Alliance

Alliance
Organisation information
Founder(s)	Gellert Grindelwald
Founded	In 1899 or early 1900s
Dissolved	c. 1945
Leader(s)	Gellert Grindelwald
Headquarters	Unidentified home, Paris, France (briefly) Nurmengard Castle, Austria
Intentions	Overthrow the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy Force non-magic people into subservience
Affiliation	German Ministry of Magic Certain members of MACUSA, British Ministry of Magic, and other Ministries of Magic
Enemies	International Confederation of Wizards Non-magic people Albus Dumbledore British Ministry of Magic Magical Congress of the United States of America French Ministry of Magic

"We only want freedom. The freedom to be ourselves."

— Grindelwald's seemingly noble mission statement, to mask his true sinister agenda

The Alliance was an association of seditious witches and wizards who followed the Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the early twentieth century. Fanatics dedicated to Grindelwald's ideology of wizarding supremacy referred to themselves as his "acolytes". Their main goal was to expose the world wizarding community and provoke a war with Non-magic people, with the intent overturning the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy and eventually forcing the non-magical population into slavery under their motto: "For the Greater Good". While many of the acolytes were fervent believers in Grindelwald’s mantra of magical supremacy at any cost, most were simply idealistic young witches and wizards who were taken in by the dark wizard's charisma and manipulation. They were not of the same status as Grindelwald's acolytes, as they accompanied him everywhere, mosty Vinda Rosier, and they seemed to live with him in Nurmengard.

History

Formation

"When we've won they'll flee cities in their millions. They've had their time."

— Vinda Rosier

Between about 1900, when Grindelwald fled Britain, and 1945, the year of his downfall, Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald formed an army of witches and wizards. Grindelwald intended to unite the Deathly Hallows, which he believed would make him and his followers invincible. The Deathly Hallows' symbol became the symbol of the Alliance. They used Nurmengard Castle as a base, but only the acolytes permanently inhabited Nurmengard. According to Grindelwald, Aurors ruthlessly fought against his acolytes "simply for believing".

Global wizarding war

"Your policies of violence and suppression are driving supporters into his arms"

— Albus Dumbledore to Torquil Travers

A pamphlet advertising Grindelwald's rally in Paris

In 1927, Grindelwald acquired the support of Queenie Goldstein, Gunnar Grimmson, and Abernathy. He switched places with Abernathy to escape Rudolph Spielman, and his attempted extradition of Grindelwald to European authorities. Later, all of his followers attended a meeting in the Lestrange Mausoleum. There, he gave a rousing speech, in which he shared his idealist perspective of non-magic people and told of the Second World War, implying it would come to pass if the army lost to the wizarding governments. Grindelwald, openly recognising the battalion of Aurors that had infiltrated the rally, told his followers to remain calm as he revealed their presence and invited them into the circle. They killed a young witch, making Grindelwald's followers furious. After making a martyr of the girl, Grindelwald commanded his followers to disapparate from the scene while he faced off against the Aurors.

After a number of years terrorising Europe, Grindelwald was defeated by Albus Dumbledore in 1945.

Aftermath

After Grindelwald lost the duel, while this group's status at this time is unknown, it can be assumed that the remaining members were hunted down and arrested by wizarding authorities, killed for resisting, or possibly had dissolved into hiding.

Known members

Name	Notes	Current status
Gellert Grindelwald	Founder of the Alliance who sought to conquer both the Wizard and Muggle worlds. Defeated by Albus Dumbledore and imprisoned in Nurmengard Castle before being killed by Lord Voldemort.	Deceased
Vinda Rosier	Grindelwald’s second in command. Accompanied him to all places he was in, like driving with him in the streets of Berlin, except his travel to the United States. She has also seen him experience numerous visions, such as Yusuf Kama coming to Nurmengard, Dumbledore going to Bhutan, and Jacob Kowalski pulling out a snakewood and coreless wand to threaten him in Berlin.
Abernathy	Former member of the Magical Congress of the United States of America who helped Grindelwald escape imprisonment. He later accompanied him to several events, mainly the Parisian ones in 1927.
Krall	An acolyte who’s wavering loyalty to Grindelwald caused him to be killed by the Protego Diabolica.	Deceased
Carrow
Krafft
Nagel
MacDuff
Acolyte thug
Unidentified Acolyte
Credence Barebone	Defected to Dumbledore's first army's side after finally discovering the truth of who he was.
Queenie Goldstein	Joined to change the laws that prevented her from marrying Jacob Kowalski. Defected back to Dumbledore's first army's side after witnessing Grindelwald torturing Jacob.
Cassius Bell	Former British Auror.
Helmut	Corrupt German Auror.

Allies

Name	Notes	Current status
Gunnar Grimmson	Worked for the British Ministry of Magic, but took up missions assigned by Gellert Grindelwald, such as assassinating Irma Dugard to get Grindelwald emotionally closer to Credence Barebone.	Deceased
Anton Vogel	Corrupt and former Supreme Mugwump. Allowed and witnessed Grindelwald cheat the 1932 International Confederation of Wizards' Supreme Mugwump election.
Henrietta Fischer	A German Ministry of Magic personal attaché who stole Newton Scamander's suitcase, which she thought contained the living Qilin.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First mentioned)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Mentioned only)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (Mentioned only)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (First appearance)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
• Pottermore
• Wizarding World
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)