Gellert Grindelwald's acolytes were a devoted group of followers comprising the inner-circle members of the Alliance gathered by the Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald.[2] Unlike the general members of the Alliance, they resided with Grindelwald at Nurmengard Castle, were privy to and carried out his plans, and typically accompanied him to most places he went, such as Paris in 1927, and Berlin and Bhutan in 1932.
History[]
Building his army and rise to power[]
After causing mass havoc and attacking many places across Europe, by 2 December 1926, he had begun to build up followers to use during his rise to power.[3]
1927[]
Grindelwald with his acolytes, Vinda Rosier and Abernathy
The acolytes accompanied Grindelwald to Paris to assist with his plans in recruiting Credence Barebone. They killed the unknown couple and their small child in order to take over their apartment as a temporary headquarters. When Grindelwald, during a rally in the Lestrange family Mausoleum, conjured a circle of protective fire around himself, and added an enchantment designed to test the loyalty of his followers: those who entered with complete fidelity and believed in his cause would survive; those who did not, would be engulfed and perish. Krafft, Nagel, MacDuff, Carrow, Abernathy, Vinda Rosier, Credence Barebone, Queenie Goldstein and several Aurors who had initially been under the command of Theseus Scamander passed through unharmed, but Krall, who had had second thoughts, died in fire.[4]
1932[]
Grindelwald being embraced by crowd
Grindelwald's acolytes accompanied him to the 1932 International Confederation of Wizards' Supreme Mugwump election in Bhutan, where they witnessed Grindelwald ultimately being defeated by Vicência Santos and escaping. The acolytes present in Bhutan may have been apprehended due to them being surrounded by Albus Dumbledore and several powerful Aurors, witches, and wizards such as Liu Tao, Ida Webb, Victor, Theseus Scamander, Bunty Broadacre, Eulalie Hicks and more, and they had just assaulted Gellert Grindelwald.[5]
Known acolytes[]
- Vinda Rosier[4]
- Carrow[4]
- Krall (deceased)[4]
- Abernathy[4]
- Krafft[4]
- MacDuff[4]
- Nagel[4]
- Aurelius Dumbledore (defected)[5]
- Queenie Goldstein (defected)[5]
- Zabini[5]
Appearances[]
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (First appearance)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- The Archive of Magic: The Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: Movie Magic
- Pottermore
- Wizarding World
Notes and references[]
- ↑ As Grindelwald was defeated in 1945.
- ↑ ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Full Character Profiles Reveal Trouble in Paris! at The Leaky Cauldron
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (see this image)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
| The Alliance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Leader | Gellert Grindelwald |  |
| Acolytes | Abernathy | Aurelius Dumbledore (defected) | Carrow | Queenie Goldstein (defected) | Krafft | Krall (deceased) | MacDuff | Nagel | Vinda Rosier | Zabini | |
| Followers | Cassius Bell | Gunnar Grimmson | Helmut | Karl | Anton Vogel | Henrietta Fischer | |
| Headquarters | Unidentified home | Nurmengard | |