Nagel

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Nagel 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.^[1]

Biography

Nagel joined Gellert Grindelwald at some point prior to 1927, and became one of Grindelwald's seven trusted acolytes. Under Grindelwald's orders, Nagel was told to visit the Circus Arcanus' performance, so as to keep an eye on the Obscurial Credence Barebone.

Etymology

In Swedish, Norwegian, German and Dutch, "nagel" means "nail".

Behind the scenes

• Nagel is portrayed by Claudius Peters in the second instalment of the Fantastic Beasts film series.

• In The Art of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Nagel's early portrayal resembled Percival Graves.
• In an early draft of the the storyboard, Nagel was meant to meet up with Credence in the bird market.^{[citation needed]}

Appearances

• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (First appearance)
• The Archive of Magic: The Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Notes and references

The Alliance
Leader	Gellert Grindelwald
Acolytes	Carrow | MacDuff | Nagel | Krafft | Krall (deceased) | Abernathy | Vinda Rosier
Followers	Aurelius Dumbledore​​ | Queenie Goldstein | Gunnar Grimmson
Headquarters	Unidentified home | Nurmengard