Did Dumbledore and Grindelwald have a blood pact?

In Fantastic Beasts 2, it was revealed Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) and Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) formed a magical blood pact in their youth when they were still in love and united to their cause to bring about a magical revolution.
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Why did Dumbledore and Grindelwald 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 the blood pact break Dumbledore?

Seeing as Credence was Aberforth's son, the pact broke when the Dumbledore blasts connected with Grindelwald's blast. As Albus would rationalize later on with Newt, his spell was meant to protect, and it canceled out Grindelwald's, which was meant to kill a Dumbledore.
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What was the promise between Dumbledore and Grindelwald?

In his quest to find the Deathly Hallows, Grindelwald arrived in Godric's Hollow and met Dumbledore. They formed a very close relationship, and Dumbledore promised to join Grindelwald's cause to free wizards from living in the shadows and start a revolution where wizards can rule over Muggles.
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Did Dumbledore and Grindelwald have an unbreakable vow?

Dumbledore and Grindelwald's impending duel

Instead of making an Unbreakable Vow, the two made a Blood Oath—a new concept for Harry Potter fans. Considering that Dumbledore and Grindelwald do eventually fight, a Blood Oath is presumably breakable, unlike an Unbreakable Vow.
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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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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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What was Grindelwald's vial?

This pendant contained a small vial wherein were sealed the blood of Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald after they made a blood pact in their youth in late August of 1899.
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Is Voldemort a Grindelwald?

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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What does Grindelwald see in the blood?

The animal's blood spilled on the floor, and in its reflection, Grindelwald saw a vision of Newt Scamander and Theseus Scamander heading to Hogsmeade.
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How did Grindelwald know that Credence was a Dumbledore?

Grindelwald knew Credence was Aurelius Dumbledore from the moment he realized Credence was an Obscurial (much like Ariana Dumbledore), and that he had survived the Obscurus for so long (which meant that he came from a very powerful wizard bloodline).
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Why is Queenie with Grindelwald?

While initially on the same side as her sister Tina and friend, later brother-in-law Newt Scamander, Queenie was ultimately swayed to join Gellert Grindelwald's side with the offer to be free to love and marry her No-Maj boyfriend Jacob Kowalski, as well as the offer to provide his freedom to others.
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Who was more powerful Grindelwald or Voldemort?

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 was Tina not in Fantastic Beasts 3?

Per the movie, Tina's just been made head of the American auror office, so she has no time for adventures.
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Why can't Dumbledore move against Grindelwald?

Dumbledore and Grindelwald took a blood oath to not fight each other. "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald," the second film in the series, reveals that as teenagers Dumbledore and Grindelwald undertook a blood pact that wouldn't allow them to move against each other.
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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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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 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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Can muggles see Obscurials?

Second peice of evidence is the Obscurial attacks, it's completely invisible to the muggles that are present, up until his reveal when we are seeing it through the eyes of a wizard.
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Why did Grindelwald have the Deathly Hallows necklace?

This necklace belonged to the Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald, and was gifted by him to Credence Barebone. It bore the sign of the Deathly Hallows, and was enchanted in such a way that would allow Grindelwald to track the movements of the wearer, and apparate instantly to their location should they have need of him.
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What was stolen from Grindelwald?

However, sometime between 1899 and 1926, the wand was stolen in the dead of night by a boy named Gellert Grindelwald, who stunned Gregorovitch before running away. This allowed him to take full mastery of the wand, as it's previous master had been defeated by him.
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Who did Dumbledore slept with?

Harry Potter writer JK Rowling has said there was a 'sexual dimension' to the 'intense' relationship between her fictional wizards Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald.
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Is Dumbledore a pureblood?

An interesting fact of note is that despite the ideals that pure-bloods are inherently more powerful wizards, some of the most powerful or particularly adept wizards and witches in the series are in fact either half-blood (such as Lord Voldemort, Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape and Harry Potter) or ...
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Is Bunty a Weasley?

Bunty Is a Weasley | Fantastic Beasts | Fantastic beasts, Harry potter fantastic beasts, Fantastic beasts and where.
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