Who did albus defeat to get the Elder Wand?

In 1945, at the height of Grindelwald's power, Albus Dumbledore finally felt compelled to confront his former friend due to the public outcry. Despite Grindelwald's mastery of the Elder Wand, as well as putting up a fight, Dumbledore defeated him in what became known as a legendary duel.
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How did Albus get the Elder Wand?

Albus Dumbledore achieved ownership of the Elder Wand after the legendary duel with Gellert Grindelwald. Albus possessed the Elder Wand for the next forty years of his life and took it with him to his grave.
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Who did Albus defeat?

He's simply a name dropped on Albus Dumbledore's chocolate frog card in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone": "Dumbledore is particularly famous for his defeat of the Dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945." Gellert Grindelwald in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1." Warner Bros.
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How did Dumbledore block Avada Kedavra?

At the end of Fantastic Beasts 3 though, Grindelwald attempts to use Avada Kedavra on Credence, but Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore successfully block it using golden magic.
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How did Grindelwald lose the Elder Wand?

However, sometime between 1899 and 1926, the wand was stolen in the dead of night by a boy named Gellert Grindelwald, who stunned Gregorovitch before running away. This allowed him to take full mastery of the wand, as it's previous master had been defeated by him.
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Who is the Elder Wand's master?

Loxias. Loxias became Master of the Elder Wand following his defeat of Barnabas Deverill. Loxias gave it the name "the Deathstick" and used it against anyone who displeased him.
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How did Dumbledore get Fawkes?

Fawkes was made by a mechanical machine. When Richard Harris, who played Dumbledore at that time, saw the robot, he said: "They sure do train those things well." He was thinking that it was a real bird. Pottermore has a feature on bringing Fawkes to life.
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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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Is Grindelwald a Slytherin?

Book 1 - The Prince of Slytherin

Grindelwald is mentioned by Ron Weasley, who erroneously states he was sorted into Slytherin House at Hogwarts.
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Did Grindelwald meet Voldemort?

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 the strongest wizard?

1 Albus Dumbledore

He was revered and respected for his magic and commanding energy, as well as personal strength. It was truly due to Dumbledore's planning that Voldemort died, even if Harry was the one to cast the killing blow because Dumbledore is the most powerful wizard in the entire series.
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Is Fawkes the only phoenix?

Sparky was the phoenix mascot of the New Zealand Quidditch team the Moutohora Macaws. Apart from Fawkes, Sparky was then the only known domesticated phoenix.
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Is the phoenix in Fantastic Beasts Fawkes?

Behind the scenes

However, it was confirmed by the book Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: Movie Magic that Credence's phoenix was not Fawkes.
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Do Jacob and Queenie have babies?

She has difficulty walking through the fire at the end because she is pregnant with Jacob's baby and it gets burned up. She probably wasn't aware of it but it would explain her enchanting him and pushing so strongly/crazily for marriage.
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Who disarmed Draco?

When he and Harry faced off shortly afterwards, Harry corrected him: since Draco had disarmed Dumbledore, he was the true master of the Elder Wand, not Snape. When Harry disarmed Draco in Malfoy Manor, the Elder Wand's allegiance shifted to him.
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Did Tina disarm Grindelwald?

But just before he does, Tina flicks her wand and disarms him. Tina disarms Grindelwald, the master of the Elder Wand. To be fair, the wand she disarms him of is the one Graves was carrying, which was not the Elder Wand. But she disarms him nonetheless.
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Who owns the Resurrection Stone?

The ring was destroyed in 1996 by Albus Dumbledore, but the stone was placed in Harry Potter's first Golden Snitch until it passed into the possession of Harry Potter who used it to great success in the Second Wizarding War.
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How did Dumbledore teleport with Fawkes?

Fawkes protected Dumbledore in his duel with Lord Voldemort by swallowing a Killing Curse aimed at him, and teleported Dumbledore away from the school when the Ministry attempted to arrest him in 1996.
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Why didn't Fawkes stay with Harry?

He stayed at Hogwarts out of love for Dumbledore. When his friend died, Fawkes had no reason to remain. Show activity on this post. Fawkes left as JK Rowling's sign that something permanent had to leave the school when Dumbledore died.
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Is Fawkes a horcrux?

In the end, Harry Potter fans will believe whatever they want, but Fawkes was definitely not Dumbledore's horcrux.
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How do phoenix reproduce?

Like all other birds, the phoenix reproduce by laying eggs. A male phoenix and a female phoenix are required prior to laying eggs. Note also the plural on the eggs. The phoenix use magic to produce high temperature that can incubate their eggs very fast.
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Did Dumbledore get Fawkes from Newt?

It means that he was likely a gift from Newt to Dumbledore who, while brilliant, was not an expert in magical creatures, nor did he seem to have the time to train a phoenix. Instead, it was likely Newt who acted as Fawkes's trainer before giving him to Dumbledore.
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Was Aberforth in the Order of the Phoenix?

Aberforth was the owner and barman of the Hog's Head Inn in Hogsmeade, and was a member of the original Order of the Phoenix during the First Wizarding War.
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Who is the weakest wizard in Harry Potter?

Weak: Quirinus Quirrell

Although he was intelligent and bookish, Quirinus Quirrell was the weakest of the Hogwarts professors—mostly due to his extremely timid nature. He taught the Muggle Studies course for several years before going in search of the vanquished Voldemort.
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Is Ginny the most powerful Weasley?

Ginny is the youngest in the Weasley family but one would argue that she is the most powerful. The movies show a little bit of it but in the books, she can throw some pretty powerful spells right alongside Hermione, who happens to be one of her closest friends.
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