Who Did Dumbledore love?

"I always saw Dumbledore as gay," Rowling said in response to a fan question about Dumbledore's love life. "Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald
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Plot. In 1927, as the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA) is transferring the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald to Europe to stand trial, Grindelwald escapes. Three months later in London, Newt Scamander requests the Ministry of Magic lift his international travel ban.
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" and was "blinded" by it. "This was Dumbledore's tragedy."
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Who is Dumbledore's true love?

Albus was fascinated by Grindelwald's research on the Deathly Hallows and ideas of wizarding domination, and their friendship soon turned into a romantic relationship, in which Albus fell in love with Grindelwald.
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Was Dumbledore in love with Grindelwald?

Is Dumbledore In Love With Grindelwald? Warner Bros. Dumbledore and Grindelwald only spent about two months together, but the two canonically became lovers in that time. Their relationship was passionate and intense, and each wizard helped shape the philosophies of the other.
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Who does Dumbledore have a crush on?

Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald, and that added to his horror when Grindelwald showed himself to be what he was. To an extent, do we say it excused Dumbledore a little more because falling in love can blind us to an extent?
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Does Albus still love Grindelwald?

In the new clip from Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Albus Dumbledore can be seen admitting to being in love with Grindelwald.
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Dumbledore And Grindelwald's Forbidden Love Affair



Did Dumbledore love Harry romantically?

He feared his love for Harry would make Harry vulnerable to possession by Voldemort. Dumbledore reveals how thoroughly he loves Harry. Harry is brave, and Dumbledore is proud as any father would be.
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Did Grindelwald and Dumbledore kiss?

While their romantic relationship doesn't progress farther than those pained one-liners in the movie — they don't kiss, but they're far from together in this film — the extra layer of shared history, and nuance, makes the relationship between the two men that much more compelling.
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Is Credence a Snape?

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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Who did Grindelwald marry?

Vinda Rosier is portrayed by Poppy Corby-Tuech in the second and third instalments of the Fantastic Beasts film series. Her name is given only as "Rosier (female)" in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay, but her first name was revealed on Pottermore.
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Who is Dumbledore's husband?

Percival Dumbledore

Percival was the husband of Kendra Dumbledore and father to Albus, Aberforth and Ariana. Not much is known about him before the attack on his young daughter which changed the course of his life forever.
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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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Who did Aberforth Dumbledore have a child with?

Aurelius was an illegitimate child of Aberforth's. 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 did Dumbledore and Grindelwald break up?

Believing they were working towards the greater good, Dumbledore and Grindelwald parted ways following the death of Albus' sister Ariana who was caught in the crossfire of a duel between Dumbledore, Grindelwald, and Albus' brother Aberforth.
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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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Is Credence Voldemort's grandfather?

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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Does Credence know he is a Dumbledore?

Albus confirms to Creedence early on in the film that he is in fact a Dumbledore, quashing any rumor that Grindelwald had lied to the young boy in order to sway him to his movement. It is explained that Credence is the illegitimate son of Albus's younger brother, Aberforth (Richard Coyle).
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How does J.K. Rowling feel about Dumbledore and Grindelwald?

Translation for the non-Harry Potter set: Dumbledore and Grindelwald are both wizards introduced in the original Rowling books; Rowling revealed after publishing her series that Dumbledore was gay, and very much in love with Grindelwald.
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How is Grindelwald related to Harry Potter?

But let's not forget Grindelwald actually appeared in the Harry Potter movies: in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I, the evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) seeks out the older Grindelwald (played by Michael Byrne) to learn the location of the Elder Wand (Grindelwald is seen possessing this same wand in the ...
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How old was Dumbledore when he met Grindelwald?

Albus Dumbledore first met Gellert Grindelwald at a rather difficult time in his life, when he was seventeen years old.
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What is Dumbledore's lover name?

October 2007: Rowling reveals Dumbledore is gay

"Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald, and that added to his horror when Grindelwald showed himself to be what he was," Rowling told the audience.
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Who does Harry Potter love the most?

Harry Potter's love for Ginny Weasley (his future wife) made her the last person he thought about before facing his own death. Also when it seemed that Harry had been murdered by Voldemort, Ginny was beyond heartbroken and screamed louder than anyone else, alongside Ron and Hermione.
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Who was Leta Lestrange saying I love you to?

The screenplay written by JKR herself made it very clear that it was to both Theseus and Newt.
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Who ends up killing Grindelwald?

Given that the third film takes place in the early 1930s, we still have a little over a decade to go until the legendary duel in 1945 that netted Albus the Elder Wand (one of the Deathly Hallows) and saw Grindelwald trapped in his own castle until he was murdered by Voldemort years later.
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Why is Queenie with Grindelwald?

In the first film, she helps Newt and Tina capture the animals that got loose from his suitcase. In the sequel, she decides to join Gellert Grindelwald in his crusade on the promise that she can marry Jacob due to a law refusing to allow humans and witches to marry.
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