Is Credence Voldemort's Father?

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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Are Credence and Voldemort related?

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 Snape's father?

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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How is Tom Riddle related to Credence?

On such theory had to do with the mysterious character of Credence. Specifically, the theory proposed that Credence is Voldemort's father, Tom Riddle, Sr.
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Who is Credence's father?

Fantastic Beasts 3 reveals that Credence is Aberforth Dumbledore's illegitimate son.
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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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Who is Credence real brother?

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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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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Why is Credence not 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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How is Credence related to 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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How is Newt Scamander related to Luna Lovegood?

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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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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What is the relationship between Credence and Snape?

Credence is Snape's Maternal Grandfather - Harry Potter Theory Explained in Hindi - YouTube.
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Is Credence still alive in Harry Potter?

Without anyone's knowledge, except Newt, Credence turned out to have survived, because an Obscurial could not be killed while in their Obscurus state. Credence, as a single shred, fled away from the subway station to the destroyed Second Salem Church.
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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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Was Tom Riddle an Obscurus?

Many Harry Potter fans might also wonder how Tom Riddle avoided becoming an Obscurial, and the answer is that he was also protected by muggle ignorance. Tom was highly aware that he was magical, but he enjoyed the power he emanated, and he used it as a way of scaring people away from him.
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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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Why did they abandon Credence?

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).
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Why is the phoenix with Credence?

After the phoenix chick exploded into an adult in The Crimes of Grindelwald, the magical creature stuck with Credence, following him where he went. The phoenix's presence is how Dumbledore realized Credence was, in fact, a member of his family. Crucially, Credence was the son of Aberforth Dumbledore, Albus' brother.
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Is Credence phoenix Fawkes?

After Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: Movie Magic was released, it was confirmed in the book that Credence's phoenix was indeed not Fawkes.
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Did Dumbledore know Credence was his nephew?

In Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Credence attempts to kill Albus but fails. As the phoenix bird's ashes drop onto him, Albus knows for certain that Credence is in fact Aurelius, Aberforth's long-lost son.
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Why can't Credence be saved?

Tragically, even though Credence was saved from Grindelwald's Avada Kedavra, he is dying because of his Obscurus (having survived so long only because of the powerful magic within him).
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What was Credence name at birth?

Credence Barebone, born Aurelius Dumbledore, is the secondary antagonist of the Fantastic Beasts series, serving as the secondary antagonist of both Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and The Secrets of Dumbledore and a major antagonist in The Crimes of Grindelwald.
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Why can't Dumbledore fight Grindelwald?

Dumbledore and Grindelwald took a blood oath to not fight each other. "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald," the second film in the series, reveals that as teenagers Dumbledore and Grindelwald undertook a blood pact that wouldn't allow them to move against each other.
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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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