Why is Grindelwald afraid of Dumbledore?

Grindelwald cannot directly fight him cause of some pact they made. He knows that Dumbledore is indirectly or directly trying to stop him. He knows the cleverness of Dumbledore better than anyone and that he doesn't take anything lightly. He knows that Dumbledore needs to be stopped so that he can fulfill his dream.
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Why can't Dumbledore go 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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Is Dumbledore obsessed with Grindelwald?

Dumbledore & Grindelwald Were Both Obsessed With The Deathly Hallows. By the time Grindelwald arrived in Godric's Hollow, he was deep in his search for the Deathly Hallows, which became an obsession.
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What did Dumbledore do to Grindelwald?

As far as we knew, Dumbledore and Grindelwald didn't meet until 1945, when Dumbledore famously defeated Grindelwald in a duel and took the Elder Wand. The previous movies revealed that this was because the men struck a magical blood pact that prevented one from moving against the other.
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Who was more feared Voldemort or Grindelwald?

1 Winner: Voldemort

He was more cunning, naturally talented, feared, and above all powerful, compared to Grindelwald. Grindelwald's reign of terror did see worldwide recognition, but as it wasn't scary enough to be remembered years down the line, he just can't be considered on the level of Voldemort.
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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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Who is the darkest wizard of all time?

Lord Voldemort. Lord Voldemort, considered the most dangerous dark wizard of the late 20th century, if not of all time. Tom Riddle was known to be the most powerful and dangerous dark wizard of all time.
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Did Grindelwald meet Voldemort?

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 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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What was Grindelwald's famous slogan?

Gellert Grindelwald : Magic blooms... only in rare souls. Still, we must skulk in shadows. But the old ways serve us no longer.
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Who was Grindelwald in love with?

Furthermore, during Fantastic Beasts 3, after Grindelwald's attempt to defeat Dumbledore in a duel, the former asks Dumbledore who will love him now that their blood pact is destroyed, confirming that Grindelwald did love him.
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What's wrong with Grindelwald's eye?

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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Who is Gellert Grindelwald in love with?

Those suspicions were confirmed in 2007 during a reading of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince at Carnegie Hall, where Rowling was asked if Dumbledore ever fell in love, and she replied that she “always thought of Dumbledore as gay”, and even revealed he had been in love with Gellert Grindelwald.
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Can Grindelwald defeat Voldemort?

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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Who is stronger Dumbledore or Grindelwald?

Dumbledore's magical skills were so great he was able to defeat legendary Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald, despite the latter possessing the supposedly unbeatable Elder Wand.
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Why did Dumbledore and Grindelwald break up?

In 1932, Grindelwald tried to kill Credence Barebone at The Walk of the Qilin Ceremony for failing him. Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore intervened, and the blood pact between Grindelwald and Dumbledore was broken.
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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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Why is Grindelwald so powerful?

15 Grindelwald: Did Not Fear Death

That's why he went to such great extremes to prevent it, i.e., the creation of his Horcruxes. Grindelwald, on the other hand, did not fear death, which made him more powerful in many ways. He wasn't limited by anything. He also did not fear Dumbledore the same way that Voldemort did.
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What house is Grindelwald?

If he had gone to Hogwarts, he would be in Slytherin.
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Is Tom Riddle in Fantastic Beasts?

So far, Fantastic Beasts hasn't featured a young Tom Riddle, but it wouldn't be surprising if the final movie (whether Secrets of Dumbledore or another one) shows Riddle graduating Hogwarts and creating his first Horcruxes, linking the series to that of Harry Potter.
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What did Grindelwald say to Newt at the end?

After scoffing at the idea that MACUSA could keep him imprisoned, Grindelwald turns to Newt and speaks a curious phrase: Will we die, just a little? It was such an odd bit of wording that I wasn't even sure I heard it right at the screening, but I've since confirmed it in the screenplay book.
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Who is the cruelest person in Harry Potter?

1. Dolores Umbridge. I found Umbridge worse than Voldemort. As someone who uses her position of power to make other people suffer, she represents the worst of Hogwarts and humanity as a whole.
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Who is the weakest wizard in Harry Potter?

Weak: Quirinus Quirrell

Although he was intelligent and bookish, Quirinus Quirrell was the weakest of the Hogwarts professors—mostly due to his extremely timid nature. He taught the Muggle Studies course for several years before going in search of the vanquished Voldemort.
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Who is the most powerful wizard after Dumbledore?

The Most Powerful Wizards In The Harry Potter Universe, Ranked
  1. 1 Albus Dumbledore.
  2. 2 Lord Voldemort. ...
  3. 3 Gellert Grindelwald. ...
  4. 4 Merlin. ...
  5. 5 Nicolas Flamel. ...
  6. 6 Salazar Slytherin. ...
  7. 7 Godric Gryffindor. ...
  8. 8 Credence Barebone. ...
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