What is Grindelwald's silver tongue?

In fantastic Beasts and the crimes of Grindelwald, there was something mentioned as a silver tongue. a tendency to be eloquent and persuasive in speaking. Silver tongue is actually a phrase that means "a tendency to be eloquent and persuasive in speaking."
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What is the silver thing in crimes of Grindelwald?

Owners. This pendant contained a small vial wherein were sealed the blood of Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald after they made a blood pact in their youth in late August of 1899.
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How does Grindelwald get his tongue back?

GRINDELWALD appears at the door and nods to ABERNATHY. He throws the door open so the water pours out—along with the two remaining AURORS. GRINDELWALD clambers inside and retrieves the vial from ABERNATHY'S mouth by the chain, casting a spell that grants ABERNATHY a new forked tongue.
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Why does Abernathy have a forked tongue?

Protect the secrets! "You have joined a noble cause, my friend." Grindelwald rewarded his loyal servant Abernathy with a new forked-tongue for helping him escape the Aurors who were transporting him from MACUSA in New York to Europe.
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Does Grindelwald have a silver tongue?

Within the first few moments of the second film, we hear of him as a "silver tongue" who manipulated his own prison guards into becoming his followers. During the course of the film, he turns even some of the characters you were sure were the good guys.
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The One Reason Grindelwald Was More Dangerous than Voldemort



Can Grindelwald speak parseltongue?

Dumbledore learned Parseltongue from his ex-partner, Gellert Grindelwald. Dumbledore learned Parseltongue to better understand Voldemort.
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Is Grindelwald stronger than Voldemort?

He might still be controlling much of the world if it weren't for his greatest weakness -- his feelings for Dumbledore. Not only is Grindelwald more powerful than Voldemort, but he's also a more compelling villain, which is why audiences will be seeing more of him in Fantastic Beasts 3.
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Why did Grindelwald let him live?

Seeing Abernathy's wand, which Grindelwald had dropped after him, Spielman was able to grab it and cast a Slowing Charm mere seconds before he impacted the water (it is possible that Grindelwald let him survive so he could tell the tale about his spectacular escape because right before Spielman was able to grab the ...
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Why did Grindelwald spare Spielman?

Spreading his own message

Of course he deliberately charges the situation to have the outcome he wants but his message is conveyed nonetheless. This could be why he spared Spielman as the Aurors were attacking him so he "defended" himself whereas Spielman did not attack so he let him live.
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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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Why did they cut off Grindelwald's tongue?

Prior to the move, due to Grindelwald's gift of persuasion, he had his tongue cut out, as several guards had sided with him. President Picquery cautioned Spielman to not underestimate Grindelwald.
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What does the silver tongue do Fantastic Beasts?

In fantastic Beasts and the crimes of Grindelwald, there was something mentioned as a silver tongue. a tendency to be eloquent and persuasive in speaking.
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How did Grindelwald know Credence is a Dumbledore?

At the end of the last film, Grindelwald gave Credence a wand to channel his magic and revealed that he is actually Aurelius Dumbledore.
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Why did Dumbledore and Grindelwald have a blood pact?

Dumbledore seeing himself and Grindelwald in the Mirror of Erised, cutting their hands During their teenage years, Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald made a blood pact where they swore an oath never to fight each other - presumably as a fail-safe to ensure no rift were to set them apart in their grand endeavour ...
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Is Credence actually a 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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Can Occamys fly?

With a snake-like body and wings, these beasts can either slither or fly, making for quite an interesting characteristic. Their whole bodies are feathered, and they have impressive plumes on their heads. As for being intimidating, Occamies (especially the adults) can be rather aggressive to anyone who gets near them.
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What was the Blue Dragon in crimes of Grindelwald?

Protego Diabolica | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom.
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How did Grindelwald switch places with Abernathy?

While he is condescending to Tina, Abernathy is cowed by important superiors, like Graves, and gets nervous around pretty girls, like Queenie (WFT). When Gellert Grindelwald was being held in a cell at MACUSA Headquarters, Abernathy switched allegiance to him, then switched places with him .
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What made Grindelwald evil?

Grindelwald was expelled from Durmstrang when he was 16 for "twisted experiments," according to the tabloid wizard journalist Rita Skeeter. After his expulsion in the late 19th century, he went to live with his great-aunt, the wizarding historian Bathilda Bagshot, in Godric's Hollow in England.
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What's wrong with Grindelwald's eye?

He's twins in one body. So a gamey eye is more like the other side of him. Sort of like a brain for each eye, an albino twin, and he's somewhere in the middle. Per his interview with Entertainment Weekly, it looks like Johnny Depp has taken his role as Grindelwald quite acutely with this character detail.
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Why is Grindelwald so powerful?

15 Grindelwald: Did Not Fear Death

One of the defining facts of Voldemort's character is that he feared death. That's why he went to such great extremes to prevent it, i.e., the creation of his Horcruxes. Grindelwald, on the other hand, did not fear death, which made him more powerful in many ways.
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What house was Grindelwald?

If he had gone to Hogwarts, he would be in Slytherin.
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Is Grindelwald pureblood?

It's difficult to find out anything about Grindelwald, as there is very little information about Gellert Grindelwald's past. However, by some evidence, it can well be concluded that he was in-fact a pure blood.
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Did Grindelwald and Voldemort meet?

And talking about the visit, Voldemort visited Grindelwald only to kill him. Because according to his knowledge, the wand still owed its allegiance to Grindelwald. Firstly, even if we assume that Voldemort knew the whereabouts of the wand, he still needed to kill Grindelwald to "own" it. But he didn't.
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