Who is Mr Graves in Fantastic Beasts?

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) - Colin Farrell as Graves - IMDb.
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Is Mr Graves Grindelwald?

It turns out that Percival Graves the head American auror (magical law enforcement officer) was actually another wizard, Gellert Grindelwald, in disguise the entire time. Near the end of the movie, Graves, played by Collin Farrell, transforms into Grindelwald, who is played by Johnny Depp.
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Why did Grindelwald become graves?

In a new interview with Snitch Seeker, the longtime Wizarding World producer explained how Grindelwald turned into Graves to get closer to an Obscurus. “Yes, there was a real Graves,” Heyman said. “Yes, someone used some Polyjuice Potion and took their place.
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Is Graves a good guy in Fantastic Beasts?

Graves is definitely not good in Fantastic Beasts , but he doesn't really take a turn towards evil until midway through the film, when he jumps at the chance to sentence both Newt and Tina to death without any kind of trial or second opinion.
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Who is Mr Graves Harry Potter?

Percival Graves was an American wizard, Auror, Director of Magical Security and head of MACUSA's Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
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How did Newt know that Graves was Grindelwald?

At the end of "Fantastic Beasts," Newt uses a spell called "revelio" to reveal (get it?) that Percival Graves was really Grindelwald in disguise. Warner Bros.
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What child was graves looking for in Fantastic Beasts?

In December 1926 Grindelwald was looking for the magic Obscurial child of immense power in the Second Salem Church in close proximity of Mary Lou Barebone, which he saw in a vision. In addition, he called for assistance from Credence Barebone, the adopted son of Mary Lou Barebone.
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How was Grindelwald disguised as graves?

It all comes down to Grindelwald's method of disguise. Instead of using a method of full-body transformation (such as Polyjuice Potion), Grindelwald instead opted to use human transfiguration to take on the form of Percival Graves.
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Was Percival Graves real?

The American wizard Percival Graves never existed, and this key detail puts the events of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in a whole new light.
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Is Voldemort the son of Credence?

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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Why Does Graves want Credence?

Graves/Grindelwald wanted to find an Obscurial real bad because Grindelwald believes that only an really powerful Obscurial can kill Dumbledore.
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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 Newt gives Kowalski?

On 6 December 1926, Jacob Kowalski found an occamy egg on the bench next to him, inadvertently dropped by Newt Scamander.
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Who does Grindelwald turn into?

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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Why did Grindelwald want Credence?

He believes Credence to be that wizard, due to his ability to survive as an Obscurial (most people succumb to the Obscurus parasite and die at a young age). The fact that he not only survived but can now control the Obscurus shows that Credence really is very powerful.
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Is Credence a Snape?

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore confirmed Credence Barebone/Aurelius Dumbledore (Ezra Miller) is the new Snape (Alan Rickman) through a very familiar line delivered by Aberforth Dumbledore (Richard Coyle).
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Why was Harry Potter's eyebrow yellow?

During a Transfiguration lesson in 1996, Ron Weasley accidentally transfigured a moustache on to his face. In a Transfiguration lesson Harry Potter transfigured his eyebrow bright yellow.
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Why did Abernathy help Grindelwald?

Three months later, Abernathy travelled with Grindelwald and other acolytes to Paris, intending to find Credence Barebone and to spread word of their cause.
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How did Grindelwald disguise himself as Abernathy?

Grindelwald was walking around free as "Fake Abernathy," giving Spielman Grindelwald's magical vial and wand box while secretly keeping the Elder Wand.
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What did Grindelwald want?

One of the most noteworthy ones was that he, along with Grindelwald, wanted to reshape the Wizarding World and control the Muggle population for what they believed was “the greater good.” Their desire to overthrow the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy so that witches and wizards wouldn't have to conceal their ...
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How did Grindelwald get the Elder Wand?

According to Rowling's Deathly Hallows novel, Grindelwald first gains possession of the wand sometime before the original Fantastic Beasts movie by stealing it from world famous wandmaker Mykew Gregorovitch and stunning him with a spell, thus gaining the wand's allegiance.
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What is the story behind Dumbledore's sister?

What happened to Ariana Dumbledore? Dumbledore's younger sister was abused by a bunch of muggle kids when she was just six years old. The ordeal caused her to become emotionally and magically unstable. Albus' father took vengeance on the kids who hurt Ariana, landing him in Azkaban.
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Did graves know Credence was an Obscurial?

Graves is really Gellert Grindelwald, his fanatical hatred of all who fail to be proper wizards overcame his common sense. The second possibility is that he already knew that Credence was an Obscurial and taunted him with being a squib with the specific purpose of of provoking him to transform.
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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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Why was Credence given up for adoption?

Leta insisted that Credence was not her half-brother, as the real Corvus Lestrange died. Leta recounted her father sending her and her brother to America on a ship. Wanting to relieve herself of her screaming brother, Leta swapped him with another baby on the ship, that baby being Credence.
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