Albus Dumbledore and the Wizard's Ruse by Grandson of Dumbledore

As we learned in the first Fantastic Beats movie, Ariana was likely an Obscurial-one whose suppression of magic creates an uncontrollable force.Īfter the attack against Ariana, Dumbledore’s father Percival attacked her assailants in a fit of rage, resulting in his arrest by the Ministry of Magic. This had a traumatizing effect on the child that left her forever changed, unable to control her magic. When Ariana was six years old, she was attacked by three Muggle boys who saw her performing magic. Kendra was Muggle-born, while Percival was a wizard. Their parents were Kendra and Percival Dumbledore. Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was born in 1881, followed by Aberforth Dumbledore a couple years later and finally Ariana Dumbledore a couple years after that. So what we learn in Fantastic Beasts 2 about Aurelius is literally all we know.īut Albus did have siblings. We’ve never before heard any mention of Dumbledore having a second brother, let alone a sibling named Aurelius. Does the name Aurelius Dumbledore appear in the books? No, it does not! This is brand new information, revealed by author and Fantastic Beasts 2 screenwriter J.K. So at the end of Fantastic Beasts 2, Grindelwald ( Johnny Depp) tells Credence ( Ezra Miller) that the troubled kid’s true name is Aurelius Dumbledore, referring to Albus Dumbledore ( Jude Law) as his brother. While we’ve already broken down that specific ending, here we wanted to dive into what we do and don’t know about Dumbledore’s family history, so we can make some sense of just what in the world is going on here. That’s literally where Fantastic Beasts 2 ends, and you may have some questions.

Okay, we good? So yeah, Dumbledore apparently has a brother, and that brother is Credence. If you haven’t seen the film, turn back now. We’re going deep into Fantastic Beasts 2 and the film’s shocking ending below.

This is your final spoiler warning, folks. Spoilers for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald follow below.

Albus Dumbledore and the Wizard's Ruse by Grandson of Dumbledore