WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.540 Hello, everybody, View from Point of View Channel! 00:00:03.540 --> 00:00:09.500 Seeing me in this dress obviously means I'm gonna tell another story about the magical world of Harry Potter. 00:00:09.500 --> 00:00:14.860 Harry Potter's die-hard fans must be really excited right now. 00:00:14.860 --> 00:00:18.940 Because Fantastic Beasts: the Crimes of Grindewald is about to show. 00:00:18.940 --> 00:00:22.060 I don't know whether you're excited or not, but I am. 00:00:22.060 --> 00:00:27.800 So, I think the name Grindewald, despite being mentioned in the main story, 00:00:27.800 --> 00:00:29.800 is present only in the last book. 00:00:29.800 --> 00:00:38.180 I think the 7th one is not re-read by much, comparing to the 1st or the 2nd. 00:00:38.180 --> 00:00:41.960 So, today, I'm gonna tell you the story of Grindelwald. 00:00:41.960 --> 00:00:48.080 Who is he? How important is he? Why must there be a sequel named after him? 00:00:48.080 --> 00:00:55.460 I don't wanna waste time, but before we start, let me remind you to follow me on various social media. 00:00:55.460 --> 00:01:01.420 Besides, don't forget to subscribe this channel, and click on the bell next to it, 00:01:01.420 --> 00:01:04.300 so that you'll be notified everytime I upload a new video. 00:01:04.300 --> 00:01:06.960 Now, if you're ready, let's go! 00:01:06.960 --> 00:01:10.800 [Grindelwald by Point of View] 00:01:11.100 --> 00:01:16.680 Gellert Grindelwald was a very powerful dark wizard, 00:01:16.680 --> 00:01:21.160 even before the era of the darkest wizard, Lord Voldemort. 00:01:21.160 --> 00:01:25.200 This Grindelwald had caused a few global-scale catastrophic events. 00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:28.500 His deeds shaped the wizard world as we know it, 00:01:28.500 --> 00:01:34.400 and almost turned the world upside down, only if something hadn't happened first. 00:01:34.400 --> 00:01:37.820 But first, let's hear about the story of his life. 00:01:37.820 --> 00:01:42.940 From birth and through childhood. How did he grow to be this dark wizard? 00:01:42.940 --> 00:01:46.400 Up until now, which means before the film comes out, 00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:52.355 we don't know how he grew up. We only know that he might be a pure blood, or a half-blood, 00:01:52.350 --> 00:01:55.466 meaning he grew up in a normal wizard society. 00:01:55.460 --> 00:01:59.288 He attended a wizarding school called Durmstrang. 00:01:59.280 --> 00:02:05.822 Remember when they had a triwizard tournament, there were three schools in the competition. 00:02:05.820 --> 00:02:09.466 Durmstrang was one of them, with Viktor Krum as the representative. 00:02:09.460 --> 00:02:12.177 If you ask what Durmstrang's reputation is, 00:02:12.170 --> 00:02:17.288 you might remember that in the novels, Dreco Malfoy usually complained that, 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:22.044 "I don't wanna study in Hogwarts anymore! I wanna be in Durmstrang, 00:02:22.040 --> 00:02:28.177 "because in Durmstrang, you don't have to study defense against the dark arts. You get to study dark arts." 00:02:28.170 --> 00:02:32.444 That means Durmstrang was reputative about its dark arts course. 00:02:32.440 --> 00:02:35.822 Grindelwald got to learn a lot about dark arts there, 00:02:35.820 --> 00:02:44.222 and he showed to be an outstanding student in his class. One could say he's a genius. 00:02:44.220 --> 00:02:50.755 Also, he was very interested in a thing called 'the Deathly Hallows.' 00:02:50.750 --> 00:02:56.044 Many of you should remember the sign consisting triangle, circle and a straight line. 00:02:56.040 --> 00:03:03.155 Let's just not get into details and say that it means Elder wand, resurrection stone and invisibility cloak. 00:03:03.150 --> 00:03:09.688 It is believed that whoever possesses all three objects will be the Master of Death. 00:03:09.680 --> 00:03:14.311 Grindelwald was so obsessed with this. He wanted to be the Master of Death. 00:03:14.310 --> 00:03:21.377 He got so obsessed that he used the Deathly Hallows symbol as his personal symbol. 