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[[File:Johnny Depp (42814320505).jpg|thumb|right|[[Johnny Depp]] in character as Gellert Grindelwald at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018 promoting ''[[Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald]]'']] |
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'''Gellert Grindelwald''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|r|ɪ|n|d|ə|l|ˌ|v|ɔː|l|d|,_|-|ˌ|w|ɔː|l|d}}) is a [[Dark Arts (Harry Potter)|dark wizard]] who, on a list of "Most Dangerous Dark Wizards of All Time," would be second only to Voldemort, according to Rita Skeeter's book ''The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore.'' His name is first mentioned in ''Philosopher's Stone'' on a Chocolate Frog card which notes that Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald in 1945. |
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Grindelwald attended the wizarding school [[Durmstrang]], from which he was expelled at age sixteen for his dangerous and evil experiments that nearly resulted in the deaths of some of his fellow students. He left the symbol of the [[Magical objects in Harry Potter#Deathly Hallows|Deathly Hallows]] on one of the walls in Durmstrang before departing. After Durmstrang, he went to live with his great-aunt Bathilda Bagshot in Godric's Hollow, where he met the young Dumbledore. In ''Deathly Hallows,'' it was revealed that Grindelwald had gone to Godric's Hollow to investigate the grave of the [[Peverell brothers]] (the original owners of the Hallows), but struck up a close friendship with Dumbledore, and the two planned to establish a new world order, where wizards would rule over Muggles "for the greater good". The phrase later became Grindelwald's excuse for the atrocities he committed in his reign of terror. They also planned to work together in their quest for the Hallows. Later Rowling claimed at a Q&A session that she implied Dumbledore being once in love with Grindelwald, and thus he has 'lost his moral compass,' but she did not say whether those feelings were returned.<ref name="nydncarnegie">{{cite web |title= Rowling dubs Dumbledore of 'Harry Potter' books as gay |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/10/19/2007-10-19_rowling_dubs_dumbledore_of_harry_potter_.html |access-date=20 October 2007 | work=Daily News | date=19 October 2007 }}</ref><ref name="365carnegie">{{cite news |url = http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/10/102007potter.htm |title = J.K. Rowling outs Hogwarts character |agency=Associated Press |date= 20 October 2007 |access-date =22 October 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071021081806/http://365gay.com/Newscon07/10/102007potter.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 21 October 2007}}</ref> |
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However, [[Aberforth Dumbledore]], Albus' younger brother, argued against these plans, because he feared their grand ambitions would leave his disabled, traumatised sister, [[Ariana Dumbledore|Ariana]], abandoned. Later the argument culminated in a three-way duel among Albus, Aberforth, and Grindelwald. Ariana was inadvertently killed by one of them. Grindelwald fled, fearing retribution and Albus ended his friendship with him. Grindelwald became master of one of the Deathly Hallows, the [[Elder Wand]], by stealing it from the previous owner, the wand-maker Gregorovitch. Gaining the Elder Wand's immense power, he subsequently committed many terrible acts, terrorising Europe while avoiding Britain. It is revealed that Grindelwald's actions have caused many deaths that have greatly affected the students of Durmstrang, including [[Viktor Krum]], whose grandfather was murdered by Grindelwald. |
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After Grindelwald's rise to power, Dumbledore delayed meeting him again for several years due to his fear of being confronted with his sister's death and the fact that he himself might have been the one who accidentally killed her. Both wizards were highly intelligent and skilled in battle, and when their battle eventually occurred, those who witnessed it later said that no other wizarding duel ever matched it. Grindelwald, who at the time possessed the supposedly unbeatable Elder Wand, lost to Dumbledore. Since Dumbledore won the duel over Grindelwald, the Elder Wand transferred its allegiance to Dumbledore. After Dumbledore triumphed over Grindelwald, the defeated dark wizard was imprisoned in the top-most cell of [[Nurmengard]]. He remained there, growing emaciated and toothless through the ravages of the prison, until ''Deathly Hallows'' when Voldemort arrives, seeking the Elder Wand. Grindelwald, showing no fear of Voldemort and welcoming death, tells him that he never owned the wand, and an enraged Voldemort kills him. In the chapter "King's Cross", Harry suggests to Dumbledore that, by lying to Voldemort to prevent him from breaking into Dumbledore's tomb and taking the Elder Wand, Grindelwald may have been trying to atone for his crimes. |
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In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'', young Grindelwald is portrayed by [[Jamie Campbell Bower]]<ref>{{cite web|author= sue |url=http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2009/6/30/jamie-campbell-bower-talks-role-as-young-grindlewald-in-deathly-hallows |title=Jamie Campbell Bower Talks Role as Young Grindelwald in Deathly Hallows |publisher=The-leaky-cauldron.org |access-date=31 May 2011}}</ref> while the older Grindelwald is played by [[Michael Byrne (actor)|Michael Byrne]]. In the film, unlike in the book, Grindelwald reveals to Voldemort the whereabouts of the Elder Wand. |
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Grindelwald appears in the ''Fantastic Beasts'' film series, portrayed by [[Johnny Depp]] in the first two films.<ref> |
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{{cite news|first=Alan|last=Evans|title=Johnny Depp to co-star in JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts sequel|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/02/johnny-depp-jk-rowling-fantastic-beasts-sequel-eddie-redmayne|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|location=London, England|date=2 November 2016|access-date=30 November 2016}}</ref> In the film series storyline, Grindelwald and Dumbledore have made a blood pact in their youth to never harm each other which Grindelwald sports in a vial while seeking a means to indirectly kill his former friend. This led to him learning of a prophecy involving Dumbledore's assumed dead brother Aurelius. He first appears in ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'', though he is disguised for most of the story as the American [[Ministry of Magic#Auror Office|Auror]] Percival Graves, played by [[Colin Farrell]], while seeking out an Obscurus whom he learned to be Credence Barebone. In ''[[Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald]]'', Jamie Campbell Bower reprising his younger self, Grindelwald manages to win over Credence to faction while revealing his true identity as Aurelius. In November 2020, Depp resigned from the role at the request of Warner Bros. due to his personal legal troubles.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-06|title=Johnny Depp 'Resigns' from Fantastic Beasts at Warner Bros.' Request|url=https://www.cbr.com/johnny-depp-resigns-fantastic-beasts-warner-bros/|access-date=2020-11-07|website=CBR|language=en-US}}</ref> Later that month, it was reported that [[Mads Mikkelsen]] was in early talks to replace Depp as Grindelwald for the [[Untitled third Fantastic Beasts film|third film]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-10|title=Mads Mikkelsen in Early Talks to Replace Johnny Depp in 'Fantastic Beasts 3' |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/mads-mikkelsen-johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts-3-1234827545/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> On 25 November 2020, Warner Bros. officially announced that Mikkelsen would replace Depp.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/fantastic-beasts-3-cast-mads-mikkelsen-grindelwald-johnny-depp/|title=Fantastic Beasts 3 Officially Casts Mads Mikkelsen To Replace Johnny Depp|date=25 November 2020|website=ScreenRant}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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