[HPforGrownups] Dumbledore's Family?

[Wendy St John]

No: HPFGUIDX 77448


Mandy  wrote:
> > Does anyone else out there wonder if Dumbledore has
> > or had any
> > family?  He seems to be a wonderful man and I'd be
> > surprised if he
> > was not married at some point.
>

Nox added:

"How about the Druidess Clidona, former owner of Fawkes? Dumbledore had to
get that Phoenix from somewhere! Perhaps she was his wife when she was
alive. Sorry, I can't remeber where the refernce to her is found..."

Now me (Wendy):

Here's the canon on Cliodna: She appears in the books in "The Journey From
Platform Nine and Three-Quarters" chapter in PS/SS (page 78, UK paperback).
She is on one of the chocolate frog cards that Harry gets:

Harry "finally tore his eyes away from the druidess Cliodna, who was
scratching her nose, to open a bag of Bertie Botts Every-Flavour Beans."

I don't remember another mention of her in the books (someone please jump
in if there is one and I've forgotten it), but we have a bit of additional
information about Cliodna, which may or may not be canon (depending on how
you define it): she appears on one of the American "Chocolate Frog" cards
(which, btw, are completely different from the ones released in Britain.
Not even remotely similar). The card reads:

"Cliodne [yes, it's spelled differently on the card than in the text of the
book]
Bird Animagus

The beautiful druid Cliodne had three magical birds that sang the sick to
sleep and cured them. Legends say that she could take the shape of a sea
bird or change into a wave. Her favourite hobby was flying."

As to whether or not the chocolate frog cards are to be believed, according
to Lexicon Steve, Rowling did approve of their content, so I think it's not
unreasonable to consider them canonical, unless there is a conflict with
the text of one of the actual books.  

:-)
Wendy