Krall

Krall
Biographical information
Born	Before 1927
Died	Early September 1927, Lestrange Mausoleum, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation
Loyalty	Gellert Grindelwald (formerly) The Alliance Gellert Grindelwald's acolytes

Krall: "You really think that he can kill the great — can kill Albus Dumbledore?"

Grindelwald: "I know he can. But will you be with us when that happens, Krall? Will you?"

— Gellert Grindelwald detecting Krall's disloyalty

Krall was a wizard who lived during the early 20th century. He was a member of Gellert Grindelwald's Alliance, and was among the dark wizard's foremost acolytes.

In 1927, he accompanied his master to Paris and aided his efforts to recruit Credence Barebone, but perished there when his dedication to Grindelwald's cause proved inadequate.

Biography

Krall became a supporter of Gellert Grindelwald at some point prior to 1927 and became one of his acolytes. He travelled to Paris to help further Grindelwald's plans, where he expressed doubt that Credence Barebone was a match for Albus Dumbledore. Grindelwald bluntly asked him if he would stand by his side, and while Krall hastily confirmed he would, Grindelwald looked unconvinced of his honesty.

Krall dies in the flames

Krall attended Grindelwald's rally at the Lestrange family Mausoleum in the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise. He was indirectly killed by his own master in 1927 when he failed to cross enchanted fire that tested one's loyalty.

Personality and traits

Krall was described as being "sulky" and "ambitious". Despite siding with Grindelwald when he rose to power throughout the wizarding world, Krall was conflicted and disillusioned with his decision, to an extent. His moral struggle did not go unnoticed by his master. When push came to shove, Krall's morals outweighed his lust for power, leading to his death in Grindelwald's fire.

Relationships

Gellert Grindelwald

Gellert Grindelwald, his former master and killer

Krall was initially loyal to Gellert Grindelwald, who once trusted him enough to include him among one of his acolytes. However, at some point, his loyalty had began to waver. Sensing this, Grindelwald had no qualms confronting him over it, bluntly asking whether he would stand by him as he collected Credence to use against Albus Dumbledore and not looking convinced when Krall tried to assure him. Ultimately, Krall died when crossing Grindelwald's Protego Diabolica due to his inadequate loyalty.

Etymology

• In a few Slavic languages, kral means "king", derived from the given name "Karl" (itself derived from Old Norse karl, "free man"), i. e. Charlemagne.
  • In Westrobothnian, it means "insects" or "that which crawls".
• Kraal is an Afrikaans and Dutch word for an enclosure for cattle or other livestock surrounded by a fence of thorn-bush branches, a palisade, mud wall, or other fencing, roughly circular in form. It stems from the Portuguese curral, found in English as corral.
• "Kralle" is German and means "claw" or "talon", possibly alluding to Krall's role as a henchman.

Behind the scenes

• Krall was portrayed by David Sakurai in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.

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
• Pottermore (Mentioned only)
• Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Mentioned only)