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3 weeks ago - If I had been a better friend, to Aberforth, if I had been a better brother, he might have confided in me. Perhaps things would have been different, this boy could have been part of our lives, part of our family." — Albus Dumbledore telling Newt about Credence's rumoured birth[src]
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In 1932, Credence attacked Albus and accused him of abandoning him, revealing to Albus that he was supposedly a member of the Dumbledore family. During a duel between the two, Credence's phoenix spread ashes on his body and Albus realised that Credence really was a Dumbledore and that he was ... More on scifi.stackexchange.com
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harry potter - Can this connection between Credence and Dumbledore be true? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange
So no, it isn’t possible by ... before Credence was born. However, as Valorum says in the comments, JKR has already broken canon for the movies, so this doesn’t mean that it’s not going to be shown as true in the next movies - she may simply ignore the dates that were established for Dumbledore’s family, like she ... More on scifi.stackexchange.com
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How did grindelwald knew that credence is related to Dumbledore family? Did he knew that credence was son of aberforth? If yes then why did he told credence that he is Dumbledore’s brother?
Isn’t it relating to the phoenix? It seems like every Dumbledore gets one. More on reddit.com
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Grindelwald didn't lie: He believes Credence is Aurelius Dumbledore
I really like this! This is more or less what I hope happens. Although I would argue that I think it could be possible that Grindelwald was aware of Aurelius when he was a baby… perhaps his aunt Bathilda overheard/learned of Aurelius before he was put on the ship to America. But of course, when the news that the aunt and “Aurelius” (really Corvus) drowned, everyone including Grindelwald believed Aurelius was dead. And then years later when he talked to Irma and learned of the baby swap, he learned the truth. But the way you explained it works just as well. More on reddit.com
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August 22, 2024 - Aurelius Dumbledore (born 1900), also known as Credence Barebone through adoption, is the son of Aberforth Dumbledore and an unnamed woman. For a big part of his life, he was oblivious to his origin as he was adopted by Mary Lou Barebone, the ...
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April 15, 2022 - There were plenty of unanswered ... Grindelwald." After Grindelwald told Credence Barebone that he was Aurelius Dumbledore, the brother of Albus Dumbledore, fans were left confused as a result of the sudden reveal....
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September 30, 2022 - However, that wasn’t entirely true. While Credence is a Dumbledore, he isn’t the brother of Albus, Aberforth and Ariana. In fact, he’s Aberforth’s secret son! Aberforth met Credence’s mother the same summer that Albus and Grindelwald met.
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November 16, 2018 - Dumbledore has two siblings, Aberforth and Ariana, according to the books. ... At the end of the movie Grindelwald tells Credence he is Aurelius Dumbledore, Albus' brother!
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April 11, 2022 - However, part of Grindelwald's revelation is a lie, of course. While Credence is indeed a part of the Dumbledore family tree, he was by no means abandoned.
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The wall of Credence’s room. It’s basically an extensive and obsessively drawn family tree of the Dumbledores. Notice how, on... – @dumbledore-and-grindelwald on Tumblr
The wall of Credence’s room. It’s basically an extensive and obsessively drawn family tree of the Dumbledores. Notice how, on the left of Albus’ name it says ‘Aurelius Dumbledore’ with quesion makes…
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You have asked for quotes from the book which have never actually addressed it, but in the film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (written by J.K Rowling) it's confirmed that Credence Barebone is actually Aurelius Dumbledore.

In around 1901, Aberforth had a son, Aurelius Dumbledore with a girl that he fell in love with in Godric's Hollow. However, the girl was "sent away," presumably by her parents, either before or after Credence's birth, although Albus was aware of rumours that there was a child. Due to the strained relationship between the Dumbledore brothers, Aberforth neither confided in nor sought Albus' help. Aurelius was eventually sent away to America with an aunt, where he was adopted by Mary Lou Barebone and given a new name, Credence Barebone.

In 1932, Credence attacked Albus and accused him of abandoning him, revealing to Albus that he was supposedly a member of the Dumbledore family. During a duel between the two, Credence's phoenix spread ashes on his body and Albus realised that Credence really was a Dumbledore and that he was actually Aberforth's long-lost son. However, by this point, Credence was dying due to his nature as an Obscurial slowly poisoning him, something that Albus sadly recognised from his experiences with Ariana. After foiling Grindelwald's plans at the walk of the Qilin, Credence, in poor health, accepted his father's offer to come home with him.

