Is Credence Dumbledore's son?

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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How is Credence related to Dumbledore?

Credence Barebone is directly related to the Dumbledore family through Aberforth Dumbledore, who is his biological father.
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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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Is Credence Dumbledore's real brother?

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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Who is Aurelius Dumbledore son of?

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.
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Is Credence really Aberforth'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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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 Voldemort the son of Credence?

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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Is Snape a Credence?

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore confirmed Credence Barebone/Aurelius Dumbledore (Ezra Miller) is the new Snape (Alan Rickman) through a very familiar line delivered by Aberforth Dumbledore (Richard Coyle). Fantastic Beasts 3 finally shed light on the Credence being Aurelius Dumbledore plot twist.
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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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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 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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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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Why is Credence so powerful?

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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How did Voldemort get Nagini?

She was certainly no ordinary snake. While Arthur lived to tell the tale, others were not so lucky. Lord Voldemort callously fed Muggle Studies teacher Charity Burbage to Nagini after performing the Killing Curse.
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Who is Credence real family?

Once there, Grindelwald reveals Credence's true identity to him: He is Aurelius Dumbledore, Albus Dumbledore's brother. Now, here's where things get a bit tricky. As we know from the Harry Potter series, Dumbledore had two younger siblings who were known to the public, his brother Aberforth and sister Ariana.
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Is Snape related to Queenie?

They are from different families. Though Queenie might be related to Anthony Goldstein. Yeah, there are some similarities between them like they both were half blood and what u said but they are not related in any way. Also, Queenie was a naturally born legillimen while Snape had acquired that skill.
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Is Luna Lovegood a Scamander?

Luna Scamander (née Lovegood) (b. 13 February, 1981) was a witch and the only child and daughter of Xenophilius and Pandora Lovegood.
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Does Credence appear in Harry Potter?

Credence Doesn't Exist In Harry Potter Books And Movies

The revelation in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald that Credence is a Dumbledore astounded readers and moviegoers familiar with Harry Potter lore.
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Is Credence actually Tom Riddle?

If you've seen Fantastic Beasts, then you know that Credence is actually an Obscurial — a witch or wizard who has repressed his or her magic so much that it erupts into an Obscurus, an object of dark magic capable of mass destruction and murder. If Credence were Tom Riddle Sr, then he's no muggle, he's a wizard.
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Did Grindelwald and Voldemort meet?

Voldemort's meeting with Grindelwald in the books was slightly different in the films. In the Deathly Hallows book, Harry's mind was still connected to Voldemort, and he was able to see Grindelwald in Nurmengard prison through Voldemort's eyes.
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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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Does Albus know about Aurelius?

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald revealed that Albus Dumbledore apparently had another sibling that even he did not know about: Aurelius Dumbledore. Aurelius appears to be the youngest member of the Dumbledore family, being around 15 years younger than Albus's late younger sister, Ariana.
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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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Why is Credence dying?

That said, it's revealed in Fantastic Beasts 3 that he is dying, symbolized by the fact that his phoenix companion is slowly burning away to ash. At the end of The Crimes of Grindelwald, Credence learns through Grindelwald that he is a Dumbledore.
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