Grindelwald escaped and left the country. Grindelwald gaining possession of the Elder Wand by stealing it from wandmaker Mykew Gregorovitch, Grindelwald delved into his research on the Deathly Hallows and uncovered the location of the Elder Wand. Grindelwald knelt to the girl's dead body and martyred her, asking the brave young witch to be taken back to her family by her friends. It was in Godric's Hollow in the summer of 1899 that Grindelwald met and befriended Albus Dumbledore. Dumbledore wanted the power to protect his loved ones (and by extension the whole world) against cruelty and xenophobia like that shown by the Muggles. There, Grindelwald expressed his distaste for the Muggles present and informed Dumbledore of his intention to destroy their world, with or without Dumbledore's help, but he did acknowledge that they knew how to brew a good cup of tea. Newt managed to capture Grindelwald by use of Swooping Evil and revealed his true identity to MACUSA, but before being carried off Grindelwald turned to Newt and said mysteriously "Will we die, just a little? When questioned on Grindelwald compared to Voldemort, the Fantastic Beasts cast believed Voldemort was far more evil than Grindelwald, as Zoe Kravitz noted she thought Grindelwald was more complicated than Voldemort while Alison Sudol stated she thought Grindelwald was more evil and Dan Fogler being unsure. Both brothers cast spells to . Newt at one point was outraged and disgusted when Grindelwald implied Newt was serving the Greater Good and coldly told him he was not one of the dark wizard's acolytes, which actually impressed the Dark wizard, causing him to smirk. During elections, the Qilin, a Chinese creature, would bow to the future Mugwump. Gellert Grindelwald was being contained in New York. Krall | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom SPIELMAN and PICQUERY peer into the cell at GRINDELWALD. The dark wizard exited the car and as he emerged from the car, he was surrounded by a huge crowd of his supporters who carried him in their arms to the end of the street. harry-potter; gellert-grindelwald; Share. However, Dumbledore's greater power and skill ultimately defeated Grindelwald despite his mastery of the Elder Wand during their duel, and Grindelwald was imprisoned in his own prison, Nurmengard. Family members When hes chained to the chair, Grindelwald is also bound to the chair and surrounded by protective spells. Grindelwald, openly recognising the battalion of Aurors that had infiltrated the rally, told his followers to remain calm as he revealed their presence and invited them into the circle and he described how the Aurors have fought him so mercilessly, killing his followers simply for believing. When the two wizards reverted back to their true identities, Grindelwald Apparated onto the carriage and killed the Aurors escorting the carriage. 1970: The First Wizarding War begins. harry potter - Why didn't Grindelwald kill Spielman? - Science Fiction Marital status During Newt's interrogation, he sentenced him and Tina as well to death for her participation without hesitation. Youve thrown everything at him, I see.