Alliance

The Alliance was an association of seditious witches and wizards who followed the Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the early 20th century. Fanatics dedicated to Grindelwald's ideology of wizarding supremacy referred to themselves as his "acolytes". Their main goal was to expose the world wizarding community and provoke a war with Non-magic people, with the intent overturning the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy and eventually forcing the non-magical population into slavery under their motto: "For the Greater Good". While many of the acolytes were fervent believers in Grindelwald’s mantra of magical supremacy at any cost, most were simply idealistic young witches and wizards who were taken in by the dark wizard's charisma and manipulation. They were not of the same status as Grindelwald's acolytes, as they accompanied him everywhere, mosty Vinda Rosier, and they seemed to live with him in Nurmengard.
==History==
===Formation===
Between about 1900, when Grindelwald fled Britain, and 1945, the year of his downfall, Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald formed an army of witches and wizards. Grindelwald intended to unite the Deathly Hallows, which he believed would make him and his followers invincible. The Deathly Hallows' symbol became the symbol of the Alliance. They used Nurmengard Castle as a base, but only the acolytes permanently inhabited Nurmengard. According to Grindelwald, Aurors ruthlessly fought against his acolytes "simply for believing".
===Global wizarding war===
In 1927, Grindelwald acquired the support of Queenie Goldstein, Gunnar Grimmson, and Abernathy. He switched places with Abernathy to escape Rudolph Spielman, and his attempted extradition of Grindelwald to European authorities. Later, all of his followers attended a meeting in the Lestrange Mausoleum. There, he gave a rousing speech, in which he shared his idealist perspective of non-magic people and told of the Second World War, implying it would come to pass if the army lost to the wizarding governments. 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. They killed a young witch, making Grindelwald's followers furious. After making a martyr of the girl, Grindelwald commanded his followers to disapparate from the scene while he faced off against the Aurors.After a number of years terrorising Europe, Grindelwald was defeated by Albus Dumbledore in 1945.
====Aftermath====
After Grindelwald lost the duel, while this group's status at this time is unknown, it can be assumed that the remaining members were hunted down and arrested by wizarding authorities, killed for resisting, or possibly had dissolved into hiding.
==Known members==
Name 	Notes 	Current status
Gellert Grindelwald 	Founder of the Alliance who sought to conquer both the Wizard and Muggle worlds. Defeated by Albus Dumbledore in 1945 and imprisoned in Nurmengard Castle before being killed by Lord Voldemort. 	Deceased
Vinda Rosier 	Grindelwald’s second in command. Accompanied him to all places he was in, like driving with him in the streets of Berlin, except his travel to the United States. She has also seen him experience numerous visions, such as Yusuf Kama coming to Nurmengard, Dumbledore going to Bhutan, and Jacob Kowalski pulling out a snakewood and coreless wand to threaten him in Berlin. 	
Abernathy 	Former member of the Magical Congress of the United States of America who helped Grindelwald escape imprisonment. He later accompanied him to several events, mainly the Parisian ones in 1927. 	
Krall 	An acolyte whose wavering loyalty to Grindelwald caused him to be killed by the Protego Diabolica. 	Deceased
Carrow 	Accompanied her master to Paris, assisting in the murders of a non-magical family, personally murdering the couple's infant son on Grindelwald's command. Witnessed the image of Credence Barebone summoned forth by her master, listening in excitement as Grindelwald explained the importance Credence's service was to the success of their cause. Partook in Grindelwald's rally, acting as a guard before passing through Grindelwald's circle of allegiance and Disapparating away to spread word of the Alliance's cause. Took part in the raid led by Credence in the Tianzi Mountains, capturing a new-born Qilin, then returned with it to Nurmengard Castle. Infiltrated the crowds of Santos supporters in the German Ministry of Magic, setting a Vicência Santos campaign poster alight. Infiltrated the crowd of International Confederation of Wizards officials within the Ministry, confronting Theseus Scamander and then escaping in the chaos of Vogel's announcement. Guarded Nurmengard when Yusuf Kama arrived, holding him at wandpoint and beheld Grindelwald's apparent removal of Kama's memories, then departed for Berlin, where she served as a member of Grindelwald's party during a special Candidates' Dinner. Watched over Bhutan during the election, capturing and holding Newt Scamander during Grindelwald's speech with Zabini.	
Krafft 	 	
Nagel 	 	
MacDuff 	 	
Zabini 	 	
Acolyte thug 	 	
Unidentified acolyte 	 	
Unidentified male acolyte (l) 	 	
Unidentified female acolyte at the Candidates' Dinner	 	
Credence Barebone 	Defected after finally discovering the truth of who he was. 	Defected
Queenie Goldstein 	Joined to change the laws that prevented her from marrying Jacob Kowalski. Later defected after witnessing Grindelwald torturing Jacob. 	Defected
Cassius Bell 	Former British Auror. Attended Gellert Grindelwald's Paris Rally as part of the troop of Aurors led by Theseus Scamander, during which he lost his nerve and killed a young attendee after she turned on him. Participated in the following skirmish, but changed his allegiance and joined Grindelwald, passing through the ring of conjured flames and Disapparating away. 	
Helmut 	Corrupt German Auror. 	
Karl 	German Ministry of Magic Waiter. Participated in an assassination plot during an exclusive International Confederation of Wizards Candidates' Dinner, attempting to serve Vicência Santos a glass of cursed wine, only for the attempt to be thwarted by Eulalie Hicks. 	
===Allies===
Name 	Notes 	Current status
Gunnar Grimmson 	Worked for the British Ministry of Magic, but took up missions assigned by Gellert Grindelwald, such as assassinating Irma Dugard to get Grindelwald emotionally closer to Credence Barebone. 	Deceased
Red-haired young witch	Young supporter of the Alliance ideals. Beheld Grindelwald's summons and subsequently attended his Paris rally. Riled by Grindelwald against the Auror newcomers, lashing out at Cassius Bell, only to be struck down by the young law enforcement officer. Martyred by Grindelwald and subsequently born away to her family by her friends.	Deceased
Anton Vogel 	Corrupt and former Supreme Mugwump. Allowed and witnessed Grindelwald cheat the 1932 International Confederation of Wizards' Supreme Mugwump election. 	
Henrietta Fischer 	A German Ministry of Magic personal attaché who stole Newton Scamander's suitcase, which she thought contained the living Qilin. 	
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==Notes and references==
Category:Entire Global-Wizarding War
Category:Members Of-The Alliance