How did Dumbledore beat Grindelwald if he had Elder Wand?

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.


Why did the Elder Wand not work for Grindelwald?

In Fantastic Beasts, Grindelwald does not have the Elder Wand, but it's easily excused by the fact that he is impersonating Percival Graves and therefore would, of course, have to use Graves' wand instead.

Why didn t Dumbledore defeat 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.


Does Dumbledore know Grindelwald has the Elder Wand?

Yes, remember he said as much to Harry at Ghost King's Cross. But remember he also (hindsight 20/20, and Ghost Dumble was way more reflective and less prone to human error), hints that while he knew he touched (possessed) all three Hallows at one time or another, he realized: he wasn't meant to be the master of death.

Is Dumbledore more powerful than the Elder Wand?

Of course, while Professor Dumbledore's original wand beat the Elder Wand, there's no denying the latter wand is still the most powerful ever made. Only a couple of wizards ever lost when they had the wand in their possession and the wand is known as being unbeatable for a reason.


How Did Dumbledore Defeat Grindelwald?



Who is the most powerful wizard after Dumbledore?

The most Powerful Wizards in the Harry Potter are discussed below:
  • Albus Dumbledore.
  • Lord Voldemort.
  • Gellert Grindelwald.
  • Merlin.
  • Salazar Slytherin.
  • Godric Gryffindor.
  • Credence Barebone.
  • Severus Snape.


Who was the true owner of the Elder Wand after Dumbledore?

Voldemort thinks that he becomes the true owner of the Elder Wand by stealing it from Dumbledore's grave, but in the end we learn that the true owner was really Draco Malfoy, that is until Harry defeated him and allegiance transferred to Harry.

How did Voldemort get Nagini?

Nagini was Lord Voldemort's final Horcrux

In an interview, J.K. Rowling revealed that it was the murder of Bertha Jorkins that made Nagini a Horcrux. After Voldemort discovered his Horcruxes were in danger, Nagini was magically protected, described as being encased in a 'starry, translucent sphere'.


Did Grindelwald love Dumbledore?

Dumbledore and Grindelwald only spent about two months together, but the two canonically became lovers in that time. Their relationship was passionate and intense, and each wizard helped shape the philosophies of the other.

Why didn't the Elder Wand belong to Snape?

This nuance was lost on Lord Voldemort, who wrongly assumed Severus Snape held the Elder Wand because he was Dumbledore's killer, when in reality Draco had disarmed Dumbledore before Snape arrived on the scene, making Malfoy the wand's true new owner.

What is Albus Dumbledore's weakness?

At the end of the series, Dumbledore admits to Harry that power is his ultimate weakness. He was always conscious of it, and he feared that power had the potential to corrupt him beyond help. That's why he never accepted the Ministry of Magic position even after it was offered several times.


How did Dumbledore block Avada Kedavra from Grindelwald?

At the end of Fantastic Beasts 3 though, Grindelwald attempts to use Avada Kedavra on Credence, but Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore successfully block it using golden magic.

Why did Johnny Depp not play Grindelwald in Secrets of Dumbledore?

Depp resigned from his role as Gellert Grindelwald ahead of this year's Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, following his loss in a 2020 libel case against British tabloid The Sun.

Does Grindelwald have anything to do with Voldemort?

Grindelwald was imprisoned in Nurmengard, a wizard prison he established, where he later died at the hands of Voldemort who was himself searching for the Elder Wand to aid his own rise to power.


How did Dumbledore get all 3 Deathly Hallows?

Dumbledore, at one point or another, took possession of all three Deathly Hallows, too (not all all the same time, though). He borrowed the Invisibility Cloak from James Potter once. He defeated the owner of the Elder Wand, Gellert Grindelwald, in a duel, and thus became the owner of that super-vital artifact.

Is Grindelwald alive in Harry Potter?

It is learned that Grindelwald was still alive, though imprisoned in the highest tower in Nurmengard, the prison Grindelwald himself built to hold those who opposed him. Voldemort successfully hunted him down there, although Grindelwald lied to Voldemort, claiming never to have had the Elder Wand.

Will Dumbledore kiss Grindelwald?

While their romantic relationship doesn't progress farther than those pained one-liners in the movie — they don't kiss, but they're far from together in this film — the extra layer of shared history, and nuance, makes the relationship between the two men that much more compelling.


Who was Dumbledore's true love?

"I always saw Dumbledore as gay," Rowling said in response to a fan question about Dumbledore's love life. "Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald" and was "blinded" by it. "This was Dumbledore's tragedy."

Why is Queenie with Grindelwald?

In the sequel, she decides to join Gellert Grindelwald in his crusade on the promise that she can marry Jacob due to a law refusing to allow humans and witches to marry. However, Queenie turns to the side of good again and both she and Jacob marry each other in 1932.

Why is Nagini loyal to Voldemort?

Nagini is loyal to Voldemort because he can speak with snakes. As a Maledictus, there probably isn't much time after the events in The Crimes of Grindelwald before Nagini falls to her blood curse, becoming a snake forever.


How did Nagini permanently become a snake?

Nagini, it turns out, was actually a Maledictus—a witch with a blood curse that turns her permanently into a beast (in her case, a giant snake).

Why was Nagini cursed?

He was able to communicate with Nagini as a Parselmouth, and he turned her into a Horcrux in 1994, after he murdered Bertha Jorkins, which accounted for the unusual amount of control that he had over her.

How did Harry survive Avada Kedavra in the forest?

Voldemort intentionally made six Horcruxes, but when he used Avada Kedavra on Harry, he unintentionally created a seventh Horcrux. Instead of dying, Lily's love for Harry created a counter 'curse' known as Sacrificial Protection and saved Harry.


Why did Draco own the Elder Wand?

He was under orders from Lord Voldemort to kill Dumbledore, and had made multiple attempts over the course of the year to do so, terrified for his family's safety. Draco had no idea that by disarming Dumbledore, he became the master of his wand — the Elder Wand, one of the Deathly Hallows.

How did James Potter get the Invisibility Cloak?

James Potter inherited the Cloak of Invisibility from his father Fleamont Potter. Fleamont was a descendant of Hardwin Potter who married Iolanthe Peverell, the only daughter of one of the descendants of Ignotus Peverell, the original owner of the Cloak of Invisibility.