Is credence Voldemort in Harry Potter?

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore finally revealed that Credence (Ezra Miller) is Aberforth Dumbledore's (Richard Coyle) long-lost son, but his mother could very well be a Gaunt, making Credence related to Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes).
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Is Credence there in Harry Potter?

Losing Aurelius would be too painful for Aberforth to bring him up ever again, and Albus has been known to discuss very few personal matters with the Harry Potter characters. It thus makes sense that Credence is never mentioned in Harry Potter: he is the Dumbledores' guilty secret.
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Is Voldemort the son of Credence?

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 Credence actually Tom Riddle?

However, after seeing the film, it's clear that Credence is probably not Tom Riddle, and here's why: Magic. Spoilers ahead. Tom Riddle Sr. is a Muggle — a No-Maj if you prefer. He's not magical in any way.
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Is Credence Snape or Voldemort?

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore confirmed that 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 Credence Snape's dad?

However, there is one Potter character where a shared bloodline would not be a stretch: Snape. Recall that, as the “Half-Blood Prince,” Snape was born to a witch and a Muggle. His mother Eileen Prince was born in the 1930s. As Fantastic Beasts is set in 1926, the timing checks out for Credence to be her father.
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Who is more powerful Credence or Voldemort?

In terms of raw power, however, Voldemort is arguably more powerful. Voldemort's followers were no less loyal (and dangerous) than Grindelwald, but Grindelwald's obsession with enlisting Credence Barebones to fight for him shows that he might not have been as powerful as the Dark Lord.
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Why does Credence look like Snape?

Why does Credence Dumbledore look like Snape? Credence's costume and hair change are so similar to Severus Snape's that it foreshadows his path in Fantastic Beasts 3 — consequently ruining his ending.
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How are Grindelwald and Voldemort connected?

Grindelwald was imprisoned in Nurmengard, a wizard prison he established, where he later died at the hands of Voldemort who was himself searching for the Elder Wand to aid his own rise to power.
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Who is Credence's biological mother?

It's stated that Credence was born in 1901. That would tie in with Leta Lestrange being around the age of 6 or 7 when she swapped the babies and made him about 26 years old during the events of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
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Did Dumbledore know Credence was his brother?

Grindelwald also apparently lies to Credence at the end of The Crimes of Grindelwald by implying that Dumbledore wants him dead (“Your brother is trying to kill you”) — an obvious lie on Grindelwald's part, since as far as we know, Dumbledore doesn't even know who Credence is.
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Is Credence the brother in Harry Potter?

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.
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Is Credence Dumbledore's half brother?

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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Whose wand did Credence get?

At the end of the last film, Grindelwald gave Credence a wand to channel his magic and revealed that he is actually Aurelius Dumbledore. However, do we trust this Dark wizard to be telling the truth?
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What is Credence role in Harry Potter?

Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller) is an adopted young wizard who is also an Obscurial – a human host for an uncontrollable magic force called an Obscurus, created when wizards try to suppress their own magical abilities.
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How does Voldemort get Nagini?

Nagini was Lord Voldemort's final Horcrux

In an interview, J.K. Rowling revealed that it was the murder of Bertha Jorkins that made Nagini a Horcrux. After Voldemort discovered his Horcruxes were in danger, Nagini was magically protected, described as being encased in a 'starry, translucent sphere'.
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Is Grindelwald alive in Harry Potter?

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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Who is Grindelwald to Tom Riddle?

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.
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How is Queenie related to Harry Potter?

Goldstein: The father of Queenie and Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein, father-in-law of Newt Scamander, and great-grandfather of Rolf Scamander and great-grandfather-in-law of Luna Lovegood. Mr. Goldstein was a wizard and married to Mrs. Goldstein, having two daughters, Porpentina and Queenie (her real name is unknown.)
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Who is credence Dumbledore's son?

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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How is Luna Lovegood related to Newt Scamander?

He's Luna Lovegood's grandfather-in-law

Luna Lovegood ends up marrying Rolf Scamander, who is Newt's grandson. If grandson is anything like his grandfather — which is quite likely, as both are magizoologists — that means we can expect Newt to be a bit of an eccentric.
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Why did Credence become evil?

Due to his step-mother's cruelty and hated towards magic and being emotionally unstable, Credence became the Obscurial whose Obscurus wreaked havoc in New York City.
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Who is the most powerful Dark Lord in Harry Potter?

Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes), aka Tom Riddle, was described by Dumbledore as one of the best students ever to graduate Hogwarts as well as "the most dangerous Dark wizard of all time."
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Who is the strongest sorcerer in Harry Potter?

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort ever feared and the only one who could have defeated him in a duel. Albus Dumbledore is the most powerful wizard in the Harry Potter.
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Did Tom Riddle know Grindelwald?

Tom Riddle opened the Chamber in the spring of 1943, by that time the Gridewald-war was in full swing. Tom Riddle sat his NEWTs by the time Dumbledore and Grindelwald fought their titanic duel. No, Grindelwald did not know Tom Riddle, Riddle made sure to keep a lower profile after the death of Myrtle.
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