So I got into Harry Potter after it initially came out and I have to say the world building is quite impressive. I saw all the movies over time but when Audible started the Full Cast Edition of Harry Potter, I figured if it had Hugh Laurie in it that it would be worth it. The details and thorough character building in these books are a far sight better, objectively, than the movies. I can see everything as it happens because the detail is so rich! Honestly when I found out that Stephen Fry read the Harry Potter books as well, I would have jumped on those but it wouldn't make sense to own both sets of books on Audible, but knowing myself I might just do it for the sake of supporting a wonderful book series.
Anyhow, Hugh Laurie as Albus Dumbledore is quite the fit for him. He definitely doesn't sound like Dr. House, but I could see him playing Dumbledore on the screen especially of they did the books detail to detail and not take liberties.