Who is Credences father?

Fantastic Beasts 3 reveals that Credence is Aberforth Dumbledore's illegitimate son. Since Grindelwald was telling Credence the truth about his name being Aurelius Dumbledore, it seemed logical that he's one of Albus Dumbledore's siblings.
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Who are Credences parents?

As the son of Aberforth Dumbledore and a member of the Dumbledore family, Credence is naturally powerful, although for most of his life his magical abilities were suppressed due to the abuse of his adoptive mother.
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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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Is Ariana Dumbledore Credences mother?

Credence was 18 years old in the first movie set in 1926, so he was born around 1908, and Dumbledore is 45 years old in The Crimes of Grindelwald, set in 1927. But Dumbledore's mother Kendra died in an “explosion” in the summer of 1899 when her daughter, Ariana, lost control of her magic.
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Who is Credences brother?

According to Grindelwald, Credence is actually the long-lost younger brother of Albus, and his name is Aurelius Dumbledore. This is difficult for fans to swallow.
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Who is Credences real family?

Once there, Grindelwald reveals Credence's true identity to him: He is Aurelius Dumbledore, Albus Dumbledore's brother. Now, here's where things get a bit tricky. As we know from the Harry Potter series, Dumbledore had two younger siblings who were known to the public, his brother Aberforth and sister Ariana.
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Who is Credences biological mother?

Credence wasn't born until 1901, thereby ruling out Kendra as his mother. Meanwhile, Percival Dumbledore was serving life in Azkaban for attacking the three Muggle boys.
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Is Credence Grindelwald's son?

Fantastic Beasts 3 Twist Explained: Credence Is Aberforth Dumbledore's Son. Grindelwald had pitted Credence against Albus by telling him he had been abandoned by his own family - worse, by his own brother.
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Is Credence Dumbledore's sister's son?

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. He's Aberforth's son, which makes him Albus' nephew.
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Who is Aurelius Dumbledore father?

Aurelius Dumbledore/Credence Barebone - the son of Aberforth who was adopted by Mary Lou Barebone and did not discover he was a Dumbledore until over twenty years later.
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Is Credence actually Tom Riddle?

If you've seen Fantastic Beasts, then you know that Credence is actually an Obscurial — a witch or wizard who has repressed his or her magic so much that it erupts into an Obscurus, an object of dark magic capable of mass destruction and murder. If Credence were Tom Riddle Sr, then he's no muggle, he's a wizard.
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Why is Queenie with Grindelwald?

While initially on the same side as her sister Tina and friend, later brother-in-law Newt Scamander, Queenie was ultimately swayed to join Gellert Grindelwald's side with the offer to be free to love and marry her No-Maj boyfriend Jacob Kowalski, as well as the offer to provide his freedom to others.
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Did Grindelwald and Voldemort meet?

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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How are Leta and Bellatrix related?

Bellatrix married into the Lestrange family, originally being born as Bellatrix Black, meaning she and Leta are not related by blood. That would make Leta related to Bellatrix's husband, Rodolphus Lestrange, although that connection is no easier to find.
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Is Grindelwald related to Voldemort?

“Grindelwald” should be a familiar name to Harry Potter fans. While Voldemort was the primary antagonist of that series, Grindelwald was, in many ways, his predecessor. He was first introduced in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone with a reference that Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore defeated him in 1945.
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Who killed Aurelius Dumbledore?

While she originally said in an interview that Dumbledore was around 150 years old when he died, we know from Pottermore that he was actually around 115 years old when Snape fired the killing curse at him on top of Hogwarts' astronomy tower.
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Who is the baby in crimes of Grindelwald?

Credence is that other unnamed baby. So for a time he definitely was Corvus Lestrange, even though he actually was not. At some point after that, this young Credence was given up or lost by the Lestranges — it's still not clear why he ended up being adopted by the woman from the first “Fantastic Beasts” movie.
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Is Credence really Aurelius 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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How did Voldemort get Nagini?

She was certainly no ordinary snake. While Arthur lived to tell the tale, others were not so lucky. Lord Voldemort callously fed Muggle Studies teacher Charity Burbage to Nagini after performing the Killing Curse.
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Is Aurelius Aberforth son?

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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What happened to Leta Lestrange brother?

In the end, all we get is that Yusuf and Leta are half-siblings because Leta's father raped Yusuf's mother (this is a movie ostensibly for children, FYI), and Leta's half-brother died because she accidentally got him killed during a shipwreck. And as for poor Credence, it turns out he's also a secret sibling.
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How did Aberforth Dumbledore have a child?

Credence Barebone

Aberforth Dumbledore: "Always. Come home." Aberforth conceived his son, named Aurelius, with his lover around the summer the romance between his brother Albus and Gellert Grindelwald occurred.
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What happened to Credences mom?

It's very unlikely she knew the identity of Credence's true mother since he was not the baby Irma intended to give to her, unless they somehow met later on. It is unknown what happened to her, but it is possible that she had died prior to 1926, as Mary Lou referred to her in the past tense.
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Who is Leta Lestrange brother?

This infant was her half-brother Corvus Lestrange.
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Who is Dumbledore's sister?

The victim of this act was a six-year-old girl, Ariana Dumbledore, the younger sister of brilliant future Hogwarts headmaster Albus and future Hog's Head barman Aberforth. 'When my sister was six years old, she was attacked, set upon, by three Muggle boys.
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