Is Aurelius Aberforth son?

Aurelius was an illegitimate child of Aberforth's. His mother is killed, and as a result Aberforth is unable to care for his son. Credence is taken to America and put up for adoption, a fact known to no one but Leta Lestrange (Zoe Kravitz). Credence grows up unaware of his magical powers.
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Is Credence the son of Aberforth?

It is explained that Credence is the illegitimate son of Albus's younger brother, Aberforth (Richard Coyle). His real name is Aurelius Dumbledore. Aberforth's wife was murdered, and Aurelius was raised under the name Credance as an orphan.
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Is Aberforth the father of Credence?

It turns out that Credence isn't Albus' brother — he's his nephew. "The Secrets of Dumbledore" circumvents the timeline issues by revealing that Credence — or rather, Aurelius — isn't Albus' brother. He's Aberforth's son, which makes him Albus' nephew.
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How did Aberforth Dumbledore have a child?

Credence Barebone

Aberforth Dumbledore: "Always. Come home." Aberforth conceived his son, named Aurelius, with his lover around the summer the romance between his brother Albus and Gellert Grindelwald occurred.
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Who is Aurelius Dumbledore mother?

Kendra Dumbledore is Aurelius' Mother

According to various records, including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, she died at the hands of her daughter, Ariana, when Albus was out of the country for summer break. Being a muggle-born wizard, conception to term would still be nine months.
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Who is Credences biological mother?

Credence wasn't born until 1901, thereby ruling out Kendra as his mother. Meanwhile, Percival Dumbledore was serving life in Azkaban for attacking the three Muggle boys.
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Who killed Aurelius Dumbledore?

While she originally said in an interview that Dumbledore was around 150 years old when he died, we know from Pottermore that he was actually around 115 years old when Snape fired the killing curse at him on top of Hogwarts' astronomy tower.
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Is Aurelius Dumbledore Aberforth's son?

Aurelius was an illegitimate child of Aberforth's. His mother is killed, and as a result Aberforth is unable to care for his son. Credence is taken to America and put up for adoption, a fact known to no one but Leta Lestrange (Zoe Kravitz). Credence grows up unaware of his magical powers.
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Who is Aberforth's son?

Aurelius Dumbledore/Credence Barebone - the son of Aberforth who was adopted by Mary Lou Barebone and did not discover he was a Dumbledore until over twenty years later. Due to the abuse of his adoptive mother, Credence became an Obscurial like Ariana.
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How did Grindelwald know about Aurelius?

How Grindelwald Knew Credence Was Aurelius Dumbledore - Theory Explained. Grindelwald started suspecting Credence's identity when he found out he had survived an Obscurus for so long - only one other person had done it.
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Is Credence really Aurelius 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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Who are Credences parents?

As the son of Aberforth Dumbledore and a member of the Dumbledore family, Credence is naturally powerful, although for most of his life his magical abilities were suppressed due to the abuse of his adoptive mother.
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Who is Credences brother?

According to Grindelwald, Credence is actually the long-lost younger brother of Albus, and his name is Aurelius Dumbledore. This is difficult for fans to swallow. After all, Dumbledore is nearly 50 in this film. (He was born in 1881, it's 1927, so he's 46.)
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Who is the baby in crimes of 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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Who is Aurelius Dumbledore in Harry Potter?

It's in his name. Marcus Aurelius was the last of Rome's "Five Good Emperors" and is overlooked a lot in the history books in favor of those who came before and after. Ambrosius Aurelianus was a British King who ruled during the time of Merlin and Arthur and mostly gets left out of the histories.
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Is Credence Snape's grandfather?

Credence Isn't Voldemort's Dad But He Could Be Snape's Grandpa. Before Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them came out, it seemed like the story's only real Potter connection would be Newt Scamander's relation to Luna Lovegood and a Dumbledore name-drop.
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What house was Aberforth?

12 Albus Dumbledore - Gryffindor

Because of the tendency for families to all be sorted into the same house, it's possible Aberforth was also a Gryffindor, although his behavior (and reticence to fight) suggests otherwise.
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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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What is Aberforth's Patronus?

Aberforth Dumbledore – Goat

Meanwhile, Aberforth's Patronus was a goat, which he summoned outside the Hog's Head in an attempt to trick the Death Eaters that they'd seen a goat, rather than Harry's stag.
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Was Aberforth in the Order of the Phoenix?

Aberforth was the owner and barman of the Hog's Head Inn in Hogsmeade, and was a member of the original Order of the Phoenix during the First Wizarding War.
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How is Leta lestrange related to Bellatrix?

Bellatrix married into the Lestrange family, originally being born as Bellatrix Black, meaning she and Leta are not related by blood. That would make Leta related to Bellatrix's husband, Rodolphus Lestrange, although that connection is no easier to find.
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What happened to Leta Lestrange brother?

In the end, all we get is that Yusuf and Leta are half-siblings because Leta's father raped Yusuf's mother (this is a movie ostensibly for children, FYI), and Leta's half-brother died because she accidentally got him killed during a shipwreck. And as for poor Credence, it turns out he's also a secret sibling.
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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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Did Albus Dumbledore have a child?

However, Credence being Dumbledore's son in Fantastic Beasts does fit into the timeline. Assuming the year of Credence's birth is correct, which can be seen via the official birth certificate prop by MinaLima for the Fantastic Beasts movie, Dumbledore would have certainly been old enough to father a child.
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Who killed Grindelwald?

In 1945, at the height of Grindelwald's power, Dumbledore confronted and defeated him in a legendary duel. He was subsequently imprisoned in his own fortress for decades, and was finally slain there by Lord Voldemort in 1998 when he refused to give up the location of the Elder Wand.
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