Is Ariana Dumbledore an Obscurial?

Is Ariana Dumbledore an Obscurial?

Albus Dumbledore's Father Died In Azkaban As mentioned, Ariana experienced a childhood trauma that may have turned her into an Obscurial. That trauma came at the result of the assault of a gang of young Muggle boys, who later suffered at the hands of Dumbledore's father Percival.

What is an Obscurial in Harry Potter?

An Obscurial is the person whose body is a host for the Obscurus. Credence Barebone, one of the main characters in "Fantastic Beasts," is an Obscurial struggling to control his powers. The Obscurus concept also may explain a moment with Ariana Dumbledore in the original "Harry Potter" series.

Can an Obscurial be cured?

According to Dumbledore, an Obscurial can possibly be healed by replacing their feelings of alienation which ultimately created their Obscurus, with a sense of belonging.

Why was Harry not an Obscurial?

Harry as a child was just not powerful enough to control his magic, so the Dursleys were mainly able to overlook his fairly benign and undirected emotional outbursts. The Dursleys may also have unintentionally saved Harry from becoming an Obscurial by being indiscriminately mean and unpleasant.

What did the 3 Muggles do to Ariana?

At the age of six, she was seen practising magic by a group of Muggle boys. When she was unable to show them how to reproduce the magic, they violently assaulted her. The attack left Ariana emotionally scarred and unable to control her magic.

How did Ariana died in Harry Potter?

Her older brother Albus then became her guardian, a role that he resented. Ariana died when she was accidentally struck by a curse in a three-way duel between her older brothers and Gellert Grindelwald, the soon-to-be infamous Dark Wizard revolutionary.