Gellert Grindelwald is a character in Joan Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book. He is considered one of the most powerful and dangerous wizards in magical history. He was defeated by Albus Dumbledore and imprisoned in a magical prison for life imprisonment.
Character appearance
A handsome young man with golden shoulder-length hair is the way Gellert Grindelwald is described. A photo of the wizard is imprinted on his face with glee, something similar to madness. Young Gellert was played by Jamie Campbell Bauer, an English actor and lead singer of a musical group. Some time after filming Harry Potter movies, he met with his co-star on the set Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny Weasley, but the couple quickly broke up.
At the end of the book, a prison inmate is described in an extremely emaciated state, almost without teeth and with a face resembling a skull - already an adult Gellert Grindelwald. The actor who performed this role is Michael Byrne.
Character character
Gellert had a very quick temper and did not allow anyone to get in his way. He is very selfish, fighting for his goals and achieving them at all costs. The books are described by a cruel person - already a student, Gellert easily exposed his comrades to mortal danger. He lacks moral values, although towards the end of his life he realized the incorrectness of his actions and experienced remorse for them.
early years
The wizard already at a young age possessed great magical powers and brilliant abilities. Entering the Durmstrang school of dark arts, he learned the legend of the Deathly Hallows - these are three artifacts endowed with the wonderful properties that Death itself brought to the human world. Gellert has the idea of finding Gifts. He dreams of becoming the strongest wizard who can command even Death.
In captivity of his desires, Grindelwalt begins to consider himself better than people who lack magical abilities. Young Gellert is imbued with the idea that wizards should dominate humanity. Already at school, he is fond of risky experiments and attacks students, which almost leads to casualties.
After being expelled from the school, the wizard spends several summer months visiting his grandmother and the honored historian - Batilda Bagshot. According to legend, one of the owners of the Deathly Hallows lived and was buried in Godric's Hollow, where she lives.
Friendship with Albus Dumbledore
The Dumbledore family communicated with Batilda Begshot, so the young Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald quickly met and became friends. Both of them were young, talented and ambitious, so there was no shortage of common topics for conversation. The search for the Deathly Hallows is now becoming their common idea, as is the power that follows the whole world. And if Albus wants to achieve a new world without violence, then Gellert seeks leadership at all costs.
Their friendship lasted a couple of months. Albus, who became the head of the Dumbledore family, began to forget about taking care of his younger brother Aberforth and sister Ariana, who was not entirely healthy. Aberforth cannot understand why Albus’s personal desires are more important to him than the well-being of his family. Gellert sees his younger brother as an obstacle to further joint plans with Albus, and as a result, a fight on magic wands erupts between the three young people. Ariana dies from the spell of one of them, after which Gellert leaves England, and Albus, having seen his true essence, breaks off his friendly relations.
Elder Wand Find
Famous producer of sticks Gregorovich finds the legendary Death Gift - Elderberry wand. He did not hide this find, but began a large-scale advertising of his goods, which, as he said, were made on the basis of the legendary artifact. Gellert, still obsessed with finding the Gifts, and especially the Elder Wand, enters Gregorovich’s home and steals value. The wizard leaves the house in glee, because such a powerful weapon will help him gain power over the whole world.
Defeat
After receiving the Elder Wand, Gellert gathers an army of supporters and begins his offensive. The wizard and his followers abducted, tortured and killed sorcerers and people. The dark magician even created a prison for his enemies, explaining all the atrocities with the motto "For the sake of the common good."
Gellert Grindelwald, whose biography is filled with dark magic, is afraid of Dumbledore, although he does not stop on the path of destruction. For his time, Gellert was incredibly strong in magical arts, and only a very strong wizard could resist him. The elderberry wand also made its master almost invincible.
Albus Dumbledore by this time became a powerful wizard, but could not decide to enter the battle with Gellert. He is tormented by the fear of finding out who was the killer of little Ariana. Is he himself? For five years, Dumbledore avoids the confrontation with Grindelwald, but then realizes that no one else can defeat him. Albus decides to protect people, despite his fear of learning about the past. There is a duel between the magicians, after which Dumbledore wins and becomes the new owner of the Elder Wand, and Grindelwald finds himself in the same Nurmengard prison.