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So no, Albus and Aberforth were not the last Dumbledores. There was at least one other.

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In the books, it’s easiest to infer that the Dumbledore line ended with Albus and Aberforth.

I think it is also difficult to say that the Dumbledores were an ancient wizarding family. After all, Percival married a Muggle-born so he can’t have been very pureblood leaning. If the extended Dumbledore family was, it is most likely they became extinct in the male line other than Percival.

Book 7, which is heavy on Dumbledore lore, speaks as if Albus’s nuclear family was the only Dumbledore family. We pretty much know Albus didn’t have kids so that’s the end of that line. As for Aberforth, I don’t think he’s the type to go around getting girls pregnant. Especially since it’s implied in the books he was a goatfu- uh, he preferred to devote his life on research and experiment on goats. I think from his lifestyle, he was probably asexual but that’s just me assuming.

In the FB movies, Aberforth has a kid so I guess that’s not the end of the line. I don’t know if Credence dies tho cuz I deleted those movies from my head. Nothing in those movies counts as canon information, even if Jo wrote it. Seeing as she changed McGonagall’s age by thirty to fifty years.

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1 month ago - He's soon revealed to be the long-lost son of Aberforth Dumbledore, and by extension, the nephew of Albus Dumbledore. He was portrayed by Ezra Miller, who also played Kevin Khatchadourian in We Need to Talk about Kevin, the Trashcan Man in the ...
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May 16, 2024 - He spent his childhood abused and ... that Credence was, in fact, Aurelius Dumbledore, Aberforth's son. He ended up in America with his aunt and had a tough life after that. He initially joined Grindelwald's forces but later renounced his allegiance ...
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How is Credence related to Dumbledore? - Quora
Credence was born about 1901. Dumbledore’s father, Percival, was sentenced to Azkaban after attacking three boys that traumatized his daughter, Ariana, for doing magic in 1890–91, where he later died, so unless he received a visit f...
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February 8, 2022 - Where to begin with Albus Dumbledore? He was the oldest son of Kendra and Percival and older brother to Aberforth and Ariana. He was known as one of the most talented and brilliant wizards in the wizarding world and his achievements (including ...
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November 16, 2018 - When we meet Credence in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, he is still living with his foster mother but nearing adulthood. If we assume that he is around 18 years old, that makes his birth year 1908 (give or take a year). But here’s where things get tricky. When Aberforth, Dumbledore’s only known brother, is relaying the story of their sister Ariana’s death to Harry, Ron and Hermione in the “Missing Mirror” chapter of The Deathly Hallows, he reveals that their father, Percival, was imprisoned in Azkaban, where he later died, in 1891 after attacking three Muggle boys who assaulted Ariana while their mother, Kendra, was accidentally killed by Ariana in 1899.
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Is Credence Barebone Albus Dumbledore's younger brother Aurelius? - Quora
Answer (1 of 10): i think credence’s (or aurelius) real identity will be revealed when fantastic beasts movie series reveal who is credence’s biological mother. therefore this will reveal the connection between credence and dumbledore family, particualrly albus. in my opinion, if and only ...
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August 15, 2020 - Credence was born around 1901 to the Dumbledore family as 'Aurelius', he was switched in the crib by a young Leta Lestrange for her half-brother Corvus during a voyage to America in 1901.
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3 weeks ago - Aurelius Dumbledore/Credence Barebone — the son of Aberforth and an unknown girl who was adopted by Mary Lou Barebone and did not discover he was a Dumbledore until over twenty years later.
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Update -

It’s not - he’s Dumbledore’s nephew.

In Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore, it’s revealed that Credence is actually Dumbledore’s nephew, and Aberforth’s son. Aberforth had a fling the same summer that Dumbledore met Grindelwald, the woman was sent away but had a child - Credence.

It can’t be - Dumbledore’s parents died too long before his birth.

Dumbledore’s parents both died before they could possibly have another child Credence’s age. When he was hunting Hallows with Grindelwald, the reason that Dumbledore was so interested in the Resurrection Stone was to bring his parents back so he’d be free of responsibility to Ariana.

