Therefore, he knew his old friend would be buried with the wand. Harry guessed that Grindelwald lied to Voldemort about the Elder Wand to keep the Dark Lord from desecrating his friend, lover, and rival's grave.
It was his unspoken motivation behind that decision that was fascinating. Some say that in his fifty years in Nurmengard, Grindelwald had begun to show remorse for his actions. So, this could have been an attempt to try and make some small amends by stopping Voldemort from getting his hands on the Hallow.
What is the connection between Grindelwald and Voldemort?
Summary. Grindelwald and Voldemort had similar goals but likely wouldn't have been allies due to their desire for ultimate power. Voldemort's search for the Elder Wand led him to Grindelwald, ultimately resulting in the death of the former Dark Wizard.
I welcome death! But my death will not grant you what you seek. There is so much that you do not understand! Grindelwald's last words standing up to Lord Voldemort and defending his ex-lover's legacy.
What happened to Grindelwald after Voldemort died?
Grindelwald was subsequently imprisoned in his own prison Nurmengard for decades. He was slain there by Lord Voldemort in 1998, when he refused to give up information on the Elder Wand.
Believing that wizard kind was oppressed by the non-magical, Grindelwald sought to establish a new world order in which Witches and Wizards ruled over Muggles, claiming that his actions were "for the greater good." Over time, he managed to amass a following that would serve as advisors and enforcers of his cause.
It is learned that Grindelwald was still alive, though imprisoned in the highest tower in Nurmengard, the prison Grindelwald himself built to hold those who opposed him. Voldemort successfully hunted him down there, although Grindelwald lied to Voldemort, claiming never to have had the Elder Wand.
Why is Voldemort considered more powerful than Grindelwald?
While Grindelwald's quest involved finding items that would make him a master of death, Voldemort had seemingly found a way to become immortal in the form of Horcruxes. Splitting his soul into seven pieces, Voldemort was nearly invincible. Each Horcrux had a way of defending itself.
He was tortured by Lord Voldemort for information regarding the twin cores of Harry Potter's wand and his own. Ollivander told him that he merely needed to use a wand other than his own to face Harry Potter.
In the end, Voldemort kills Grindelwald via Avada Kedavra after deciding he doesn't need Grindelwald alive anymore. The movie however, took a very different approach. After getting inside Grindelwald's cell, Grindelwald straight up tells Voldemort that the Elder Wand was buried with Dumbledore.
In the Deathly Hallows, Grindewald refused to tell Voldemort the location of the Elder Wand. When Voldemort was taunted by Grindelwald telling him to kill him if he wanted because he would not reveal it, he killed Grindelwald with the Killing Curse.
So transitive law, Voldemort is far more powerful than Grindelwald. Grindelwald is nowhere near the power level of Voldemort. You have to actually interpret the story, you can't use CGI effects to determine power level.
During his final confrontation with Voldemort, Harry knew that he (Harry) was the Elder Wand's true master. He again cast Expelliarmus, ejecting the wand from Voldemort's hand into his own as the Killing Curse rebounded off his body, fatally striking Voldemort.
Did Voldemort and Grindelwald want the same thing?
Grindewald wanted his people to prosper and thrive while not having to live in hiding from the Muggles, Voldemort simply wanted to consolidate his own power and kill all of his opposition, Grindewald wanted to rule over Muggles “for the Greater Good” while Voldemort didn't really seem to care about them save for ...
At some time after the end of the Global Wizarding War, Newt and Tina marry. Newt creates the Werewolf Register and the Ban on Experimental Breeding. Newt also works for the Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau. In 1979, he is awarded The Order of Merlin - Second Class for his services to magizoology.
This not only addressed the events of the first Fantastic Beasts movie, but showed that Newt was still alive as late as 2017. In this way, Newt Scamander's appearance on the Marauder's Map in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban fits with the Harry Potter timeline and his love of magical creatures like Buckbeak.
In Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, it is revealed that Bellatrix gave birth to Voldemort's daughter Delphi in Malfoy Manor before the Battle of Hogwarts.
Dumbledore never broke the Elder Wand because he knew it would have to be used to kill Voldemort. Remember how Harry's wand acted of it's own accord against Voldemort even when Voldemort was using Lucius' wand, a wand that was not the brother of Harry's?
Each Harry Potter book and movie covers a school year, which is why the series is seven books long, so Deathly Hallows is set in 1998 in the books and 2008 in the movies, meaning that Voldemort was 71 years old, as the Battle of Hogwarts happened in May.
Why did 'revelio' undo the effects of Polyjuice Potion? At the end of "Fantastic Beasts," Newt uses a spell called "revelio" to reveal (get it?) that Percival Graves was really Grindelwald in disguise. Warner Bros.
