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uthseikoashx-inflamedme · 4 years ago

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What if Antonio (Gellert Grindelwald's chupacabra) had been created in 1899?

(Small theory here, probably not provable and based on very few clues. And not quite relevant for the plot of FB. But it might be cool, so here we are. Sorry for the mistakes, I’m doing my best!)

Antonio's existence brings several questions.

Just a quick recap

We saw Antonio in like 3 scenes, at the beginning of FBCoG. It’s the fantastic beast which follows Gellert Grindelwald in the carriage (*). Gellert hugs it with affection, then tells the creature is “needy” and throws it by the window.

A quite confusing behaviour.

We do not see Antonio in the next scenes, so it might be dead, but let’s hope it’s not.

So: Antonio may be a MACUSA’s creature supposed to watch Grindelwald, but it’s highly unlikely - unless if Gellert’s “very persuasive” argumentation skills also work on creatures. Indeed, Antonio helped Grindelwald to escape, was enchained with the Dark warlock in his cell and was considered as dangerous (Antonio wore a muzzle).

Therefore, Antonio is - was ? - more likely a creature which belongs to Grindelwald. Also, Antonio wants to hug him, smiles at him and recognises him, so it is attached to Grindelwald.

The questions are: what is Antonio? Since when Grindelwald has it? Why?

We don’t have any clue to answer, excluding the beginning of FBCoG... and Antonio’s nature.

What is Antonio?

Antonio, according the Harry Potter Wiki, is a baby Chupacabra. A Chupacabra is “a part lizard, part homunculus, blood-sucking magical beast”. The name “chupacabra” means "goat sucker" - in mythology, it was a creature who drank goats’ blood.

When I read that, I jumped. Then I read what a homunculus was and I jumped again.

A homunculus is (according to the CNRTL, here is the link but it’s in French) a small creature, sometimes described as a very small human-like creature, with supernatural and harmful powers, which were supposed to be created by the alchemists in the Middle Ages.

Here is the theory: Antonio have been created during the summer of 1899.

How, by who and why?

Antonio might have been created by Gellert and Albus, while they were doing experiments. Indeed, we know Albus worked (or at least exchanged letters) before 1899 with Flamel - and will work with him after - so Albus was able to perform a bit of alchemy (plus, I read in the HPW alchemy was sometimes taught in Hogwarts, when there was enough students who wanted to learn it for their NEWTs).

it would explain why Antonio was so friendly, “needy”: he knows Grindelwald for 28 years.

another explication to Antonio’s neediness would be: it has been created by two people who were in love with each other, and a part of their feelings had been somehow mixed, added to Antonio.

(so Grindelwald might have thrown by the window a representation of a) the man he love(d), b) his own love for this man or c) his former relationship. With rage. Yey. I also heard a bit about te parralel to draw between Gellert’s and Antonio’s neediness, will of attention (and affection), and it could match, explain it?)

Gellert would have loved to have a pet which’s a threat for Aberforth’s goats and which’s named after that, you can’t change my mind. It’s a fair point.

Antonio might signify "priceless" and "of inestimable worth" (and our two boys were sometimes a bit dramatic, it could match), or might be a reference - maybe was Antonio Vivaldi the favourite composer of Albus or Gellert. I don’t think it’s relevant though (or not according our current knowledge).

But why Grindelwald kept it - and then threw it?

So, if Antonio is a creature which had been summoned or bring into being almost 30 ago and if Grindelwald hates it, because it’s reminding him Albus Dumbledore, why didn’t he kill it years ago - like in september 1899? Or the following years? Why now? And why we didn’t see Antonio in FBaWtFT?

I also have a theory:

Antonio, which could consequently being a magic creature made during an alchemic ritual, could also being immortal, and to get rid of it, Gellert have to use his powers - to banish him, keep it far from him magically, somehow.

And in prison, Grindelwald was probably incapable of casting spells to reject him. So Antonio gladly came back. (and then had been throw by the window seriously that was cruel)

Conclusion

Well, it’s just a theory, and we can all agree Antonio might just be a creature stolen from Newt’s suitcase by Grindelwald as Graves before the end of FBaWtFT (well, that, it’s quite unlikely, because Newt would have realised). Or it can be Grindelwald’s pet since his childhood. Or literally everything else, like just a creature brought to Grindelwald to help him to escape by one of his followers, such as Abernathy. But it can also be interesting (and believable) that Antonio was actually a product and thus a daily reminder for both Grindelwald and Dumbledore of that summer, who was consequently forced to use magic to keep Antonio far from them.

(plus, Aberforth’s face when Gellert said he summoned with Abe’s very brother Albus a creature who likes sucking goats’ blood)

(and also, I supposed I’m not the first one who theorised something like that, @.bluecrownedbird‘s amazing Grindeldore art already often includes Antonio)

(*): for Antonio’s pronouns, I assumed “it” was the best, but pronouns are a bit different in French and I’m not quite sure of what I was supposed to use so let me know if I should change?

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