Albus Dumbledore (former lover) Gellert Grindelwald claimed that he knew that Voldemort would come to him. Grind is a scab, as in the hardened covering over a scar, could also be grinsen, a grin or big smile. Rita Skeeter's book The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore explains that Grindelwald's 'twisted experiments' had been the reason for his expulsion at 16 years old from Durmstrang before he could graduate. Clever and composed, he had a phenomenal command of the art of public speaking, allowing him to mystify and terrify his audiences, allies and enemies alike, inspiring fanatical loyalty with each word, and gaining widespread following for his cause, followers whom he affectionately referred to as his as "brothers and sisters" and called "friends". Using his disguise as Graves, Grindelwald came into regular contact with Credence Barebone, believing him to be connected to the Obscurial due to a vision he received. At seventeen, their partnership fell apart after the two were involved in a three-way duel with Dumbledore's brother Aberforth that resulted in the death of Dumbledore's sister Ariana. Blond[6] [19], Grindelwald's prediction comes true as the Elder Wand fails Lord Voldemort and causes his final demise at the hands of Harry Potter. He continued trying to appeal to Credence, telling him that he wanted him to be free from hiding and repressing his power, until he vanished after being attacked by many Aurors. After escape from Paris, Grindelwald took Queenie with him to his Austrian residence of Nurmengard Castle, and asked her advice about how to appeal to Credence's current feelings, showing he acknowledged Queenie's expertise in handling the emotions of others. Blood status He then approached Credence after Mary Lou Barebone was killed by the Obscurial and had him track down his adoptive sister Modesty, believing her to be the source of the Obscurus. Standard Equipment: The Elder Wand, Deluminator, Fawkes Intelligence: Genius. Whilst they were staying at Bathilda Bagshot's house, they also made a blood pact, swearing never to fight each other. By pure feats level perspective Grindelwald should win (though Dumbledore obviously would have better feats in next movie). We'll narrow down the theft to between 1900 and 1910 and assign it a year of 1905. Voldemort was villain in movies which at least for first half were made for children. As Dumbledore stated in Tales of Beedle the Bard, ‘Those who are knowledgeable about wandlore will agree that wands do indeed absorb the expertise of those who use them.’ With the volume of dark deeds attributed to the Elder Wand, that is a terrifying thought. President Seraphina Picquery of the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA) would later lay the blame for Grindelwald's escape on Heinrich Eberstadt, claiming that he had let the dark wizard "slip through his fingers". Grindelwald's time with the Elder Wand gives him an edge over Voldemort. Grindelwald fled, his relationship with Albus over, although their feelings for one another would not subside. Species Around this time, he declared open war upon the world, leading to the eventual ousting of Minister for Magic Hector Fawley. He then ruthlessly tried to burn her alive with his cursed flames and would have succeeded had Leta not interfered. As a former master of the Elder Wand, Grindelwald's already formidable abilities was further enhanced by the artefact's legendary powers, allowing him to perform spells that would be more powerful than otherwise magically possible. While both willing and capable of achieving his own ends by force, he also knew better than to presume, for all his power, that he could take on the whole world by himself and possibly come out on top. Grindelwald's disappearance was noted by many newspapers around the wizarding world, who were concerned at the absence of news about the Dark wizard. [11] Following these “two months of insanity,” as Dumbledore would later recall them to be, the two teens shaped one another's ideas, powers, as well as destinies from that day forth and became intertwined with each other. He was a former friend of Albus Dumbledore and possessor of the Elder Wand, which he stole from Gregorovitch. Grindelwald as he appears in LEGO Dimensions, A vinyl figurine of Grindelwald produced by Funko Pop, Gellert Grindelwald in LEGO Brickhead form, Voldemort sparing Grindelwald's life in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Then Grindelwald, mocking Newt by asking whether he thought Dumbledore would mourn for him, battled him and Theseus Scamander. Grindelwald was a complex figure, highly idealistic and talented, dedicated to achieve his ends at any cost. Despite being unarmed and defenceless against the most powerful Dark Wizard to have ever existed and the only Dark Wizard more powerful and dangerous than himself, Grindelwald refused to give up the location of the Elder Wand, taunting Voldemort by name and mocking his desire for the wand. However, according to J.K. Rowling, there are some distinct tendencies in its manner of choosing: ‘The Elder Wand knows no loyalty except to strength. Grindelwald’s actions towards Newt seem to suggest he hated the younger man not only because he had thwarted him once, but also because he is infuriatingly jealous of Dumbledore’s admiration of Newt’s selfless qualities. In the wizard fable ‘The Tale of the Three Brothers’, the eldest brother was gifted a powerful wand created by Death himself. The words grindel or grendel appeared in early versions of several Germanic languages, including English. Grindelwald continued to pursue the