Are Voldemort and Grindelwald related?

Had Voldemort more intellectual curiosity, he could have learned more from Grindelwald and carried out what the older wizard failed to finish. Perhaps Muggles and Wizards alike should be thankful the two of them are not related.
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Who is Voldemort to Grindelwald?

Gellert Grindelwald (c. 1882/1883 – March 1998) was a Dark Wizard who was considered to be amongst one of the most powerful and notorious wizards of all time, his only superiors being Albus Dumbledore and Lord Voldemort.
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Are Voldemort and Grindelwald connected?

“Grindelwald” should be a familiar name to Harry Potter fans. While Voldemort was the primary antagonist of that series, Grindelwald was, in many ways, his predecessor. He was first introduced in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone with a reference that Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore defeated him in 1945.
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Is Grindelwald the same person as Voldemort?

For the Greater Good. Gellert Grindelwald's slogan. Gellert Grindelwald (1883-1998) was considered to be one of the most powerful Dark Wizards of all time, second only to Tom Marvolo Riddle, who later became known as Lord Voldemort. He was schooled at Durmstrang Institute until his expulsion.
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Is Voldemort in the Fantastic Beasts?

With Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore being set a decade after the second film, in 1939, it means that the third movie could include Tom Riddle, aka Voldemort. The temporal leap between The Crimes of Grindelwald and The Secrets of Dumbledore is quite jarring.
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Who is stronger 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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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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What is 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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What did Grindelwald think of Voldemort?

Grindelwald called him Tom more than he called him Voldemort if you look again. Even better. That means he was most definitely trying to make a point by calling him Voldemort and wasn't just saying it out of habit.
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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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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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Is nagini from Grindelwald Voldemort's snake?

Nagini is revealed as one of Voldemort's horcruxes in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." Warner Bros. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, a Naga or Nāga is "a member of a class of mythical semidivine beings, half human and half cobra" in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
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What house is Grindelwald?

If he had gone to Hogwarts, he would be in Slytherin.
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Did Grindelwald make a horcrux?

Grindelwald firstly probably didn't create the Horcrux while still being at Durmstrang, he just tested out how it works (at least if Durmstrang didn't lie to the public by stating that the attacks were NEAR-fatal).
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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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What is Grindelwald's skull?

This skull-hookah belonged to Gellert Grindelwald, and was made of an aged human skull. When used, it allowed others to experience Grindelwald's visions.
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Can Queenie read Grindelwald's mind?

Jk has answered this one directly, when asked why Queenie didn't realize Graves was actually Grindelwald, she answered “Occlumency”.
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Who is the baby in Grindelwald?

Credence is that other unnamed baby. So for a time he definitely was Corvus Lestrange, even though he actually was not. At some point after that, this young Credence was given up or lost by the Lestranges — it's still not clear why he ended up being adopted by the woman from the first “Fantastic Beasts” movie.
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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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Is Grindelwald in love with Dumbledore?

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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Can Grindelwald speak Parseltongue?

Dumbledore learned Parseltongue from his ex-partner, Gellert Grindelwald. Dumbledore learned Parseltongue to better understand Voldemort.
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Who is the greatest wizard of all time?

Hands-down, Albus Dumbledore was the most powerful wizard of his time. Most regarded him as the strongest wizard in history, and even Lord Voldemort himself feared to face him.
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