Gellert Grindelwald

### Goal

Capture the New York Obscurial in order to harness its powers (partially succeeded).
Establish a global hierarchy where witches and wizards dominate the non-magical (failed).

### Friends

Albus Dumbledore (formerly), Seraphina Piquery (formerly)

### Minions

Vinda Rosier, Krall, Abernathy, Carrow, Krafft, Nagel, Credence Barebone, Queenie Goldstein,

### Enemies

Albus Dumbledore, Newt Scamander, Tina Goldstein, Queenie Goldstein (formerly), Aberforth Dumbledore, Lord Voldemort

### Powers/Skills

* Dark magic
* Dueling
* Apparition
* Elemental magic mastery
* Charms
* Transfiguration
* Care of magical creatures
* Healing magic
* Occlumency
* Divination
* Wandless and non-verbal magic

## Behind the Scenes

### Movie(s)

*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore*

**Gellert Grindelwald** is the main antagonist of the *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* franchise. He is formerly the friend of Albus Dumbledore.

## Background

### Personality

Gellert Grindelwald was obssessed, evil, and cruel. As shown at his Paris rally, Grindelwald inspired fanatical loyalty in attendees by praising Wizardkind for being "rare souls", but seemingly not being a pure-blood supremacist, as Grindelwald showed a level acceptance of Muggles(such as Jacob Kowalski, the No-Maj boyfriend of his new Acolyte Queenie Goldstein), and only labelled tyrannical Muggles as the true enemy, claiming that what he and his For the Greater Good revolution were actually opposing was the future Second World War that the Muggles would start, and that it was the Aurors, rather than his Acolyteswho were the truly violent wizards. Indeed, Grindelwald even persuaded the peaceful, kind, and compassionate Queenie Goldstein to join his cause by promising to abolish such laws as Rappaport's Law, thus promising to bring Queenie and others a newfound freedom to love whomever they please. 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 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.

## *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* film franchise

### *The Crimes of Grindelwald*

Harry Potter • Ron Weasley • Hermione Granger • Neville Longbottom • Lord Voldemort • Albus Dumbledore • Severus Snape • Rubeus Hagrid • Draco Malfoy
Dumbledore's ArmyGinny Weasley • Luna Lovegood • Fred Weasley • George Weasley • Cho Chang • Dean Thomas • Ernie Macmillan • Hannah Abbott • Justin Finch-Fletchley • Lavender Brown • Seamus Finnigan • Susan Bones • Lee Jordan • Parvati Patil • Padma Patil • Angelina Johnson
Order of the PhoenixMinerva McGonagall • Arthur Weasley • Molly Weasley • Aberforth Dumbledore • Arabella Figg • Fleur Delacour • Bill Weasley • Kingsley Shacklebolt • James Potter•Prongs • Lily Potter I • Remus Lupin • Sirius Black • Elphias Doge
Voldemort's FollowersBellatrix Lestrange • Barty Crouch Jr. • Peter Pettigrew•Wormtail
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and WizardryHorace Slughorn • Pomona Sprout • Poppy Pomfrey • Quirinus Quirrell • Filius Flitwick • Helena Ravenclaw • Peeves • Bloody Baron
Ministry of MagicCornelius Fudge • Barty Crouch Sr. • Dolores Umbridge • Percy Weasley
Other Olympe Maxime• Fenrir Greyback • Lucius Malfoy • Narcissa Malfoy • **Gellert Grindelwald** • Dobby
*Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them**Newt Scamander • Tina Goldstein • Queenie Goldstein • Jacob Kowalski • **Gellert Grindelwald** • Credence Barebone • Seraphina Picquery • Percival Graves • Bernadette • Mary Lou Barebone • Modesty Barebone • Gnarlak • Langdon Shaw • Henry Shaw Jr. • Henry Shaw Sr. •  Leta Lestrange • Theseus Scamander • Pickett • Niffler*
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldNagini • Nicholas Flamel • Vinda Rosier