Deathly Hallows and eventually located the Elder Wand, then owned by a well known wandmaker. Thinking Credence was an orphaned Squib, Grindelwald emotionally manipulated him into helping him find the Obscurial with the promise of protecting him from his abusive adoptive mother and teaching him magic. March 1998: Voldemort kills Grindelwald in Nurmengard in an attempt to gain control of the Elder Wand. In the end, he was murdered for his seemingly unbeatable wand. His attraction to the Dark Arts was not necessarily malevolent in its initial stages,[21] but was more of a personal interest that swelled over time in Durmstrang, a school that was rather notorious for its acceptance and study of the Dark Arts. It is also possible to acquire the Elder Wand without even realising, as in the case of Draco Malfoy. However, he then heard a child calling to his slaughtered parents and reluctantly directed Carrow to kill him. Grindelwald had likely never interacted with Mary Lou, but it is clear that he knew of her hatred for wizardkind, her status as the leader of the New Salem Philanthropic Society, and how she had abused Credence for his magical heritage, inducing the young man to develop an Obscurus. In Danish legend, the Grendel was a fearsome, murderous monster of humanoid form. Grindelwald was born around 1883. He attempted to convince Credence that he had nothing to fear anymore and to join his ranks, but this further angered Credence, who began rampaging through the city. WIZARDING WORLD Publishing and Theatrical Stage Rights © J.K. Rowling. But what caused the Elder Wand to turn from Grindelwald to Dumbledore? Similarly, Albus Dumbledore managed to control the Elder Wand without killing its previous master who, in fact, outlived him. When the two wizards reverted back to their true identities, Grindelwald Apparated onto the carriage and killed the Aurors escorting the carriage. Xenophilius Lovegood's claim that the Peverell brothers – Antioch, Cadmus and Ignotus – were their original owners was supported by Albus Dumbledore’s theory that they were also the inventors. Physical information Therefore, it seems highly likely that Grindelwald had used his time as Abernathy to retrieve the Elder Wand before he was to be moved. Grindelwald, while disguised as Percival Graves, met the gifted Magizoologist in New York in 1926. Aberforth disliked Grindelwald immensely, as he was Albus's friend after Hogwarts, and Grindelwald was dismissive of him due to how much he was outshined by Albus. As Dumbledore stated in Tales of Beedle the Bard, ‘Those who are knowledgeable about wandlore will agree that wands do indeed absorb the expertise of those who use them.’ Grindelwald's research may have uncovered this unconventional path to ownership of the wand as the common interpretation was that ownership passed only by murder. He was subsequently imprisoned in his own fortress for decades and was slain there by Lord Voldemort in 1998 when he refused to give up the location of the Elder Wand. In the end, Grindelwald's prediction of Voldemort never fully mastering the Elder Wand would become reality, and would cause Voldemort's own demise during his final duel with Harry Potter. Grindelwald was a charismatic man with formidable talent in the art of persuasion. When a young witch, who had been motivated by Grindelwald's speech to lash out, went for her wand, the Auror killed her in response, much to the rage of Grindelwald and the rest of the attendees. Eye colour Grindelwald bringing Queenie Goldstein to his fortress. Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World. These engravings persisted for many generations. Months later, Grindelwald showed clear resentment when referring to Mary Lou for her near destruction of her own adopted son just because he was magical. Dumbledore's acknowledgement of Grindelwald's attempt to achieve redemption also indicated he believed Grindelwald was capable of changing out of some possible remaining affection for him. Grindelwald divides friend from foe using Protego Diabolica. When Krall tried crossing Grindelwald's Protego Diabolica, he died due to his inadequate loyalty. [12], However, Dumbledore's motivations and intentions were different from Grindelwald's: as a young man, he had been powerless to stop a group of Muggle boys tormenting his younger sister, Ariana, to the point that the sweet-natured girl suffered an emotional breakdown and her repressed magic became dangerously unstable. When Aurors infiltrated the rally in Lestrange Mausoleum on Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, Grindelwald used the Elder Wand to conjure a circle of protective fire around himself, and added an enchantment designed to test the loyalty of his followers: those who entered with complete fidelity and believed in his cause would survive; those who did not, would be engulfed and perish. As fans know, Dumbledore won the Elder Wand off Gellert Grindelwald when they dueled in 1945, and Dumbledore maintained control of the Elder Wand until his death. Skin colour During this period, he was also known to have personally murdered several people; one victim was identified as Viktor Krum's grandfather. Aside from his ability to create carefully-woven plans to achieve his goals, Grindelwald was an extremely persuasive orator. Blue[6] Over the next few decades, Grindelwald caused considerable havoc on behalf of his revolution but due to a past Blood Pact between them, neither Grindelwald or Dumbledore could directly fight one another, which frustrated Grindelwald as it prevented him from attacking Britain, which was essentially Dumbledore's