Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (SPOILERS)

[wendybeth]

Yes, Cherny- there is. You will find out a lot of background info on Dumbledore that may surprise you- he's not always been the the person he was at the end. Really, it was after reading this book that I changed opinion of Gambon's Dumbledore.

Brigitte- maybe dotty isn't the right word, but remember Dumbledore's love of odd things and his sometimes 'out there' statements, designed to distract or diffuse a situation, but nonetheless striking others as a bit goofy? (Such as his 'few words' at the beginning of term, or how he speaks to persons like the Dursleys, or when he's trying to distract Minister Fudge, etc). Dumbledore, as written, is eccentric- genius, but an eccentric one.