander – Makers of fine wands since 382 BC, the Ollivanders could make quite a claim to being among the oldest wizarding families.
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Is Ariana Dumbledore an obscurus?

Obscurial: Ariana became an Obscurial after suffering extreme emotional trauma, which resulted in her developing a dark, parasitic energy which was known as an Obscurus. This power was extremely volatile and dangerous, which killed her mother Kendra in an uncontrolled explosion.
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Who was worse Grindelwald or Voldemort?

Based on the facts about the wizarding world that we know so far, Voldemort would be the most powerful wizard, but Grindelwald would be the most dangerous one.
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What was Grindelwald's famous slogan?

"I wish you were working with me now. Towards a world where we wizards are free to live openly, and to love freely,"
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Are the Lovegoods pureblood?

They were still considered Pure or Half-Blood. They became very well known through their eccentric beliefs and by their role in the Second Wizarding War. Xenophilius Lovegood married Pandora Lovegood sometime before 1981, when their daughter and only child, Luna Lovegood, was born.
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Who is the heir of Gryffindor?

Harry is the magical Heir of Gryffindor (and he's also a descendent of Godric), Neville of Hufflepuff, Hermione of Slytherin and Luna of Ravenclaw. (It was due to Dumbledore's manipulations that Neville and Hermione hadn't been put into the correct House.)
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Is Newt Scamander rich?

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It is noted that money was a major incentive for Newt Scamander to take up the job of writing the first edition of the book. Plus the fact that he was an expert Magizoologist and worked for the Ministry of Magic makes him one of the richest Hufflepuff members known to fans.
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What house is Grindelwald?

If he had gone to Hogwarts, he would be in Slytherin.
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Is Scamander pure-blood?

We know that during events in Paris, Leta Lestrange attended the pure-bloods ball with Theseus Scamander, Newt's older brother, where they met Yaxley. This ball was only for pure-blood wizards.
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What kind of witch is Queenie?

Queenie Kowalski (née Goldstein) (b. 6 January, 1903) was an American half-blood witch and the younger sister of Tina Goldstein. She attended Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where she was sorted into Pukwudgie house.
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