protectorate and operates on behalf of in his duties outside of Hogwarts. Even after it became clear that Credence, as an Obscurial, was extremely powerful and phenomenally dangerous, Grindelwald calmly continued to try and exploit him, and was outraged when the MACUSA President opted to have her Aurors seemingly destroy him. Grindelwald knelt to the girl's dead body and martyred her, asking the brave young witch to be taken back to her family. Once they found Modesty, Grindelwald cruelly rejected Credence, as he had no further use of him. And what about Tina Goldstein in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? Grindelwald in Lestrange Mausoleum during his speech. Aberforth opposed them, telling them that he would be able to take care of Ariana once more. [Source]. As Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows revealed, the young Dumbledore and Grindelwald were obsessed with the Elder Wand. He also addresses Voldemort by his true name, "Tom", indicating some past history with him or at least knowledge of his origins. Grindelwald was a complex figure, highly idealistic and talented, dedicated to achieve his ends at any cost. Dumbledore himself expressed horror in what Grindelwald truly was, stating that he had always (unconsciously) sensed something dangerous in him. After all, entire centuries of the wand’s history remain unaccounted for. While deaths did occur in both situations (Dumbledore and Dobby respectively), neither Draco nor Harry committed the act. Grindelwald, openly recognising the battalion of Aurors that had infiltrated the rally, told his followers to remain calm as he revealed their presence and invited them into the circle and he described how the Aurors have fought him so mercilessly, killing his followers simply for believing. Affiliation He never attempted to extend his power to Britain for fear of facing Dumbledore (most likely due to the circumstances of their last encounter, and the fact that he recognised how powerful Dumbledore was), but notably also due to their Blood pact making Grindelwald unable to directly confront Dumbledore. Grindelwald escaped and left the country. The moment Dumbledore did confront him, Grindelwald fell. Grindelwald was also criticised by Newt for deeming magical creatures too simple to raise his interest, being only turned towards more complex forms of magic, unaware that one such creature, a Niffler, actually stole his Blood pact vial. He also willingly tells Voldemort where the Elder Wand is. He was later defeated by the Scandinavian hero Beowulf in the medieval story of the same name. When trapped and unarmed in Nurmengard, facing certain death at the hands of the only dark wizard more powerful than himself, Lord Voldemort, Grindelwald was openly defiant towards him, even mocking, goading Voldemort into killing him by saying that he welcomed death, but that it would not "bring him what [he] sought", saying there is so much he "doesn't understand". Dumbledore's acknowledgement of Grindelwald's attempt to achieve redemption also indicated he believed Grindelwald was capable of changing out of possible remaining affection for him. With that in mind, consider the Elder Wand’s decisions in the final two books. Between summer 1882 and summer 1883[1] Harry disarming Draco in Malfoy Manor). While kneeling, in Grindelwald's ignorance, Newt's Niffler, having escaped its owner's suitcase, lurked near him and stole from him a vial of blood pact protecting him from Dumbledore. Non-corporeal[8] Proof of his lesser dark nature, when compared to that of Lord Voldemort, was how that while Voldemort was completely without empathy and unable to feel remorse, Grindelwald seemed to genuinely pity Credence for the greatly unjust treatment he was exposed to not only by his own mother, but also by the magical community, as displayed by his rage of Credence being destroyed by MACUSA. Conveniently, his great-aunt, acclaimed wizarding historian Bathilda Bagshot, lived there and provided a place for him to stay, complete with a treasure trove of books and documents and a minimum of supervision. Not only does this suggest that Grindelwald was actually capable of contemplating Dumbledore being equivalently powerful or dangerous as himself, but that he was also capable of respecting Dumbledore. We know the Elder Wand is drawn to power. Wizarding World is the new official home of Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts. Percival Graves[3]Abernathy Newt at one point was outraged and disgusted when Grindelwald implied Newt was serving the Greater Good and coldly told him he was not one of the dark wizard's acolytes, which actually impressed the Dark Wizard, causing him to smirk. Other names have been bestowed upon it through the years. Grindelwald also revealed to Tina Goldstein that Newt had been expelled from Hogwarts for nearly killing a student in an incident involving a magical beast. [13], Towards the later years of his life, Grindelwald re-evaluated his actions and his revolution and it was thought that he expressed shame and remorse for the horrors he and his followers had inflicted on the magical and non-magical worlds. His use of the wand in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald included escaping from prison and unleashing dark fire that would've destroyed all of Paris if Newt and others had not stopped it from spreading. Later, Harry discovers that Grindelwald stole the Elder Wand from the wandmaker Gregorovitch, which is how the wand passed into Dumbledore's possession. However, Grindelwald knew that Dumbledore was powerful enough to compromise his plans without