8/27/2023 0 Comments Rita skeeter book on dumbledore![]() He’s a terrifying idealist who is willing to kill people to make what he thinks is best happen. He is certainly hugely prejudiced, but he seems to truly believe that having wizards in power and subjugating Muggles is for everyone’s “greater good”. It’s really unclear if Grindelwald ever had issues against Muggleborn or half-blood wizards, as generally he seems more pro-wizard and less concerned with blood status than Voldemort from what little we know of him in the books. I’m not arguing that that makes him good just saying. Grindelwald seems to just want to make them second class citizens for their own good. Voldemort wanted to kill and enslave Muggles. He doesn’t hate Muggles and Muggleborns as much as Voldemort did. The interesting thing about Grindelwald is that he thinks he is right. Ugh! Really? No! I want a villain who isn’t just mustache-twirling evil. So according to her, Grindelwald is not gay or interested in Dumbledore romantically, but just played into his feelings because he wanted to use Dumbledore in his world domination plans. Together, we are unstoppable!’ So I think he would take anything from Dumbledore to have him on his side.” I don’t think that he would reciprocate in that way, although he would be as dazzled by Dumbledore as Dumbledore was by him, because he would see in Dumbledore, ‘My God, I never knew there was someone as brilliant as me, as talented as me, as powerful as me. ![]() “I think he was a user and a narcissist and I think someone like that would use it, would use the infatuation. ![]() Rowling revealed in an interview that Grindelwald was aware of Dumbledore’s feelings but was just manipulating him. That’s a brilliant and complex story that queer narratives rarely get and I was excited to see it all play out. In this idea, Dumbledore, due to his lingering feelings of love, avoided facing Grindelwald even though he knew he was the only one who could stop him, and Grindelwald essentially repented after being confronted by Dumbledore, remaining locked away in his own prison for years and even choosing death at Voldemort’s hands rather than betraying the man he loves. I loved the idea that Dumbledore and Grindelwald were in love with each other and were torn apart through tragedy and eventually differing ideologies. Queer main characters whose relationship is at the forefront of the story and not playing second fiddle to the main straight couple would be major representation. Furthermore, if their relationship became a major focus in the movies, it would be huge. Rowling never believed that Grindelwald reciprocated Dumbledore’s feelings, and in my opinion, this really takes away from the complexity of the character. But while researching this post, I discovered that J.K. I previously believed that Albus and Gellert were confirmed to have been in a relationship, and so when I heard that Albus’s sexuality would be explored in future Fantastic Beasts films, I assumed that would include their relationship. ![]() This caused a rift between the two, and Grindelwald struck out on his own, while Dumbledore attempted to delay his confrontation with Grindelwald after Grindelwald started to seize power in Europe. Part of Grindelwald’s depth comes from their relationship the two were extremely close and basically planned to take over the world together until a fight between Grindelwald, Dumbledore, and Dumbledore’s brother ended tragically in Dumbledore’s sister’s death. Despite the Johnny Depp of it all, I’m still excited to see Grindelwald as a character in the Fantastic Beasts sequels and to see if they expand on the relationship between him and a young Dumbledore.
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