#Fantastic beasts the secrets of dumbledore spoilers

[andieperrie18]

I know damn well i cried on this scene

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

“I’m so sorry.”

[letthewhumpbegin]

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

[screenmovie]

Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander,

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, directed by David Yates and written by Steve Kloves & J.K. Rowling (2022).

[seriousbrat]

I don’t think Voldemort ever tried to recruit James and Lily… I think it was everyone’s assumption because he targeted them specifically, but at the time the prophecy was a secret so nobody knew why. All they knew is that they were very talented.

I think it was maybe even some post-rationalisation. “James and Lily’s baby destroyed Voldemort, so they must have been an exceptionally powerful couple and Voldemort must have wanted them on his side.”

I don’t think Voldemort would have a reason to recruit a muggle-born and a blood-traitor with an obvious loyalty to Dumbledore, as they were probably unknown to him until they joined the Order. I don’t think two teenagers fresh out of school would have built enough of a reputation to draw Voldemort’s attention this way.

I could be wrong! Maybe Snape could have made a case for Lily and piqued Voldemort’s interest (since he seems to like and respect Snape) - but he’d still have no reason to want to recruit James.

I do believe James and Lily were exceptionally talented wizards, I just don’t see how they’d be on Voldemort’s radar before the prophecy.

What do you think?

Well the thing is JKR confirmed that he did. It was heavily implied in Philosopher's Stone, then confirmed in a later interview:

So it depends on how much importance you give to the extra content outside the books that has released over the years, which is just up to every individual. I really like these interviews (from a simpler time before JKR became what she did...) and I've found them very interesting and useful. Personally I generally take everything apart from Cursed Child and the Fantastic Beasts films (mostly bc I never finished the FB films because after the first one they were bad lol) as canon. The way I see it, the stuff in these interviews and on Pottermore was already part of the author's canon at the time of writing, at least most of it, and in general I think it's quite good. It's background that is directly relevant, rather than being an add-on, created by someone else in the case of CC.

In this case, since it was implied in the actual book and then confirmed that that was the intent, I do consider it canon.

It's up to you though, but like I said, I do think there are ways around it where it makes sense. We know he recruited Greyback, so there's a precedent for something similar. And as I said, if Voldemort really wanted James (remember that James is not only pureblood but very wealthy, and his closeness to Dumbledore would make him an effective spy) he would have known James wouldn't join without Lily, even if he planned to dispose of her after-- perhaps he even offered Lily's safety as a bargaining chip. And Voldemort himself gives another reason in PS, when he asks Harry to join him:

As for how they'd be on his radar, I think instead of Voldemort seeking them out specifically, they more likely just stumbled across his path, and it was then that Voldemort saw how they'd be useful.

Moderate spoilers for my fic but this is how I handled it myself:

Voldemort uses legilimency on James, and he sees: 1) the potters' gringotts vault 2) lily and james fighting for the order 3) james's love for lily. So from that he determines that James would be useful to him, that there's no way James would join without Lily, and that he can leverage Lily's safety to persuade James.

I think that's believable, personally!

[feliphilia]

Harry Potter characters nationality headcanons because I'm bored

(WARNING: slight spoilers for fantastic beasts and secrets of Dumbledore. If you haven't watched it yet. You've been warned)

Part-3 : 1920's era

Newt- Canadian and British

Theseus- Canadian and British

Leta- african and french

Tina- american

Queenie- american

Jacob- Russian and american (have you seen his surname? Definitely russian)

Credence/Aurelius- swiss and french

Nagini- Japanese and chinese

Vinda rosier- french

[newtinadaily]

can we all agree that this scene is simply EVERYTHING??? like the way theseus looks at newt in the end 😂

[mikasfangirlmodeison]

Theseus, about to get killed by the giant magic scorpion: "So glad to see you, brother! Now get me lose! ...Newt. Newt, what are you doing?"

Newt: "Oh, you know... Just-"

[bunnyeunbin]

newt gazes at tina- awkwardly affectionate

[overthinkingisasideeffect]

*SPOILERS*

N: The maid of honour, I presume.

T: The best man, I gather.

N: Have you done something to your hair?

T: No. Oh... Well, yes actually, just... Just for tonight.

N: Well it suits you!

T: Thank you, Newt!

I know it's a crappy photo but I just wanted everyone to witness what I witnessed...

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you...

*Hand on WAIST*

[agapeeternal]

The Qilin scene killed me. The way Theseus is rocking her and how tenderly he hands her over to Newt 😭

[whumpypepsigal]

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

“You’re not nervous, are you? Can’t be nervous about a speech after saving the world.”

[screenmovie]

Mads Mikkelsen as Gellert Grindelwald,

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, directed by David Yates and written by Steve Kloves & J.K. Rowling (2022).

[thebootstrap-paradox]

You can't tell me this didn't happen at least once.

[dumblefairy]

i see everyone talking about how lavender is symbolic for gellert and how it’s shown to represent him and his identity as a gay man throughout the films but why isn’t anyone talking about albus and how the 18th-century word ‘dumbledore’ literally means bumblebee and the well known fact that bumblebees love lavender

also fun fact bumblebees are attracted to lavender more than any other kind of insect or bee

i’m going so deep but note how gellert is always trying to ‘attract’ and draw albus over to his side in the film and on both occasions they meet (the date and the duel) he’s wearing the lavender tie

like did they really just give us a story about a bumblebee boy falling in love with a lavender boy and them being eternally bound forever yes they fucking did

[summerof-1899]

"I will not think about Gellert Grindelwald anymore. He is not my greatest desire!"

[newtinadaily]

newt scamander being captivated by tina goldstein throughout three films 😭❤️