Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets gave a shocking twist regarding Credence, revealing that he is Aurelius Dumbledore, nephew of the future headmaster of Hogwarts himself, Albus Dumbledore. Since Credence is Aurelius Dumbledore, his connection to the Dumbledore line was heavily theorized before the big reveal of Credence’s twist. It is revealed in the film that Credence is the long-lost son of Aberforth Dumbledore, which worked perfectly for the Harry Potter canon and the Fantastic Beasts franchise as a whole.
Fantastic Beasts 3 focuses on Dumbledore’s role and Credence’s part in the villain movement. However, Credence himself is simply searching for answers about his biological parents’ true identities. Although there are rumors in the wizarding community about who Credence is, Fantastic Beasts and which powerful family he could be linked to, the truth is different – ​​and completely unexpected. Fantastic Beasts 3 revealed Credence’s parentage through the mirror messages he was sending to Aberforth. It was a big twist, and Credence being Aurelius Dumbledore was a big moment for the Harry Potter prequel franchise.
Fantastic Beasts 2’s Big Twist: Credibility Is Aurelius Dumbledore
Grindelwald revealed the truth about who was credible
At the end of The Crimes of Grindelwaldthe titular dark wizard, and his followers, take refuge in Nurmengard Castle. This is where Grindelwald finally reveals who Credence is Fantastic Beastsbut not without some manipulation on your part. In the sequence, Grindelwald begins to sow discord between Credence and his family before even revealing who he is.
As the sequence continues to build towards the big reveal, the little bird that Credence was nurturing evolves into a Phoenix. Grindelwald refers to a legend that phoenixes come to the men of their family when they are in dire need. Finally, Grindelwald reveals that Credence is a Dumbledore and that his name is Aurelius.
The filmmakers initially do not make explicit whether Grindelwald was telling Credence the truth. After all, Grindelwald is known for lying and manipulating to get what he wants, and he did just that to Credence in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. It would have made sense for him to use Credence’s identity as a manipulation tactic to motivate the Obscurial to kill Albus – which is the end goal people already know Grindelwald is working towards when recruiting Credence.
This is evidenced by Fantastic Beasts 3which shows Credence at the forefront of Grindelwald’s army, using his Obscurus as a weapon. So the second film he does leave room for doubt that Credence really is Aurelius Dumbledore. The seeds of doubt planted by the second film were a purposeful tool used to make the twist revealed in the third film that much more shocking. Breadcrumbs were left to throw people off the trail, as JK Rowling is known to do, which caused a lot of false theorizing about her ancestry before Dumbledore’s secrets.
Aurelius Dumbledore Parents and History
Aberforth’s long-lost son has a fascinating story
In Dumbledore’s secretsCredence is revealed to be the son of Albus’ brother Aberforth and an unknown young woman. Albus’ story is shown in the Harry Potter novels, although it is not present in the films. Dumbledore’s secrets sought to change that, remembering what is already known in the books, but with Credence’s new touch.
While at the Hog’s Head, Albus has a conversation with Newt Scamander, in which he tells the Magizoologist the story of his sister Ariana and her death. But in this talk, he also tells Newt that Credence is Aberforth’s son. Newt discovers that Aberforth got a village girl pregnant, but she was sent away before having the baby. There were rumors that Credence’s mother was pregnant, but it was not enough to prompt Aberforth to look for his son, as he did not know where she was taken.
This would explain Leta Lestrange’s story about changing the baby on the boat. Credence survived, but it is unknown what happened to his mother. She likely drowned when the ship sank, causing Credence to be adopted by the Barebones. Since Credence had no magical parents or schooling, he developed an Obscurus, like Ariana, and now faces the consequences of the magical force that helped kill his aunt.
Aurelius Dumbledore is new to the Harry Potter canon
Introducing a new relative of Dumbledore was an interesting direction for Fantastic Beasts
Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller) was introduced in 2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as the adopted son of Mary Lou Barebone (Samantha Morton). Mary Lou was the leader of a group that preached hatred of the magical community to fellow No-Majs (non-magical people). Because of this internalized hatred – as well as Mary Lou’s physical and emotional abuse – Credence repressed his powers and became an Obscurial. It was always clear that Credence was more than he first appeared, although the twist that he was Aurelius Dumbledore was certainly a surprise to many.