00:03:21.370 --> 00:03:25.155 After studying in Durmstrang until he's 16, 00:03:25.150 --> 00:03:33.155 even Durmstrang, a school that knew dark arts well, still felt that Grindelwald was too dark. 00:03:33.150 --> 00:03:43.511 Because Grindelwald had done an unknown experiment on someone in the school, 00:03:43.510 --> 00:03:47.155 he was expelled at the age of 16. 00:03:47.150 --> 00:03:56.355 When he was expelled, he carved the Deathly Hallows symbol on the wall of the school, and it's been there since then. 00:03:56.350 --> 00:04:02.088 It seems that now you can go and take a picture of this tourist attraction, just to be in trend. 00:04:02.080 --> 00:04:03.244 Just kidding! 00:04:03.240 --> 00:04:07.422 Expelling Grindelwald didn't help, though, because he was already smart. 00:04:07.420 --> 00:04:11.511 He had more knowledge than what the school could ever give him. 00:04:11.510 --> 00:04:15.511 And now there's no more rules to keep him down. 00:04:15.510 --> 00:04:20.400 So, he turned to studying the dark arts by himself. 00:04:20.400 --> 00:04:24.622 He started with going to Godric's Hollow. 00:04:24.620 --> 00:04:29.955 Remember this place? It's Harry Potter's birthplace, where his parents lived. 00:04:29.950 --> 00:04:35.555 They believed that it's the home of the first owner of the invisibility cloak. 00:04:35.550 --> 00:04:39.911 After watching every Harry Potter film, we have come to know that this is correct. 00:04:39.910 --> 00:04:44.444 The owner of that cloak was Harry's ancestor, who had been living there for a long time. 00:04:44.440 --> 00:04:48.088 There, Grindelwald had a relative named Bathilda Bagshot. 00:04:48.080 --> 00:04:52.666 She was the one who wrote the history book that Harry had to study. 00:04:52.660 --> 00:04:55.600 Moreover, she was Harry's parents' neighbour. 00:04:55.600 --> 00:04:59.911 You might remember her as the one possessed by Nagini in the 7th book. 00:04:59.910 --> 00:05:04.755 She was Grindelwald's relative, and he went to live there with her. 00:05:04.750 --> 00:05:12.844 As you might expect from someone who wrote the History book, her house consisted of so many books. 00:05:12.840 --> 00:05:21.866 Grindelwald read all of them, gathering knowledge so that he could find the Deathly Hollows and develop his skills. 00:05:21.860 --> 00:05:25.466 Godric's Hollow was also a residence of another important person, 00:05:25.460 --> 00:05:29.955 that is, Albus Dumbledore. His house was located there. 00:05:29.950 --> 00:05:36.222 Back then, Dumbledore was an orphan who lived with a younger brother (Aberforth) and a younger sister (Ariana). 00:05:36.220 --> 00:05:45.644 Dumbledore's sister was bullied by muggles, causing her a mental breakdown. 00:05:45.640 --> 00:05:55.866 She became unstable, always ready to burst out her magic power and cause chaos. 00:05:55.860 --> 00:06:00.311 That's why their father took revenge on the muggles, 00:06:00.310 --> 00:06:05.288 and that meant jail for the father. 00:06:05.280 --> 00:06:09.555 So, their mother stayed and cared for the three siblings, 00:06:09.550 --> 00:06:15.066 until one day the sister bursted, killing the mother. 00:06:15.060 --> 00:06:26.133 So, Dumbledore became the head of the family, while his inside was traumatised. 00:06:26.130 --> 00:06:34.400 When these two met, as two people who were both smarter than their own age, 00:06:34.400 --> 00:06:41.600 they became friends right away, and hung out all day all night. 00:06:41.600 --> 00:06:43.555 They had a lot in common 00:06:43.644 --> 00:06:47.377 They were both interested in the Deathly Hallows. 00:06:47.370 --> 00:06:52.266 Dumbledore thought that 'if I get to be the Master of Death, my life will be better, 00:06:52.260 --> 00:06:59.377 'because I can use the resurrection stone to solve my family problem.' 00:06:59.370 --> 00:07:07.288 While Grindelwald wanted to be the Master of Death so that he would be able to control Inferi, 00:07:07.280 --> 00:07:10.933 or the walking dead of the wizard world. He wanted to make the army out of them. 00:07:10.930 --> 00:07:17.911 Even though the two didn't discuss this issue, they had one common interest, 00:07:17.910 --> 00:07:21.422 which Grindelwald persuaded Dumbledore to believed. 