Why didnt Voldemort help Grindelwald?

The Dark Lord would have never wanted to join Grindelwald, since he wanted to be alone, separate, and different. Even when he was young, he didn't want to be tied to other people, which he would have been if he'd been one of many people following Grindelwald.
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What did Voldemort do to Grindelwald?

March 1998: Voldemort kills Grindelwald in Nurmengard in an attempt to gain control of the Elder Wand. May 1998: Harry defeats Voldemort during the Battle of Hogwarts, ending the Second Wizarding War.
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Who was more feared Grindelwald or Voldemort?

Based on the facts about the wizarding world that we know so far, Voldemort would be the most powerful wizard, but Grindelwald would be the most dangerous one.
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Did Voldemort ever fight Grindelwald?

Perhaps one of the most significant ways Voldemort triumphed over Grindelwald is that he was the one who killed the other dark wizard. That said, Grindelwald wasn't at the height of his power, so it wasn't a fair fight.
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Did Grindelwald inspire Voldemort?

Though he'd turned up once in the Harry Potter novels, Grindelwald was more of a has-been, a forerunner to the real evil of Voldemort.
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What did Grindelwald think of Voldemort?

Grindelwald called him Tom more than he called him Voldemort if you look again. Even better. That means he was most definitely trying to make a point by calling him Voldemort and wasn't just saying it out of habit.
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How did Grindelwald know Voldemort?

Grindewald heard of Voldemort during his career as Dark revolutionary. He was defeated in 1945; Voldemort was already a brilliant student at Hogwarts between 1937 and 1944. He was just as brilliant as Dumbledore in his time; and Dumbledore was known academically by the time he graduated.
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Could Grindelwald beat Voldemort in a duel?

A Grindelwald at the peak of his power would've destroyed Voldemort, Grindelwald pretty much conquered the entire Europe in his 6 years meanwhile Voldemort took 14 years (11 in the First Wizarding War and 3 in the Second Wizarding War) yet failed to take over even the Wizarding Part of Britain.
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Why is Grindelwald more powerful than Voldemort?

In addition to his better standing with his followers, Grindelwald maintains control of the Wizarding World for nearly two decades. Voldemort is only in power for about a year. Grindelwald also takes control over areas across the globe, while Voldemort only holds the UK under his grasp.
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What made Grindelwald evil?

Grindelwald was expelled from Durmstrang when he was 16 for "twisted experiments," according to the tabloid wizard journalist Rita Skeeter.
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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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Was Grindelwald afraid of Dumbledore?

They don't know he turned down the ministry of magic position because he is afraid of power. I don't think that Grindelwald feared Dumbledore like Tom Riddle feared him. Grindelwald cannot directly fight him cause of some pact they made. He knows that Dumbledore is indirectly or directly trying to stop him.
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What was Grindelwald's goal?

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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Are Grindelwald's followers Death Eaters?

These early followers – for Riddle was their leader, even if he pretended to be their friend – were 'forerunners of the Death Eaters, and indeed some of them became the first Death Eaters after leaving Hogwarts.
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What was Grindelwald's famous slogan?

"I wish you were working with me now. Towards a world where we wizards are free to live openly, and to love freely,"
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Did Voldemort talk to Grindelwald?

Then Voldemort visits Nurmengard to talk to Grindelwald, and at the same time Harry, Ron and Hermione are caught by snatchers and taken to Malfoy Manor. The entire, slightly cryptic conversation between Grindelwald and Voldemort is shown in bits and pieces between the whole Malfoy Manor scene.
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Why didn't Harry become Obscurial?

So it seems like shame and fear of magic are the primary catalysts to a child producing an Obscurus, and since Harry wasn't raised to feel ashamed of what he was, he never became an Obscurial.
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Why can't Dumbledore move against Grindelwald?

Dumbledore and Grindelwald took a blood oath to not fight each other. "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald," the second film in the series, reveals that as teenagers Dumbledore and Grindelwald undertook a blood pact that wouldn't allow them to move against each other.
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Can Grindelwald speak parseltongue?

Dumbledore learned Parseltongue from his ex-partner, Gellert Grindelwald. Dumbledore learned Parseltongue to better understand Voldemort.
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How did Dumbledore beat Grindelwald if he had the Elder Wand?

It may have happened that Dumbledore disarmed Grindelwald(or moved his wand against his will) when Aberforth, Dumbledore and Grindelwald were dueling. Then he may have been the owner of the Elder wand since then. Thats how he owned it since the wand won't work properly against its master. The easiest way.
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Who can defeat Grindelwald?

As Grindelwald's power grew, he began to make plans for the confrontation he knew would happen one day; a confrontation with his old friend and the only wizard in the world believed to be powerful enough to defeat him: Albus Dumbledore.
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Do Grindelwald and Voldemort ever 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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What are Grindelwald's followers called?

Grindelwald's followers

Carrow (Maja Bloom), Krafft (Simon Meacock), Krall (David Sakurai), Nagel (Claudius Peters) and Vinda Rosier (Poppy Corby-Tuech) are named as some of Grindelwald's 'acolytes' – along with a character we remember from the first film: Abernathy, played by Kevin Guthrie.
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Why does Grindelwald have white eyes?

He's twins in one body. So a gamey eye is more like the other side of him. Sort of like a brain for each eye, an albino twin, and he's somewhere in the middle. Per his interview with Entertainment Weekly, it looks like Johnny Depp has taken his role as Grindelwald quite acutely with this character detail.
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