Are Grindelwald and Dumbledore lovers?

Speaking on the Distinctly Dumbledore feature on The Crimes of Grindelwald Blu-ray, Rowling confirmed Dumbledore and Grindelwald's relationship was passionate: “Their relationship was incredibly intense. It was passionate, and it was a love relationship.
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Who was Grindelwald in love with?

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Author JK Rowling announced Albus Dumbledore was gay in 2007. It's known that he and Grindelwald were in a romantic relationship but it had never been explored in the previous Harry Potter films. Fantastic Beasts 3 might address the depth of their relationship.
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Who is Dumbledore's lover?

"Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald" and was "blinded" by it.
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What happened with Dumbledore and Grindelwald?

This was a three-way duel that took place in 1899 between brothers Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore and the future Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald in Godric's Hollow. It resulted in the death of the Dumbledores' fourteen-year-old sister, Ariana.
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Does Dumbledore and Grindelwald kiss?

While their romantic relationship doesn't progress farther than those pained one-liners in the movie — they don't kiss, but they're far from together in this film — the extra layer of shared history, and nuance, makes the relationship between the two men that much more compelling.
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Dumbledore And Grindelwald's Forbidden Love Affair



Did Voldemort ever meet Grindelwald?

Voldemort's meeting with Grindelwald in the books was slightly different in the films. In the Deathly Hallows book, Harry's mind was still connected to Voldemort, and he was able to see Grindelwald in Nurmengard prison through Voldemort's eyes.
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Is there a kissing scene in Secrets of Dumbledore?

Per early reviews by critics, The Secrets of Dumbledore delivers on that promise in both body language (though no explicit kissing or touching) and in two lines that amount to about six seconds of dialogue: “I was in love with you” and “the summer Gellert and I fell in love.”
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Is Grindelwald a Slytherin?

Book 1 - The Prince of Slytherin

Grindelwald is mentioned by Ron Weasley, who erroneously states he was sorted into Slytherin House at Hogwarts.
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Is Grindelwald Dumbledore brother?

In 1927, Gellert Grindelwald told Credence at Nurmengard Castle that he was in fact a member of the Dumbledore family, and that his real name was in fact "Aurelius Dumbledore" and that he was Albus's brother.
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What's wrong with Grindelwald's eye?

He's twins in one body. So a gamey eye is more like the other side of him. Sort of like a brain for each eye, an albino twin, and he's somewhere in the middle. Per his interview with Entertainment Weekly, it looks like Johnny Depp has taken his role as Grindelwald quite acutely with this character detail.
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Does Dumbledore have a wife?

Loyalty. Kendra Dumbledore (c. 1851 – Summer 1899) was a witch (possibly a Muggle-born but unconfirmed) and the wife of Percival Dumbledore.
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Who was more powerful Voldemort or Grindelwald?

Not only is Grindelwald more powerful than Voldemort, but he's also a more compelling villain, which is why audiences will be seeing more of him in Fantastic Beasts 3.
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Why did Dumbledore and Grindelwald have a blood pact?

During their teenage years, Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald made a blood pact where they swore an oath never to fight each other - presumably as a fail-safe to ensure no rift were to set them apart in their grand endeavour to ignite the revolution between the magical and the non-magical aggregations wherein ...
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Why did Dumbledore and Grindelwald?

Dumbledore believed that if he and Grindelwald were successful at finding all the Hallows, not only would they become immensely powerful and the masters of death, but he could use the Resurrection Stone to bring his parents back and lift all the responsibility he had from his shoulders.
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How old was Dumbledore when he met Grindelwald?

The two met when Dumbledore was 17 in Godric's Hollow, where Grindelwald's great aunt Bathilda Bagshot lived.
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Who was worse Grindelwald or Voldemort?

Based on the facts about the wizarding world that we know so far, Voldemort would be the most powerful wizard, but Grindelwald would be the most dangerous one.
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Is Grindelwald a pureblood?

It's difficult to find out anything about Grindelwald, as there is very little information about Gellert Grindelwald's past. However, by some evidence, it can well be concluded that he was in-fact a pure blood.
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What was Grindelwald's famous slogan?

"I wish you were working with me now. Towards a world where we wizards are free to live openly, and to love freely,"
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Are Grindelwald's followers Death Eaters?

These early followers – for Riddle was their leader, even if he pretended to be their friend – were 'forerunners of the Death Eaters, and indeed some of them became the first Death Eaters after leaving Hogwarts.
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Is Grindelwald alive in Harry Potter?

It is learned that Grindelwald was still alive, though imprisoned in the highest tower in Nurmengard, the prison Grindelwald himself built to hold those who opposed him. Voldemort successfully hunted him down there, although Grindelwald lied to Voldemort, claiming never to have had the Elder Wand.
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What house is Grindelwald?

If he had gone to Hogwarts, he would be in Slytherin.
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What was Dumbledore's dark secret?

In the opening scene of The Secrets of Dumbledore, Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) revealed that he was in fact in love with Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) when they were teenagers, and the blood oath was a witness of their love.
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Did Dumbledore make an unbreakable vow with Grindelwald?

(Dumbledore had told the Ministry earlier he could not move against Grindelwald, leaving the audience to assume Dumbledore's lingering feelings for Grindelwald held him back emotionally from the confrontation.) Instead of making an Unbreakable Vow, the two made a Blood Oath—a new concept for Harry Potter fans.
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What is the necklace between Dumbledore and Grindelwald?

The Blood Pact necklace reproduces the vial born of the binding magical pact made between Grindelwald and Dumbledore sharing their blood. The pendant measures approximately 7 cm and is a quality reproduction in antique silver plated zinc alloy, which features the same workmanship on both sides.
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Why did Grindelwald turn evil?

Grindelwald was expelled from Durmstrang when he was 16 for "twisted experiments," according to the tabloid wizard journalist Rita Skeeter.
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