00:07:21.420 --> 00:07:25.955 He asked 'why should the wizards and witches hide from muggles? 00:07:25.950 --> 00:07:35.111 'We are smarter and more powerful. Why don't we govern those who are inferior to us?' 00:07:35.110 --> 00:07:41.777 Dumbledore had to agree, because he himself also hated muggles for ruining his family. 00:07:41.770 --> 00:07:47.866 That's how Dumbledore came up with the phrase 'For the Greater Good.' 00:07:47.860 --> 00:07:54.355 He believed that they sometimes had to use force to make things better. 00:07:54.350 --> 00:08:00.888 If one had to sacrifice for the greater good, they must do it. 00:08:00.880 --> 00:08:06.177 And Grindelwald used that phrase as his personal slogan. 00:08:06.170 --> 00:08:17.200 They continued to be good friends, until one day they agreed to travel the world together, 00:08:17.200 --> 00:08:23.155 to seek for Elder wand, resurrection stone and invisibility cloak. 00:08:23.150 --> 00:08:27.955 Could Grindelwald go? Of course, but he wanted Dumbledore to go with him. 00:08:27.950 --> 00:08:35.600 Could Dumbledore go? No! Because he had to take care of his sister and brother. 00:08:35.600 --> 00:08:41.244 If he took his sister with him, it'd be like carrying a time bomb. 00:08:41.240 --> 00:08:45.022 He couldn't just leave his sister to his brother. 00:08:45.020 --> 00:08:50.355 Being a teenager, Dumbledore obviously hated that he had to take this responsibility. 00:08:50.444 --> 00:08:57.822 Eventually, they argued. Alberforth wouldn't let him go with Grendelwald, 00:08:57.820 --> 00:09:06.888 telling him that it's a bad and villainous idea, to go and rule over muggles. 00:09:06.880 --> 00:09:18.577 In that event, Grindelwald, being a dark arts lover he was, got mad and tried to curse Alberforth. 00:09:18.570 --> 00:09:23.555 When Dumbledore saw that, he turned to fight Grindelwald instead. 00:09:23.550 --> 00:09:33.866 So, the three were fighting, while an unstable girl sat there and watched. 00:09:33.860 --> 00:09:42.977 Then, a curse defected and hit Dumbledore's sister, and she died! 00:09:42.970 --> 00:09:44.977 She died, just like that. 00:09:44.970 --> 00:09:49.377 Dumbledore promptly blamed it on Grindelwald, saying that he killed the sister. 00:09:49.370 --> 00:09:54.355 That forced Grindelwald to flee from Britain. 00:09:54.350 --> 00:09:58.888 After that, he went to gather his power and respect from places, 00:09:58.880 --> 00:10:05.111 staying true to his ideology that he'd take over the world. 00:10:05.110 --> 00:10:13.200 Along the way, he acquired the Elder wand by stealing it from a wandmaker called Mykew Gregorovitch. 00:10:13.200 --> 00:10:20.355 He cursed the guy with the stunning spell and stole the wand from him. 00:10:20.350 --> 00:10:23.733 This totally changed the perception about the Elder wand. 00:10:23.730 --> 00:10:33.555 It was believed that this wand was the most powerful wand, and whoever owns it will have additional powers. 00:10:33.550 --> 00:10:36.888 And this wand can only change owner by killing the old one. 00:10:36.880 --> 00:10:44.444 However, the way Grindelwald took it made everyone realised that you don't have to kill, 00:10:44.440 --> 00:10:49.288 you can just win it. 00:10:49.280 --> 00:10:55.733 After acquiring the wand, Grindelwald wrecked chaos all over Europe and the US. 00:10:55.730 --> 00:11:02.533 He barely escaped from the hands of the US Ministry of Magic. 00:11:02.530 --> 00:11:08.666 This was where the first Fantastic Beasts film began, with Grindelwald disguised as a person in the ministry, 00:11:08.660 --> 00:11:16.000 met Newt Scamander, and searched for Obscurus, a child with contained magic. 00:11:16.000 --> 00:11:22.000 Grindelwald saw that it would be a pathway into showing the magic world to the muggles. 00:11:22.000 --> 00:11:26.444 His main purpose was to reveal the magic world to everyone, 00:11:26.440 --> 00:11:29.111 and that he'd rule over them. 00:11:29.110 --> 00:11:35.777 I'll not go into details, so just skip over to the end, where Grindelwald was captured, 00:11:35.770 --> 00:11:38.133 and then jailed in the US. 00:11:38.130 --> 00:11:45.600 This is not a spoiler, since all the 7 books have already told you about all this. 00:11:45.600 --> 00:11:48.355 It's just that they go into more details. 