Translation for the non-Harry Potter set: Dumbledore and Grindelwald are both wizards introduced in the original Rowling books; Rowling revealed after publishing her series that Dumbledore was gay, and very much in love with Grindelwald.
"I always saw Dumbledore as gay," Rowling said in response to a fan question about Dumbledore's love life. "Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald" and was "blinded" by it. "This was Dumbledore's tragedy."
The Secrets of Dumbledore is the first official movie in the Harry Potter franchise to openly reference his sexuality, but it's limited to a select few scenes.
Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald, and that added to his horror when Grindelwald showed himself to be what he was. To an extent, do we say it excused Dumbledore a little more because falling in love can blind us to an extent?
While their romantic relationship doesn't progress farther than those pained one-liners in the movie — they don't kiss, but they're far from together in this film — the extra layer of shared history, and nuance, makes the relationship between the two men that much more compelling.
"Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald, and that added to his horror when Grindelwald showed himself to be what he was," Rowling told the audience.
Warner Bros. Dumbledore and Grindelwald only spent about two months together, but the two canonically became lovers in that time. Their relationship was passionate and intense, and each wizard helped shape the philosophies of the other.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Almost 15 years after J.K. Rowling first declared that Albus Dumbledore is gay, the new Fantastic Beasts movie has finally made it canon.
While it is confirmed that Dumbledore was in love with Grindelwald, and the pair shared an intimate relationship as lovers during their time together, they did not enter into an exclusive relationship.
Rowling said in an interview that Dumbledore was about 150 years old. However, on her website, she states that Dumbledore was born in 1881, making him either 115 or 116 at the time of his death.
At the age of six, she was seen practicing magic by a group of Muggle boys. When she was unable to show them how to do the same thing again, they violently assaulted her. The attack left Ariana emotionally scarred and unable to control her magic.
It's been a long, long time coming, but there's finally a textually gay moment in a Harry Potter movie. In a new TV spot for the upcoming Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore film, Dumbledore (Jude Law) finally confesses his love for Grindelwald (now played by Mads Mikkelsen).
Dumbledore reveals how thoroughly he loves Harry. Harry is brave, and Dumbledore is proud as any father would be. More than that, Dumbledore succumbs to a parent's weakness; he cares more about Harry's happiness and wellbeing than the wizarding world he is trying to protect.
Behind the scenes
Vinda Rosier is portrayed by Poppy Corby-Tuech in the second and third instalments of the Fantastic Beasts film series. Her name is given only as "Rosier (female)" in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay, but her first name was revealed on Pottermore.
Voldemort grew frustrated and killed Grindelwald with the Killing Curse. Harry and Dumbledore theorized that Grindelwald felt remorse about his actions of the past and wanted to make amends by keeping Voldemort from desecrating Dumbledore's tomb.
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has angered her fanbase after confirming beloved character Albus Dumbledore had a "passionate" sexual relationship with Fantastic Beasts villain Gellert Grindelwald.
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Albus Potter goes to Hogwarts. He is Sorted into Slytherin House.
Ariana Dumbledore was raped. The nature of Ariana's attack is left deliberately ambiguous. If what happened had been anything besides rape, it would have been described or at least directly stated.
In case you've forgotten the details, Dumbledore's sister Ariana was assaulted by three Muggle boys who saw her doing magic. Because of this trauma, Ariana refuses to use her powers and becomes magically unstable.