Perhaps the most shocking aspect of the revelation about Credence’s identity in Fantastic Beasts 3 is that it added a new central character to the Harry Potter canon. Although not much was known about Albus Dumbledore’s family before Fantastic Beasts 3, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows offers the most information about the Boy Who Lived’s mentor. It is shortly after Dumbledore’s death that Harry finds out about Albus’ family.
However, Rita Skeeter The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore it also makes it clear that there is a lot about the Dumbledore family that the public doesn’t know, and Credence is included in that. Unlike most Harry Potter canonical changes made to the Fantastic Beasts franchise, Credence’s twist fits perfectly, with the only plot hole being why he’s never been talked about before.
Tycho Dodonus’ prophecy may refer to credibility
The story of credibility may have some similarities to that of Harry Potter
In the journey of exploring the mystery of Credence’s identity, a prophecy is mentioned. Prophecies also played an important role in Harry Potter series, so it makes sense that another one would become the key to the Fantastic Beasts films. The prophecy introduced in The Crimes of Grindelwald came from Tycho Dodonus and says:
A cruelly banished son
Daughter’s despair
Return, Great Avenger
With water wings
For a large part Fantastic Beasts 2Yusuf Kama (William Nadylam) believed the prophecy referred to Corvus Lestrange and considered himself the “great avenger”. Yusuf planned to kill Credence, thinking he was Corvus, as revenge against the Lestranges for what they did to his family. However, when it was revealed that Credence is actually Aurelius Dumbledore, the prophecy could be interpreted differently. TTycho Dodonus’ prophecy was not mentioned in Fantastic Beasts 3. But the filmmakers would be remiss to leave this out, given the importance of Harry Potter’s own prophecy in the Order of the Phoenix.
It’s unclear whether the prophecy refers to Aurelius, but it would make sense given what we know about him. He is Dumbledore’s youngest son, but is not recognized by his family and was sent to live in America (a country “cruelly banished son”). “Daughter’s Despair” could refer to Ariana’s Obscurus, an affliction that Credence shares. So maybe Aurelio is the one “great avenger” who returns “with wings of water.”
After all, his Obscurus allows him to fly, sort of, and Grindelwald manipulated it to get revenge on the Dumbledores for the way he was treated as a baby. This is only one interpretation, however, and as people have seen in the prophecies in Harry Potterthey can be interpreted in several ways. This could refer to Aurelius Dumbledore or someone else.
Credence/Aurelius Dumbledore’s role in Fantastic Beasts 3
The troubled wizard is central to the narrative of the Harry Potter prequel story
No matter the prophecy, Credence/Aurelius is the key to the story of Fantastic Beasts 3. At first he is aligned with Grindelwald, with Fantastic Beasts 3 showing him leading Grindelwald’s army. He also trains to master his magical abilities with the wand given to him by Grindelwald and the powers granted to him by the Obscurus.
Grindelwald tasks Aurelius with killing Albus, as that is what the dark wizard wants from the young man. In the end, Credence/Aurelius returns to the light, siding with his family, not Grindelwald. The action has reverberating consequences, as Grindelwald tries to kill Credence, but Dumbledore protects him – breaking the blood pact.
For now, it remains to be seen exactly where Aurélio’s story goes. People know that he is being slowly killed by his own Obscurus and that he is returning home to live with his father, Aberforth. But lingering questions remain about Credence. After all, there must be some reason why history doesn’t know or remember Aurelius Dumbledore. Fantastic Beasts movies – if they happen, that is. Ultimately, Credence’s turnaround in Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets it was shocking, but it fits into the Harry Potter canon much better than some of the other changes JK Rowling has made.
What the credibility twist means for Harry Potter lore
The shock twist changes very little
The twist that Credence is the son of Aberforth Dumbledore was probably intended to be a jaw-dropping reveal from Warner Bros. and JK Rowling. It was certainly a big moment for Credence as a character, and for the Fantastic Beasts franchise. However, it’s also not unfair to say that it didn’t have nearly the impact that those behind the Harry Potter the prequel story we expected, as while it definitely intrigued fans, it wasn’t the kind of shock that redefined the way they viewed the characters and history of the Wizarding World.
There are several reasons why Aurelius Dumbledore’s turnaround was relatively insignificant for the Harry Potter canon, even for directly involved characters like Albus Dumbledore. Firstly, Dumbledore having a secret nephew who worked for Grindelwald isn’t all that shocking when you consider how many connections there are between magical families in the world. Harry Potter universe.