00:11:48.350 --> 00:11:54.133 What we know from the books is that after the capture, Grindelwald managed to break out. 00:11:54.130 --> 00:11:59.022 And he brought chaos all over the places for many years. 00:11:59.020 --> 00:12:05.111 Eventually, people turned to Dumbledore, saying that he's the mightiest wizard, 00:12:05.110 --> 00:12:10.177 and he might be the only chance to stop Grindelwald. 00:12:10.170 --> 00:12:15.644 Dumbledore had always tried to avoid it, and if you want to know why, 00:12:15.640 --> 00:12:18.755 it seems that Dumbledore later admitted it to Harry. 00:12:18.750 --> 00:12:28.888 He said that, in the night when they fought, Grindelwald must know that whose curse killed Dumbledore's sister. 00:12:28.880 --> 00:12:36.666 Dumblerdore was afraid that Grindelwald would expose that it was Dumbledore's own spell. 00:12:36.660 --> 00:12:46.044 However, Dumbledore, being a transfiguration professor at Hogwarts at that time, had to take responsibility, 00:12:46.040 --> 00:12:48.622 and so he went to fight Grindelwald. 00:12:48.620 --> 00:12:59.511 They had a dual, and it's been said that the dual was the biggest one the wizard world has ever witnessed. 00:12:59.510 --> 00:13:08.222 Whoever waiting to see the 2nd Fantastic Beasts must be expecting this particular scene. 00:13:08.220 --> 00:13:15.111 After that event, Dumbledore won over Grindelwald, and locked him up in a prison. 00:13:15.110 --> 00:13:20.355 Grindelwald lived there until the last day of his life, 00:13:20.350 --> 00:13:32.844 which was recorded in the 7th book, where Lord Voldemort tried to find the Elder wand, 00:13:32.840 --> 00:13:40.666 and he broke into the prison, because he heard that the last owner of Elder wand was Grindelwald. 00:13:40.660 --> 00:13:44.266 So he went to find out where the wand was. 00:13:44.260 --> 00:13:47.911 In the prison, Grindelwald teased Voldemort. 00:13:47.910 --> 00:13:57.466 Voldemort thought that he'd encounter an old guy with no power, who's been in prison for over 40 years. He must be sad and pathetic. 00:13:57.460 --> 00:14:01.155 But when he arrived, he found that Grindelwald wasn't afraid at all. 00:14:01.150 --> 00:14:05.066 He was like, 'I have been waiting for you to come and kill me.' 00:14:05.060 --> 00:14:10.044 'I know about you and know that you want the wand, but you will not have it!' 00:14:10.040 --> 00:14:19.555 Grindelwald teased Voldemort until he lost his temper and killed the old man. 00:14:19.550 --> 00:14:23.688 That ended the life of the greatest dark wizard of his time. 00:14:23.680 --> 00:14:29.911 This is the story of Gellert Grindelwald as we know it from the Harry Potter novels. 00:14:29.910 --> 00:14:34.222 Hope this makes you watch the 2nd Fantastic Beasts with a better understanding. 00:14:34.220 --> 00:14:39.200 If there's any opinions or information, you can comment it down below. 00:14:39.200 --> 00:14:44.088 If you like this video, please don't forget to like it and share for your friends to see. 00:14:44.080 --> 00:14:49.822 If you like this kind of story, which is both fun and knowledgeable, don't forget to follow my Point of View channel. 00:14:49.820 --> 00:14:55.244 It's full of fun videos, both about Harry Potter and other stuffs too. 00:14:55.244 --> 00:14:57.240 That's it for today. See you soon! 00:14:57.644 --> 00:15:02.977 Actually, there's a rumour that hasn't been answered in either of the books. 00:15:02.970 --> 00:15:06.400 We know from J.K.Rowling that Dumbledore was gay. 00:15:06.400 --> 00:15:11.600 And it seems that there were something more between Dumbledore and Grindelwald, 00:15:11.600 --> 00:15:16.666 not just friends, but also a bit of a bromance. 00:15:16.660 --> 00:15:21.200 I don't know whether Fantastic Beasts will acknowledge this tension or not. 00:15:21.200 --> 00:15:27.866 You shippers can wait for the moments, while non-shippers are invited to watch how great these two were. 00:15:27.860 --> 00:15:33.733 In Harry Potter, Dumbledore was already old, and he couldn't compare to Voldemort. 00:15:33.730 --> 00:15:39.333 But this, they were of same age, must be real fun! 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