For The Greater Good: The Life and Love of Albus Dumbledore



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PLEASE READ BEFORE VIEWING!!! Seriously, this video might not make any sense if you don't. This video has taken me MONTHS to complete and I'm incredibly happy with how it turned out. It's over 8 minutes long, contains 13 songs, and is SLASH, but sort of canon slash, so none of those "OMG that wo
uld never happen!" comments. Oh, and I made a poster: http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii319/wicked_visions5/greatergood_teaser.gif Spoilers for "Deathly Hallows" and various comments J.K. Rowling made after the book was released. This is the tale of Albus Dumbledore and his complex and ultimat
ely tragic relationship with Gellert Grindelwald. I've actually used very few clips from the HP movies and instead use clips from the TV miniseries "Merlin" to represent the characters. I'd give it either a heavy PG-14 or a light R. The clips I used show sex scenes (as presented on TV shows, so not
graphic), and violence (some clips taken from movies, so rather more graphic). It starts out with Albus and his friend Gellert meeting up in the forest. The two head back to the Dumbledore house, where they try to figure out where the Hallows are and how they will improve the Wizarding World "for
the greater good". Albus' little sister Ariana interrupts the two and Albus shouts at her to leave them alone. His brother Aberforth witnesses this and is unhappy. Later at Gellert's home, Albus feels guilty for how he treated Ariana. Gellert comforts him and the two kiss and then make love. Later
that day they ride back to the Dumbledore house. Gellert confesses fears that Albus doesn't feel the same way he does about their relationship. Albus responds with a kiss. Aberforth sees the two interacting and knows that Gellert is a bad influence on his brother. He, Albus and Gellert get into a f
ight, Aberfoth shaming Albus by reminding him of how he treated Ariana. Gellert stands up for Albus and Aberforth warns Gellert to stay away from his brother. As the fight intensifies, nobody notices Ariana slipping quietly into the room. Wands are drawn, curses are cast, and a victim falls. Albus
holds his little sister and realizes that Aberforth was right. He blames Gellert for Ariana's death and Gellert realizes this is the end. Months later, Albus sits at Ariana's grave and tells her that Gellert has left for good. Years pass and Albus is now an adult. He has changed the way he thinks
, no longer believing in "the greater good" and superiority to Muggles. Gellert still posses these beliefs and has become a Dark Wizard. Albus knows this, but he doesn't want to face his old friend to put an end to his evil. One night, Albus has a dream/vision that Gellert has obtained one of the H
allows, the Elder Wand. He immediately rides out to confront his ex-lover, only to be accused of betrayal by Gellert. Albus realizes he can't hope to defeat Gellert by appealing to their shared history and leaves. Gellert meanwhile causes chaos, pain and death with the Elder Wand. After part of his
vision comes true, Albus decides that he can wait no longer and calls Gellert out for a final fight. The two duel and somehow Gellert loses. Albus takes the wand, then comforts Gellert, who almost seems relieved to have been defeated. Albus, however, is distraught, because while he knows Gellert
doesn't have the wand anymore, he is still a Dark Wizard and must be placed someplace where he can't hurt anyone. In the wizard prison Nurmengard (which ironically bears the motto "For the greater good" on it's outter wall by the front enterance) Gellert comes to terms with how he will spend the
rest of his life, and all that he has lost. Year later, Albus stares into the Mirror of Erised and sees his heart's desire: a reconciliation with Gellert and his brother, and Ariana, still alive. But he is old enough and wise enough to know this can never be. As always, I've listed all the movie c
lips and songs at the end of the video, the songs in the order that they are used, not that I expect it will stop anyone from asking me if I used clips from "Fight Club" or what the name of "that song" is. As usual, this is a fanvideo, not-for-profit, no infringement intended. Other notes: - I kno
w the duel between Albus and Gellert took place when they were in their 60s (according to the timeline), but considering how long wizards tend to live, I believe they would have looked younger at that age, hence them looking more like their in their 40s in those clips. - The assumption that Albus a
nd Gellert were lovers is just a guess. I know Albus was in love with Gellert, and I think it makes it that much for tragic if Gellert reciprocated those feelings but still turned evil. - Aberforth does not hate Gellert because he and Albus are lovers; he is not homophobic. He hates him because of
the reasons stated in the book and by J.K. Rowling.


