What was Dumbledore's unbreakable vow?

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 to ignite the revolution between the magical and the non-magical aggregations wherein ...
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What was the Unbreakable Vow in Fantastic Beasts?

And, for the first time, we can reveal that Yusuf has actually taken an Unbreakable Vow to track Credence down — a magical promise meaning that if he doesn't fulfill his task, he will die.
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What did Dumbledore and Grindelwald promise?

In his quest to find the Deathly Hallows, Grindelwald arrived in Godric's Hollow and met Dumbledore. They formed a very close relationship, and Dumbledore promised to join Grindelwald's cause to free wizards from living in the shadows and start a revolution where wizards can rule over Muggles.
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Did Dumbledore and Snape have an Unbreakable Vow?

When Draco could not bring it in his heart to kill Dumbledore despite having the opportunity with the latter cornered and wandless, Snape fulfilled the vow with Narcissa to kill Dumbledore himself, simultaneously fulfilling his promise to Dumbledore of a mercy kill, sparing Draco of having to do so under duress.
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How did Dumbledore break the blood oath?

Seeing as Credence was Aberforth's son, the pact broke when the Dumbledore blasts connected with Grindelwald's blast.
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Why Snape Agreed to an Unbreakable Vow (and to Kill Dumbledore) - Harry Potter Explained



What was Dumbledore's dark secret?

In the opening scene of The Secrets of Dumbledore, Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) revealed that he was in fact in love with Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) when they were teenagers, and the blood oath was a witness of their love.
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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 Snape was the Half Blood Prince?

Snape was born to Eileen Prince, a witch, and Tobias Snape, a Muggle, making him a half-blood (hence the name, "Half-Blood Prince"). This is rare for a Death Eater, as remarked in the last book, though Voldemort himself also had a Muggle father.
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Did Dumbledore and Grindelwald make an Unbreakable Vow?

Dumbledore and Grindelwald's impending duel

Instead of making an Unbreakable Vow, the two made a Blood Oath—a new concept for Harry Potter fans. Considering that Dumbledore and Grindelwald do eventually fight, a Blood Oath is presumably breakable, unlike an Unbreakable Vow.
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What happens if Snape breaks the Unbreakable Vow?

An Unbreakable Vow is a magical spell of unknown incantation, in which one witch or wizard makes an oath to another. If either of the two break their terms, they die.
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What was Grindelwald's vial?

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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Who was more powerful Grindelwald or Voldemort?

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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What did Grindelwald see in the blood?

The animal's blood spilled on the floor, and in its reflection, Grindelwald saw a vision of Newt Scamander and Theseus Scamander heading to Hogsmeade.
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Why did Dumbledore and Grindelwald have a blood pact?

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 to ignite the revolution between the magical and the non-magical aggregations wherein ...
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Why can't Dumbledore go against 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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Why is Snape Unbreakable Vow?

Snape made the unbreakable vow to Narcissa to protect Draco in Half Blood Prince.
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Is nagini in The Secrets of Dumbledore?

But "The Secrets of Dumbledore" completely drops Nagini as a character. It's still unclear where she went, what happened to her following the Paris rally in the second film, and what her fate is prior to eventually becoming Voldemort's most trusted companion.
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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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Is Tom Riddle in Fantastic Beasts?

So far, Fantastic Beasts hasn't featured a young Tom Riddle, but it wouldn't be surprising if the final movie (whether Secrets of Dumbledore or another one) shows Riddle graduating Hogwarts and creating his first Horcruxes, linking the series to that of Harry Potter.
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What caused Dumbledore's hand to turn black?

After Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts, he used Godric Gryffindor's Sword to crack the Resurrection Stone so as to destroy it as a Horcrux. While the act did destroy the ring as one of Riddle's Horcruxes, it did not stop the fatal curse. The curse gave Dumbledore's hand a withered black look, as though it had died.
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Did Voldemort know Snape was a spy?

Voldemort in turn knew the first half of the prophecy from Snape. He knew from his own knowledge of the wizarding world and his spies (presumably) that the prophecy could refer to either the Potters or the Longbottoms, and he knew from Snape that Dumbledore knew this too (if not more).
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What is 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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What was Grindelwald's famous slogan?

Gellert Grindelwald : Magic blooms... only in rare souls. Still, we must skulk in shadows. But the old ways serve us no longer.
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