Aberforth Talks About His Past with Albus and Ariana

PAGES: 560-565

Aberforth tells the trio about his complicated relationship with his brother Albus Dumbledore and their sister Ariana. He describes how Ariana was attacked by Muggle boys as a child, leading to her unstable magical abilities. Aberforth also explains how their father was imprisoned in Azkaban for avenging Ariana, and their mother was later killed in a magical accident. Aberforth harbors bitterness toward Albus, blaming him for Ariana's death.