fighting him directly, a threat he made clear to all his followers. Harry Potter thought he had "a Fred and George-ish air of triumphant trickery about him". One witch even claimed to have killed the wand’s then-master (namely Loxias; the claim was made by his own mother). He did not even blink when faced with the President, fixing her with a fierce stare until she was out of his sight, showing his unwillingness to show fear to his enemies. Grindelwald steals the Elder Wand from Gregorovitch Date 1905 To find out more about the life of Gellert Grindelwald, click here. Egbert the Egregious was said to have slaughtered Emeric the Evil to win ownership. Grindelwald was not easily deterred, however, and continued to try to recruit Credence, clashing with Tina and later Newt, both of whom he easily overpowered. Grindelwald with his wand during his teenage years. Grindelwald with his best friend and lover Albus Dumbledore in 1899, The pair shared two preoccupations: The first was their search for the Deathly Hallows toward the goal of acquiring all three and wielding their power to become a Master of Death, which they believed to mean immortality and invincibility. During his formative years, Grindelwald also proved himself highly intelligent, magically talented, idealistic, as well as ambitious to the point of ruthlessness, with a ferocious temper; when Aberforth Dumbledore challenged his and Albus's plans and tried to convince his brother to abandon them, Grindelwald "lost control" and used the Cruciatus Curse on Aberforth, showing his willingness to cause pain to people who challenged him. Grindelwald was extremely persuasive even in his time in prison, where he kept convincing his jailers to join his side, forcing the MACUSA to change his guards three times, and to cut out Grindelwald's tongue. Growing more and more impatient, Voldemort's fury exploded when he felt his Death Eaters summoning him in tandem with Grindelwald's final taunts that he could kill him if he wanted but the Elder Wand would never be his, and thus Voldemort ended Grindelwald's life with the Killing Curse. The pair even became lovers during the two months that they knew one another. Virtually every detail of the Elder Wand hints at something unique or exceptional by a wandmaker’s standards. Grindelwald also showed a great trust in his followers, as seen by his trusting Vinda Rosier and his other Acolytes to "spread the word" of his ideology across the Wizarding world. Grindelwald in his temporary headquarters in Paris. Though killing has been a popular method of claiming the wand (see the ‘long and bloody history’ section for examples), it is by no means the only way. This came at a cost for Lord Voldemort, who falsely assumed that murdering Severus Snape was the key to the wand’s control. This remorse and redemption is in stark contrast to Voldemort, who showed not an ounce of remorse for the countless atrocities he committed. As a revolutionary operating outside the law, Gellert Grindelwald was man who lived in service to his ideals and, as he saw it, in humanity. Grindelwald likewise showed no fear toward the Dark Lord, and laughed, scornfully challenging Voldemort to kill him and using the younger wizard’s chosen feared name as a mockery of his great power, much to the latter's fury. During Newt's interrogation, he sentenced him and Tina as well to death for her participation without hesitation. Leta Lestrange screamed to him to stop, which he did and, in response, offered her to join his ranks. If Grindelwald had the Elder Wand at this point – did this make her the master? But he finds out that Grindelwald doesn't have the wand anymore, and kills him. In the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, he murders him with the Killing Curse, A young Grindelwald in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, An old Grindelwald in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, The Harry Potter Wiki has 163 images related to, *Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, Fandom will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Three months later, Grindelwald, alongside his acolytes, travelled to Paris to search again for Credence Barebone, who had survived the battle in New York, in order to utilise his abilities to kill Albus Dumbledore. Bathilda Bagshot (great-aunt) † Seeking a means to defeat Dumbledore without having to fight him personally, Grindelwald saw visions of an extraordinarily powerful Obscurus terrorising New York. Over a century later, Godelot, who had the wand in his possession while writing Magick Moste Evile, perished after being locked in the cellar by his own son Hereward. Voldemort confronts Grindelwald. In 1945, upon being found by Dumbledore, they engaged in a duel of such legendary proportions that eyewitnesses stated that it was the greatest duel ever fought between wizards. As the oldest Peverell brother, Antioch was the one associated with the Elder Wand. Biographical information The Duel of Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald in 1945. Despite Grindelwald's mastery of the Elder Wand, Dumbledore had ultimately triumphed over Grindelwald due to being, in his own admission, a "shade more skilful", thus becoming the master of the Elder Wand in the process. Though any wand can potentially switch allegiance, most hold some degree of loyalty and attachment to their masters. Some were derived from simple translations, such as the ‘Eldrun Wand’, which was the name given by Barnabas Deverill (‘eldrun’ and ‘ellhorn’ both being archaic terms for ‘elder’). 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