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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on thewrap.com


What baby was killed in crimes of Grindelwald?

In part of the penultimate scene, Leta revels that she accidentally caused the death of her infant brother when she took him out of his cot during a shipwreck, leading to him becoming separated from the family and eventually drowning.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on herfamily.ie


Who is the child they are 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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


Why did Leta Lestrange swap the babies?

According to Queenie, Leta was a "taker" rather than a "giver", and she did display a selfish streak throughout her youth: Leta swapped her baby half-brother Corvus for another infant simply because she couldn't tolerate his crying; at Hogwarts, she allowed Newt to take the blame and be expelled for her own childish ...
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


Why does Grindelwald want the child?

Thinking Credence was an orphaned Squib, Grindelwald emotionally manipulated him into helping him find the Obscurial with the promise of protecting him from his abusive adoptive mother and teaching him magic.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


Fantastic Beasts the Crimes of Grindelwald - Murder of Baby Scene



What happened to Grindelwald's tongue?

Prior to the move, due to Grindelwald's gift of persuasion, he had his tongue cut out, as several guards had sided with him. President Picquery cautioned Spielman to not underestimate Grindelwald.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on reddit.com


What happened to the baby Leta saved?

When she was a kid, the Lestrange family was on a ship and baby Corvus wouldn't stop crying during a big storm. So Leta took baby Corvus out of his crib, carried him across the hall to another cabin and swapped him for another baby — one who was sleeping soundly.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on thewrap.com


How is Bellatrix related to Leta?

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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on cbr.com


What happened to Credence as a baby?

He was switched in the crib by a young Leta Lestrange for her half-brother Corvus because he was crying. The ship later sank during a storm and Credence was taken by Leta and Irma Dugard to a lifeboat. Their lifeboat sailed to safety, but the lifeboat his aunt and Corvus took capsized, drowning them both.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


Why was Corvus put up for adoption?

Then Corvus found a new woman, and had a baby with her, Corvus Lestrange Jr. Corvus loved this child, but felt that in order to protect him, he needed to send him away to America and give him up for adoption. On the boat ride over, Corvus Lestrange Jr.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on collider.com


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on screenrant.com


Is Ariana Dumbledore Credence 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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on nerdist.com


Is Bunty a Weasley?

Bunty Is a Weasley | Fantastic Beasts.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pinterest.com


Why was the child killed in Fantastic Beasts?

He was just the child of the couple who lived in the French appartment. Grindelwald ordered the death of the couple, took over their appartment as lair, and discovering an infant in a room, killed him because he was of no use to him.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on reddit.com


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on inverse.com


Are Queenie and Luna related?

Mr. Goldstein: The father of Queenie and Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein, father-in-law of Newt Scamander, and great-grandfather of Rolf Scamander and great-grandfather-in-law of Luna Lovegood. Mr. Goldstein was a wizard and married to Mrs.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harry-potter-and-fantastic-beasts-films.fandom.com


Was Bellatrix pregnant in the Half-Blood Prince?

Helena Bonham Carter, who portrays Bellatrix in the films, was pregnant during the filming of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Her pregnancy seems noticeable (but not too far along) during the scene at Spinner's End.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


Who is the girl with Credence?

Nagini (d. 2 May, 1998) was a female Maledictus cursed to transform into a snake. Originating possibly in Indonesia, by 1927 she was a performer at the Circus Arcanus where she met Credence Barebone and had the ability then to transform at will.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


Who did Leta say I love you too?

2 Leta: She Always Loved Him

They were close friends in the wake of not having anyone else. Through it all, even thru her engagement to his brother, Leta still loves Newt. When she's about to attack Grindelwald, she turns and ambiguously says "I love you" at such an angle that it could be to Newt or Theseus.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on screenrant.com


Is Leta Lestrange related to Sirius Black?

Leta Lestrange is therefore directly connected to the most fascinating of wizard families, the Ancient and Most Noble House of Black. Generation X of the family — brothers Sirius and Regulus and their cousins Bellatrix, Andromeda, and Narcissa — present a fascinating microcosm of the entire wizarding war.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on inverse.com


Is Queenie Voldemort's mother?

Let's start with the facts that we already know. Thomas Marvolo Riddle was born on December 31, 1926, in England. His mother, Merope (Gaunt) Riddle, died in childbirth. The first time we meet Queenie is in late 1926 in New York City, New York, very much not pregnant.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on mugglenet.com


Who is the child of Queenie and Jacob?

Quentin Kowalski seems to be a direct descendant of Jacob and Queenie, bearing Jacob's last name and the masculine version of Queenie's first name. Based on the characters' ages, Quentin could easily be Jacob and Queenie's grandson, suggesting that the couple would eventually marry and start a family together.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on screenrant.com


WHO is Queenie and Jacobs kid?

Quentin Kowalski may be a descendant of Jacob and Queenie Goldstein, though this would breach Rappaport's Law. Queenie and Jacob would need to have left the United States of America to marry as to protect Queenie from prosecution.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com