Join the “SpeakBeasty” team for a thorough evaluation of all the headlines in “Fantastic Beasts”, a look at how the state of Paris before WWII could affect future films, and the crazy legend of the Hairy MacBoon!
In 1899, a young Gellert Grindelwald spent a summer with his aunt in Godric’s Hollow, befriending Albus Dumbledore. Grindelwald knew of Ariana’s “condition.” When recounting the night of Ariana’s death, Aberforth says Grindelwald told him the mission of the “greater good” would lead to liberation for children like Ariana.
Dumbledore’s past may play a larger part in “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” than previously thought. J.K. Rowling has shared more information on his past in a “Fantastic Beasts” press conference in New York City today.
The new “Fantastic Beasts” character posters have got us bursting with questions! What did Tina do to get demoted? Why have Newt and Jacob been accused of robbing a bank? Most importantly, why is there a Deathly Hallows necklace in Graves’s poster?
There’s only one known LGBT relationship in the “Potter” series, and it isn’t even technically included in the text. For Potter Pride, we talk about the “Potter” series’s exclusion of Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s romantic relationship and why it matters.
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