“And at the heart of our schemes, the Deathly Hallows! How they fascinated him, how they fascinated both of us! The unbeatable wand, the weapon that would lead us to power! The Resurrection Stone – to him, though I pretended not to know it, it meant an army of Inferi! To me, I confess, it meant the return of my parents, and the lifting of all responsibility from my shoulders.”
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 35 (The Deathly Hallows)

Since he wanted to bring both of his parents back, his father would have already died in Azkaban by then - the Resurrection Stone is said to bring people back from the dead, not free them from Azkaban. If he thought that the Stone would bring back his father, his father would have to be dead. His mother was also dead, because her death was why Albus became responsible for Ariana. She died when Albus was around eighteen - he’d recently graduated and was close to leaving for his traditional post-graduation tour of the world before she’d died.

“When Albus and I left Hogwarts, we intended to take the then traditional tour of the world together, visiting and observing foreign wizards, before pursuing our separate careers. However, tragedy intervened. On the very eve of our trip, Albus’s mother, Kendra, died, leaving Albus the head, and sole breadwinner, of the family. I postponed my departure long enough to pay my respects at Kendra’s funeral, then left for what was now to be a solitary journey. With a younger brother and sister to care for, and little gold left to them, there could no longer be any question of Albus accompanying me.”
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 2 (In Memoriam)

He was around seventeen when he met Grindelwald, which would be when he sought the Hallows.

“And what ideas they were. Profoundly shocking though Albus Dumbledore’s fans will find it, here are the thoughts of their seventeen-year-old hero, as relayed to his new best friend (a copy of the original letter may be seen on page 463):”
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 18 (The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore)

He’d only spent two months planning with Grindelwald, so he wouldn’t have aged much in that time.

“Invincible masters of death, Grindelwald and Dumbledore! Two months of insanity, of cruel dreams, and neglect of the only two members of my family left to me.”
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 18 (The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore)

Dumbledore’s birth year was stated to be 1881 on his Wizard of the Month card, which was written by J.K. Rowling and featured as part of her old website.

Dumbledore’s parents would have to have both been dead by 1899, since he couldn’t have been more than eighteen when he was hoping to bring them both back with the Resurrection Stone. This would mean neither of them could possibly be Credence’s parent. Credence was able to be confused with another baby, Corvus Lestrange, who was born in 1901, so he’d likely have to have been born around then as well. Dumbledore’s parents would already have been dead then, for sufficiently long that his father couldn’t have conceived Credence before dying, even with another woman, if he somehow escaped from Azkaban, and his mother couldn’t have died while having Credence. They would have been dead around two years before Credence was born, so they wouldn’t have been able to have him even right before dying.

SCENE 103 INT. LESTRANGE MANOR, BEDROOM—1901—DAY

We reenter the story to find LESTRANGE SR. with a new, blond wife.

KAMA (V.O.)
He remarried not three months after her death. He loved her no more than he had loved you . . . But then . . .

IRMA takes the BABY BOY who has just been born, and passes him to LESTRANGE SR., who is delighted.

KAMA (V.O.)
. . . his son, Corvus, was born at last. And that man who had never known love was filled with it . . .
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (The Original Screenplay)

In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, it seems that Dumbledore’s birth year is fairly consistent with this - he’s forty-five in 1927. Simply subtracting his age from the year gives 1882, but if his birthday is still yet to come at that time, it may still be 1881. Presuming that the events occurred at the same time in Dumbledore’s lifetime in the movies as in the books, his parents would still be dead too long to have Credence in the movies’ timeline.

SCENE 27 EXT. DOME OF ST. PAUL’S—EVENING

Apparating beside a dandyesque forty-five-year-old wizard with graying auburn hair and beard. NEWT hands back his glove.

NEWT
Dumbledore.
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (The Original Screenplay)

So no, it isn’t possible by previously established canon that Credence could be either Dumbledore’s full brother or half brother, since his parents both had died before Credence was born. However, as Valorum says in the comments, JKR has already broken canon for the movies, so this doesn’t mean that it’s not going to be shown as true in the next movies - she may simply ignore the dates that were established for Dumbledore’s family, like she did when she de-aged him down from 150.

Maybe it’s not, we don’t know if what Grindelwald said is true yet.

Credence being Dumbledore’s brother isn’t truly confirmed yet - Grindelwald says he is, but it’s also clear that Grindelwald is willing to lie to people and manipulate them to get them to join him. He caters his approach to each person, like telling Queenie they’ll build a world where she can marry Jacob. He knows Credence is desperate for family, and he’s certainly playing the long con.

GRINDELWALD
So . . . Credence Barebone. Nearly destroyed by the woman who raised him. Yet now he seeks the mother who bore him. He’s desperate for family. He’s desperate for love. He’s the key to our victory.

KRALL
Well, we know where the boy is, don’t we? Why don’t we grab him and leave!

