Gellert Grindelwald

formerly 1899-revived This blog contains some mature themes.

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intro. last updated: june 6th, 2026

This is a character study/analysis blog for the fictional character Gellert Grindelwald. Please read my fanfic (work in progress), it'll mean so much to me!

Mod: Lime. any/all pronouns. “writer”, “artist”, and grindeldore obsessed.

Any ask will be answered within 24 hours. anon list below! also, my headcanons and interpretations of the characters in fantastic beasts are all based on canon information, so if you ever ask about anything my answer will most likely be canon or very close to canon.

not big on dni but there is one: dni people who want to talk to me just to shame me for liking the wizarding world. get off right now. don’t talk to me, don’t even keep scrolling get off right now.

feel free to mention me on any Gellert/Grindeldore/Fantastic Beasts related stuff!

I do not support any of the actions of jkr.

INCORRECT QUOTES:

just some silly stuff sometimes

MARAUDERS BEFORE AU:

An AU where Gellert Grindelwald, Albus Dumbledore, Elphias Doge, and Alastor Moody are all friends in the summer of 1899! I'll be trying to explain it. if i get to it.

TAGS:

#silly situation : not really an incorrect quote, but a situation i came up with for them

#1899 incorrect quotes : grindeldore incorrect quote

#fb incorrect quotes : main fb series incorrect quote

#marauders before au : my au!

#from mod 🍋‍🟩 : ooc/not an incorrect quote

#with others : interaction

#grindel core : when Gellert does something utterly stupid it makes you think “this is so fr”

anons: S.M.,N, 🎻

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I was binging the Fantastic Beasts movies with some kids I was babysitting (I’ve never seen them before, I don’t like J.K. Rowling’s views) and I realised my two (non-fictional) old man crushes (Anthony Stewart Head doesn’t count because he never played Grindelwald so this post wouldn’t be as interesting) years have been Mads Mikkelsen and Johnny Depp who both happen play Grindelwald in those movies so I may just be gay for Grindelwald from Fantastic Beasts.

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me core

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going on vacation

crystal eyes is getting postponed for a bit

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I've been rereading Half-Blood Prince again

got to the part where Albus drinks the potion and sees himself that night with Gellert and Aberforth.

he screams "kill me" shortly after, but i feel like he might be seeing other things then.

what if he saw the legendary duel?

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gonna get hogwarts legacy today…

85% sale how could i wait

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if you hate harry potter and the wizarding world and you want me to kill myself and die then okay.

but i won’t fucking kill myself and die because you don’t like what i’m posting

go fuck yourself you’re so damn insecure about shit and well yeah it IS wrong all the shit jkr is doing and it IS wrong to be a nazi but literally i’m just so fucking tired of “oh my god kill yourself you deserve to die and everyone hates you and wish you never lived because you read harry potter and thought it was good” is so fucking over

jkr being a nazi or shit doesn’t change the fucking book it’s not like harry potter characters are being nazis and want trans people to die

but of COURSE they are because you just want someone to blame go blame jkr not me i don’t even know you get off of my page

people always just overreact and assume the worst of others what if you FUCKING ASSUMED THAT everyone who likes the wizarding world WASNT A FUCKING NAZI and only the people who ACTIVELY SUPPORT JKR ARE?

and no i’m not going to FUCKING KILL MYSELF BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME TO

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Gellert: I scare people a lot because I walk very softly and they don't hear me enter rooms. So when they turn around, I'm just kind of there and their fear fuels me.

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I did it.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

word count: 2,897

first appearance of aberforth

enjoy!

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Gellert: My life isn't as glamourous as my wanted poster makes it look.

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Marauders before in tomodachi...?

left to right: Gellert, Albus, Alastor, Elphias

i just made elphias and alastor so i might change their clothes later

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I think that young alastor moody was carefree and very energetic.

like of the marauders before, he'd be sirius. he would be super risky and pull pranks, was super loud and a troublemaker. he had a serious side too, of course, like sirius (ha, get it??). he was super ambitious to be an auror, but his job ended up changing him completely as seen in Harry Potter.

being an auror really messed him up.

and in general too, not just in my au. even if he wasn't in the same year as albus, if he had his own friends he would be like that too.

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Albus: Sleep is the body’s best safety mechanism. Gellert: How so? Albus: It keeps you from screwing up for 8 hours.

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The Two Different Types of Legilimency

i think it makes sense for two kinds of legilimency—one where a wizard or witch is born with it, and the other learned. this is just my interpretation and theory, it is not necessarily canon.

Being Born With Legilimency:

Queenie Goldstein is the biggest example of a natural legilimens. She can hear thoughts of people around her effortlessly without really needing to try. It is rare to be a natural legilimens, and this form of legilimency is very powerful and strong. However, occulemency done properly can still block the legilimens.

Learned Legilimency:

Voldemort, Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, and, headcanoned, Gellert Grindelwald all learned Legilimency. How well the “mind-reading” works really depends on the wizard/witch. For example, a powerful wizard like Voldemort’s legilimency would be stronger than most other wizards’. Hearing thoughts can not be learned, no matter how skilled the person is. When using legilimency, one has to make an actual effort to do so, though the effort can be significantly reduced (once again with the example of Tom Riddle).

Occulemency:

Occulemency also depends on practice and skill of the person. A wizard/witch can not be born with this ability—all minds start out vulnerable. However, learning occulemency is much easier if the person is a legilimens, or vice versa. Canonically if someone has deep emotional hurt or pain they are more likely to master occulemency, like Severus Snape. Being able to accept your emotions and situation is also a big part of it, which is why Harry couldn’t do it (he was too arrogant).

I would think that most learned legilimens know occulemency: severus obviously, but albus, tom, and gellert too.

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Gellert being very physical in his love for Albus. that summer. A hand on his back when they are walk, resting his head on Albus chest and they lay together, interlacing their fingers together at any opportunity.

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"Did I know in my heart of hearts, what Gellert Grindelwald was? I think I did, but I closed my eyes"

"Grindelwald lost control. That which I had always sensed in him, though i pretended not to, now sprang into terrible being"

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before i got into fantastic beasts it was all about severus snape