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WOW!really GOD JOB! ... ( 4 months ago by pumpkingsoup)
WOW!really GOD JOB!*O*
Merlin had only ... ( 3 months ago by Bobert680)
Merlin had only slightly less Win than Dumbledore, but they were still forged from Awesome and Win. nice vid
Fantastic video, ... ( 3 months ago by ThyraSnape)
Fantastic video, very good job, everything fits well. Sam Neil as Dumbledore is great. And I ever wanted to see a Grindelwald-video, I like both characters very much.
That was really ... ( 3 months ago by padfootsgurl8179)
That was really well done. That obviously took a lot of effort. I bow down to you. I don't have the patience.
MUCH better than my ... ( 3 months ago by Any4vi)
MUCH better than my own AlbusxGellert one and not only because of more slash scenes =) The editing, the music, the story... You're incredible, I wish you were a film director :))
I believe it is ... ( 3 months ago by MaferP0tter)
I believe it is called "The Life of Albus Dumbledore" because of Rita Skeeter's book, with she called "The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore"...
Wow, this is so ... ( 3 months ago by unicornandrose91)
Wow, this is so good! How did you make this?
Oh. My. God. I ... ( 3 months ago by StrangerToEarth)
Oh. My. God. I really did think that people like you didn't exist. Spending months on creating a little youtube flick of the gay love story between two old men characters in a children's fantasy novel? (the novels are good...but what baffles me is how you can be PROUD of such a ridiculous little project!!) I laughed for about 10 minutes straight when I read your careful little explanation. I think you should be gassed, dipshit. As that's not going to happen, I'll just laugh a bit more...
-burst into tears- ... ( 2 months ago by ColKizumi)
-burst into tears- I love you so much for making this video. I am obsessed with Albus and his history. Seeing this made my life so much better in so many ways. To actually be able to see what I have been studying and what I have been writing about for so long... It's more then I could ask for. Thank you so much!
pretty...Where are ... ( 2 months ago by skolastika56)
pretty...Where are the scenes with Ariana from? 2 songs are from Pride&prejudice,arent they?
Albus' history is ... ( 2 months ago by xuzumakixrasenganx)
Albus' history is heartbreaking :(
He's such an amazing character...
like Dumbledore, I ... ( 2 months ago by IsodiaSilvertongue)
like Dumbledore, I hate him for what he did to Snape.
Also, I loooove this version of Merlin, I need to watch it again I think. Mordred as Aberforth is just genius!
Oops, that posted ... ( 2 months ago by IsodiaSilvertongue)
Oops, that posted too soon, here's what I MEANT to say.
I thought that this was absolutely incredible, really very very good. The bit just before the end, the mirror, pretty much killed me and I don't even like Dumbledore, I hate him for what he did to Snape. Also, I loooove this version of Merlin, I need to watch it again I think. Mordred as Aberfort
h is just genius!
are they dumbledore ... ( 2 months ago by hechi22)
are they dumbledore and grindlewald?
Oh for shame. I ... ( 2 months ago by hippogriffkeeper)
Oh for shame. I rated it a five, and didn't comment. I do not like the idea of this in the least, but it's just so... so beautiful. (Ah, yes, that is why I did not comment last time. Words failed me, as is the case at this moment)... Wonderful filming, and I bow down to your patience of making this perfect. I'm not patient at all, and I find this beyond my capabilities. ;]
As much as I don't ... ( 1 month ago by ihartjack)
As much as I don't care for this ship, this was beautifully done. Bravo
This is ridiculous. ( 1 month ago by JFranny91)
This is ridiculous.
Just because you do ... ( 1 month ago by samanthablack13)
Just because you do not posses the brain capacity to make a video, let alone create this beautifully done movie about love caught in evil and tragedy, dont take it out on the person who made this. And in all honesty, youre the dip shit, honestly, who wastes their time writing a comment to a video they hate? If you dont like it, why did you watch it, thats what baffles me.
A friend showed ... ( 1 month ago by StrangerToEarth)
A friend showed this to me for a laugh, Samantha. I watched about 30 seconds before I couldn't continue, in interests of keeping my blood level normal and not bursting any arteries. Brain capacity..I'm sorry, since when have a few pc skills made people intelligent? I'm sorry I don't spend days squinting at a computer screen and scraping together a Gay Fantasy video. I'm sure it's all very well done, but that's not my point, is it? It's okay. No harm done. Block your eyes!
the mirror kills me ... ( 1 month ago by renagadelu)
the mirror kills me, and it was a wonderful touch. I love this version of merlin too, so all in all *perfection*
This was very ... ( 1 month ago by MarieNC2)
This was very well-done! All the clips flowed like a movie, & I liked the choice of music. Five stars!
EXELENT!!! ( 1 month ago by veroqueen)
EXELENT!!!
Thanks a million ... ( 2 weeks ago by GarboFour)
Thanks a million for making this video! I see it must have taken you quite a long time to do this. In fact I watched the video before I read your long description, but I can understand it perfectly since I'm sooo familiar with Grindelwald/Dumbledore story ;) Thanks again, I love it! Bravo!!!
I'm just mesmerized ... ( 1 week ago by HoneyLilac)
I'm just mesmerized. I absolutely respect you for you CARE to your storyline and attention to detail. Thats where meaning and depth come from. Hopefully you felt by the responses (the positive ones) that it was fully worth your effort. Brilliantly done! :D (nice title too ;) and the whole wizard prison irony... WOW, that is really clever and I never noticed it before...



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