"Albus Dumbledore was never proud or vain; he could find something to value in

anyone, however apparently insignificant or wretched, and I believe that his early losses
endowed him with great humanity and sympathy. I shall miss his friendship more than I
can say, but my loss is as nothing compared to the wizarding world's. That he was the
most inspiring and the best loved of all Hogwarts headmasters cannot be in question. He
died as he lived: working always for the greater good, and to his last hour, as willing to
stretch out a hand to a small boy with dragon pox as he was on the day that I met him."
—Elphias Doge.[src]

Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Grand Sorc., D. Wiz.,[4] X.J.(sorc.),[4]
S. of Mag.Q.,[4] Order of Merlin - First Class, (July or August, 1881–June, 1997) was the
Transfiguration Professor, and later Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry. Professor Dumbledore also served as Supreme Mugwump of the International
Confederation of Wizards (?–1995) and Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot (?–1995; 1996-1997).
He was a half-blood wizard, the son of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, and the elder brother
of Aberforth and Ariana. His father died in Azkaban when Dumbledore was young, while his
mother and sister were later accidentally killed. His early losses greatly affected him early on,
even at his death, but in turn made him a better person. Albus Dumbledore was considered to be
the most powerful wizard of his time. He was most famous for his defeat of Gellert Grindelwald,
the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon's blood, and his work on alchemy with Nicolas
Flamel.

It was through Dumbledore that resistance to the rise of Lord Voldemort was formed, as it was
he who founded and led both the first and second Order of the Phoenix. Due to the fact that he
had a keen mind and legendary power, Dumbledore became the only wizard that Voldemort ever
feared. He was the wielder and the master of the Elder Wand from 1945 until 1997 and
considered by many as the greatest Headmaster to ever grace Hogwarts. As he was about to die
by a cursed ring, he planned his own death with Severus Snape. Though he was no longer alive
at the time, it was through Dumbledore's machinations that Voldemort was ultimately defeated
and peace restored to the wizarding world. He is the only Headmaster that was laid to rest at
Hogwarts. Albus Dumbledore's portrait still remains at Hogwarts.

Amycus Carrow: "He can punish them. Couple of kids more or less, what's the
difference?"
McGonagall: "Only the difference between truth and lies, courage and cowardice. A
difference, in short, which you and your sister seem unable to appreciate. But let me
make one thing very clear. You are not going to pass off your many ineptitudes on the
students of Hogwarts. I shall not permit it. "
— Minerva McGonagall to Amycus Carrow.[src]
Madam Professor Minerva McGonagall (b. 4 October, 1925) was a witch who attended
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1937 and was sorted into Gryffindor house.
After education, she returned to Hogwarts and became Head of Gryffindor House;
Transfiguration Professor; and concurrently, at differing times, Deputy Headmistress and
Headmistress of Hogwarts. She is also an Animagus, taking the form of a gray tabby cat with
spectacle marks.

McGonagall was also a member of the First and Second Order of the Phoenix. In 1995, she
opposed Dolores Umbridge, the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, and, in 1997, she attended the
funeral of Albus Dumbledore. She also protected the students from the Carrows from 1997 until
1998, and as part of this resistance movement, fought in several battles of both wars, including
the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and the Battle of Hogwarts. She survived the Second
Wizarding War and continued her job as Headmistress and Head of Gryffindor, although she had
retired by 2017.