How was Grindelwald's tongue removed?

Prior to the move, due to Grindelwald's gift of persuasion, he had his tongue cut out, as several guards had sided with him. President Picquery cautioned Spielman to not underestimate Grindelwald.
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Why did Grindelwald give Abernathy a forked tongue?

Grindelwald rewarded his loyal servant Abernathy with a new forked-tongue for helping him escape the Aurors who were transporting him from MACUSA in New York to Europe.
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Does Grindelwald have no tongue?

Grindelwald's tongue was never removed. Yes Picquery says that they have removed his tongue due to him being very persuasive.
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Why does Grindelwald have silver tongue?

In fantastic Beasts and the crimes of Grindelwald, there was something mentioned as a silver tongue. a tendency to be eloquent and persuasive in speaking. Silver tongue is actually a phrase that means "a tendency to be eloquent and persuasive in speaking."
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Does Grindelwald have a silver tongue?

Within the first few moments of the second film, we hear of him as a "silver tongue" who manipulated his own prison guards into becoming his followers. During the course of the film, he turns even some of the characters you were sure were the good guys.
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How did Grindelwald grow his tongue back?

He blasted off the carriage door with his wand, causing the river water to burst out, along with the two Aurors inside. Spielman managed to stay in his seat, cringing. Grindelwald climbed inside, retrieved the silver vial, and restored Abernathy's tongue with a split, reptilian one.
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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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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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Is Grindelwald stronger than Voldemort?

He might still be controlling much of the world if it weren't for his greatest weakness -- his feelings for Dumbledore. 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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What is in 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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What was Grindelwald's famous slogan?

We want only freedom. Freedom to be ourselves.
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Is Grindelwald related to Voldemort?

“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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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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How is Grindelwald alive?

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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How did Grindelwald get the Elder Wand?

According to Rowling's Deathly Hallows novel, Grindelwald first gains possession of the wand sometime before the original Fantastic Beasts movie by stealing it from world famous wandmaker Mykew Gregorovitch and stunning him with a spell, thus gaining the wand's allegiance.
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Is credence a Dumbledore?

Is Credence Barebone actually a Dumbledore? The simple answer to this question, is yes. Credence Barebone is actually called Aurelius Dumbledore, and he is the son of Aberforth Dumbledore. That makes him Albus Dumbledore's nephew.
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What house was Grindelwald?

If he had gone to Hogwarts, he would be in Slytherin.
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Is Fantastic Beasts 3 Cancelled?

In November 2020, Johnny Depp took to Instagram to reveal the news that he was asked to resign from the series by Warner Bros. After this, Warner Brothers also confirmed the news and announced that Fantastic Beasts 3 would not be released until the Summer of 2022. Currently the film is set to release on July 15, 2022.
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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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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 is the baby in Grindelwald?

He was just the child of the couple who lived in the French appartment. Grindelwald ordered the death of the couple, took over their appartment as lair, and discovering an infant in a room, killed him because he was of no use to him.
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How rare is Parselmouth?

It's a rare skill

The language is incredibly rare, as Harry is told countless times. The only place it isn't rare is within the bloodline of Salazar Slytherin himself – and as such, is usually hereditary.
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Did Salazar Slytherin invent Parseltongue?

Parseltongue: Salazar Slytherin was one of the earliest recorded Parselmouths and used this ability to control a basilisk. His house's symbol is a serpent due to this, and he passed this trait on to his descendants. Legilimency: Slytherin was said to have been a skilled Legilimens.
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How did Ron know Parseltongue?

The ability to speak Parseltongue is usually inborn; a wizard is born being able to speak Parseltongue, and those who are not born with the ability cannot normally learn the language (although, according to the author, Dumbledore may have learned to understand it, and in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Ron learnt ...
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