For example, Molly Weasley is Bellatrix Lestrange’s second cousin, Malfoy’s maternal grandfather is Sirius Black’s uncle, and even Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort are distant relatives. There are simply too many pre-existing connections for twists based on secret family ties to be so shocking when it comes to the Harry Potter franchise. Lifting the curtain on Credence’s true identity as Albus Dumbledore’s nephew was far from Darth Vader’s Luke Skywalker’s father moment in which the tone of the reveal scenes was clearly trying to establish it.
Even the fact that Credence was close to Grindelwald didn’t add any emotional weight to the moment the audience discovered he was actually Aurelius Dumbledore. This was again because of the Harry Potter stories. It has been established that in any wizarding conflict, members of the same family will often find themselves at odds. Moments like Percy Weasley disowning his family to side with the Ministry during the Second Great Wizarding War, or learning that Regulus, brother of Order of the Phoenix member Sirius Black, was at one point a Death Eater, showed that no wizarding family was all good or all evil – and not even Dumbledore’s is exempt.
Finally, there was the simple fact that, whatever Credence’s fate was after discovering his true identity as Aurelius Dumbledore, he clearly did not have a long-term impact on his father, Aberforth, or his uncle Albus. This is not to say that any of the Dumbledore brothers have forgotten Aurelius. It’s likely that both of them, especially Aberforth, harbor incredibly deep emotions toward Credence. It’s simply that, as there was no mention of him at the time of Harry Potter, he didn’t have much impact on the Wizarding World or the future of Albus or Aberforth.
Since it is likely Fantastic Beasts 4 won’t happen, fans will never know Credence’s fate. All that can be done is speculate, but since he wasn’t around during the events of Harry Potter, it seems likely that he met a tragic end. Even if he is alive somewhere during Harry’s fight against Voldemort, it would be impossible to insert Credence/Aurélio today Harry Potter timeline without serious retcons or including it in some sort of sequential story that ties together the new characters introduced in Fantastic Beasts to familiar names and faces from Harry’s time at Hogwarts.
However, unless that happens, the twist about Credence being a member of Dumbledore’s family will remain a somewhat inconsequential part of the story. Harry Potter canon. It will remain yet another part of Albus Dumbeldore’s life that the shrewd and reserved director never felt the need to discuss. – a memoir to one of the greatest wizards who ever lived, which serves as a constant reminder that the fight against Black Magic often means having to put moral good above family ties, but little else.
Why Fantastic Beasts Might Not Happen and What That Means for Credibility
Credence’s story may never be finished
Given the recent spate of actor Ezra Miller controversies and other unfortunate but decisive factors surrounding Fantastic Beasts 3performance will be Fantastic Beasts 4 to happen? So far, there has been no announcement as to whether the series will continue – and sometimes no news is not good news. After the second installment, interest in the franchise dropped considerably.
The Crimes of Grindelwald It was the worst film in the series and, without a doubt, in the entire Wizarding World universe. Grindelwald’s crimes was certified rotten on Rotten Tomatoes (with a 36% critic score and 54% audience rating), which is something never seen in the monumental success Harry Potter franchise. Consequently, no one had high expectations for Fantastic Beasts 3and reviews for the sequel also gave it “Rotten” status, with a critic score of 46% (despite its more promising audience rating of 83%).
The Aurelius/Credence twist only added to the initial dread, as many feared JK Rowling would have to poke another hole in the canon to make it work, and now it may never fully come to fruition despite the third film’s partial tie-in to the character. history. Considering the film’s reception and the complete lack of news about the sequel, it could be that the prequel series has been hit by the Avada Kedavra curse. After all, director David Yates has other work on his current production schedule, and Fantastic Beasts 3 it wasn’t well-received enough to risk another blockbuster failure.
Additionally, there was a battle between Grindelwald and Dumbledore at the end, and the producers could frame the event as a series finale. Although the Credence Barebone/Aurelius Dumbledore twist was handled well, Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets It could be the last film in the series. While Fantastic Beasts 3 went down better than expected, mainly due to Mads Mikkelsen as Grindelwald and the continued Credence twist, it still wasn’t enough to save the Fantastic Beasts franchise.