Is Credence Ariana's obscurus?

Fantastic Beasts explains the origin of an obscurus through Credence by elucidating that suppression of magical powers leads to a destructive magical force possessing the host. If Ariana was suppressing her magic after the attack then it is highly likely that she has an obscurus.
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Is Ariana an obscurus?

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Obscurial: Ariana became an Obscurial after suffering extreme emotional trauma, which resulted in her developing a dark, parasitic energy which was known as an Obscurus. This power was extremely volatile and dangerous, which killed her mother Kendra in an uncontrolled explosion.
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Is Credence the Obscurus?

Due to the repression of his magic, Credence developed a dark parasitic force known as an Obscurus and became an Obscurial. While most Obscurials die before their tenth birthday, Credence lived into adulthood, which was previously unheard of in the wizarding world, and a testament to his incredible power.
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Is Ariana Dumbledore Credences mother?

Credence was 18 years old in the first movie set in 1926, so he was born around 1908, and Dumbledore is 45 years old in The Crimes of Grindelwald, set in 1927. But Dumbledore's mother Kendra died in an “explosion” in the summer of 1899 when her daughter, Ariana, lost control of her magic.
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Was Credence sister an Obscurial?

Like Ezra Miller's character Credence, Ariana was an Obscurial, the host of an Obscurus, an unstable force that arises when a young witch or wizard suppresses their magic.
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Is Ariana`s Obscurus Inside Credence Barebone? THEORY (ENDING EXPLAINED)



Why is Ariana Dumbledore an Obscurial?

Albus Dumbledore's Father Died In Azkaban

As mentioned, Ariana experienced a childhood trauma that may have turned her into an Obscurial. That trauma came at the result of the assault of a gang of young Muggle boys, who later suffered at the hands of Dumbledore's father Percival.
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What did the Muggles do to Ariana Dumbledore?

At the age of six, Ariana was attacked by Muggle boys who saw her practicing magic, and, when she couldn't show them the trick, attacked her in an attempt to stop her from using the magic. This left her traumatised to the point of rendering her magical abilities unstable and uncontrollable.
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Is Credence Grindelwald's son?

Fantastic Beasts 3 Twist Explained: Credence Is Aberforth Dumbledore's Son. Grindelwald had pitted Credence against Albus by telling him he had been abandoned by his own family - worse, by his own brother.
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Why was Ariana an obscurus?

The Obscurus left Ariana's body after her untimely death and harbored itself in another body. We know from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them that Newt has an Obscurus in his suitcase. Therefore, an Obscurus can survive without an Obscurial.
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Can an Obscurus change hosts?

16 The host can transform into the Obscurus

Nonetheless, an Obscurial can transport themselves through the air similar to how the Death Eaters apparated in the Harry Potter movies. They can also spread their entire bodies out in ways that they wouldn't be able to do if they were simply magical beings.
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Did graves know Credence was an Obscurial?

Graves is really Gellert Grindelwald, his fanatical hatred of all who fail to be proper wizards overcame his common sense. The second possibility is that he already knew that Credence was an Obscurial and taunted him with being a squib with the specific purpose of of provoking him to transform.
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What emotional trauma did Ariana Dumbledore have?

What happened to Ariana Dumbledore? Dumbledore's younger sister was abused by a bunch of muggle kids when she was just six years old. The ordeal caused her to become emotionally and magically unstable. Albus' father took vengeance on the kids who hurt Ariana, landing him in Azkaban.
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Can Obscurials use magic?

As seen with Credence, Obscurials were still capable of expressing their natural magical abilities, although this appeared to be rarely accomplished as Credence was the only one known to have done so.
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Was Ariana Dumbledore a squib?

In Rita Skeeter's biography, The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore, she claims it was Kendra's shame at having produced a Squib which made her keep her out of the public eye. Ariana wasn't a squib though, she sounds more like an Obscurial - the same as Credence.
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Was Credence a squib?

In Fantastic Beasts, Percival believes that Credence is a Squib but eventually he's proven to be an Obscurial instead.
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Is Credences sister a witch?

Modesty grew up in an environment where witchcraft was hated. Modesty was mistreated by her adoptive mother and, like Credence, implying she may have been a witch.
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Is Voldemort the son of Credence?

Contains SPOILERS for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore finally revealed Credence (Ezra Miller) as Aberforth Dumbledore's (Richard Coyle) long-lost son, but his mother can very well be a Gaunt, making Credence related to Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes).
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Why did Grindelwald want Credence?

He believes Credence to be that wizard, due to his ability to survive as an Obscurial (most people succumb to the Obscurus parasite and die at a young age). The fact that he not only survived but can now control the Obscurus shows that Credence really is very powerful.
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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 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 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 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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How was Ariana an Obscurial?

As we learned in Fantastic Beasts, an Obscurial is "a young wizard or witch who developed a dark parasitical magical force, known as an Obscurus, as a result of their magic being suppressed through psychological or physical abuse." Though Obscurials are commonly known to die before their 10th birthdays, Ariana didn't ...
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Is Aberforth a Credence?

Credence is the son Aberforth had with a woman from Godric's Hollow, but the woman was sent away and Aberforth never got to be a father.
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What did Aberforth do to goats?

Effect. This charm (incantation unknown) was used by Aberforth Dumbledore to supposedly keep a goat's "horns curly and clean". He was prosecuted because the charm was considered inappropriate, and the incident was reported in a number of newspapers, although Aberforth was unperturbed - because he perhaps could not read ...
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