

The book contained some controversial, though partially true, revelations about Dumbledore and his family, for example, the story of covering up of the " sickness" of Dumbledore's sister Ariana. One of the pages of the book, featuring Gellert GrindelwaldĪ page behind the page on top with Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald It is probably because of this "warmth and softness" that Braithwaite's write-up was highly favourable and quite heavily biased in favour of Skeeter. Prior to its release, Betty Braithwaite had visited Rita's home for an interview about the title, and Rita served her tea and a slice of pound cake. The book was rated with five stars by the Daily Prophet. Īs was her common tendency, Rita made sure the book was released in the immediate wake of a death to ensure that public interest in the person she was doing a book on remained high, whilst fully exploiting the legal situation that the dead cannot be libelled. It was published in late July or early August of that year. Though it ran nine-hundred pages in length, Skeeter completed the book only four weeks after Dumbledore's death in June 1997. The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore was a biography of Albus Dumbledore that was written by Rita Skeeter.

Special features include behind-the-scenes content and commentary from David Yates, David Heyman, Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne, Colleen Atwood and more." Stripping away the popular image of serene, silver-bearded wisdom, Rita Skeeter reveals the disturbed childhood, the lawless youth, the lifelong feuds and the guilty secrets Dumbledore carried to his grave." - Description of the book The official screenplay of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is the ultimate companion to the film, and invites readers to explore every scene of the complete script penned by J.K.

But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines? Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches, and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers. Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world.