GRINDELWALD
(to KRALL)
He must come to me freely—and he will.

Grindelwald specifically wants Credence to find out his heritage from him (killing off Irma to ensure it), and he lays out a path for it to happen, so Credence will be led right to him to learn his heritage.

GRINDELWALD returns his gaze to the vision of CREDENCE suspended in the center of the drawing room.

GRINDELWALD
The path has been laid, and he is following it. The trail that will lead him to me, and the strange and glorious truth of who he is.
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (The Original Screenplay)

Grindelwald specifically wants Credence to kill Dumbledore, so there’s a clear reason he’d want to make Credence to hate Dumbledore. Portraying him as the brother who abandoned Credence would be a good way to turn him towards Grindelwald and against Dumbledore.

GRINDELWALD
Who represents the greatest threat to our cause?

KRALL
Albus Dumbledore.

GRINDELWALD
If I asked you now to go to the school where he is hiding and kill him for me, would you do it for me, Krall?
(smiles)
Credence is the only entity alive . . . who can kill him.
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (The Original Screenplay)

There’s no reason to presume that Grindelwald is telling the truth yet without further confirmation. Even the phoenix may not be what it seems - Grindelwald is extremely talented in Transfiguration.

5. Why did ‘revelio’ undo the effects of Polyjuice Potion?

It didn’t. Grindelwald’s Transfiguration surpasses that of most wizards, so he used a spell, not a potion, to take on the appearance of Percival Graves.
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In addition, Credence only was seen with the chick after he encountered at least one person who was confirmed to be working for Grindelwald - Grimmson, who killed Irma for Grindelwald to further his plan to lure and recruit Credence. He, or another one of Grindelwald’s followers, could have put the chick on or near him for him to find. It could even be a real phoenix - Grindelwald would have known both his own plan to turn Credence to his side against Dumbledore and the legend about the Dumbledore family’s phoenix connection, so could have arranged to get a phoenix, they’re rare but not impossible to find. There’s no reason to think Grindelwald is telling the truth yet. If he really is telling the truth, it’s likely to be confirmed in later movies, but for now it’s early to think Credence is actually Dumbledore’s long-lost brother - he still might not be.

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Personally I do not think Grindelwald was lying to Credence as Phoenix confirm that Credence is a Dumbledore. It is possible in several ways.

Credence may be Albus' half-brother

It is true that Dumbledore's parents are known to be dead by the time Credence was born and, as Bellatrix nicely showed in her quote, Albus himself thought they were both dead. But while we can safely accept Kendra was dead for sure as there were witnesses and funerals and all, the only thing we know about Percival Dumbledore is that he died in Azkaban. No details. I mean, same way as we knew Crouch Jr died in Azkaban? Same way as we knew Peter Pettigrew was dead? You see what I mean? It is totally possible in JKR's world that Percival survived and even Albus didn't know that.

He may be Dumbledore's cousin

Cousin is brother in a way, right? And we know from the book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them that Dumbledore has an aunt Honoria. It is not clear from what side is she and if she is Dumbledore and if she's even alive. But nevertheless it is a possibility for Albus to have cousins. What goes against this theory is the fact that the woman who was on the ship with Credence in the screenplay reffered to as

Credence's aunt

Not his mother. If Honoria was his mother, who is this new aunt then? How many aunts does Albus have? Though if Credence is son of Percival (see previous theory), then this is the same aunt Honoria we already know about. Which makes sense if she is Percivals' sister helping his child.

His obscurial part may have been related to Dumbledore

First of all there are lots of theories about this out there - none of them are mine. But I think the general idea is valid, so will mention it here.

The idea is that Credence is brother to Dumbledore not by blood, but by his obscurial part. There are theories about his obsurus to be Albus' or Ariana's - severed from their host respectively. It sounds bizarre, but it still seems possible. We know that an obscurus can be separated from it's host and preserved - they show us this in the first movie when Newt owns one. So technically Ariana's obcurus could have been separated from her and preserved. Obscurus is rather complex thing which Dumbledore himself refer to in a pretty weird way:

I know this: an Obscurus grows in the absence of love as a dark twin, an only friend.

As if an obscurus had it's own personality. How come Credence got someone else's obsurus or is he is a personified obscurus himself is not clear. But here is another curios quote by Grindelwald:

Credence is the only entity alive who can kill Dumbledore

"Entity" is a strange choice of words here. May be just a coincidence or refer to the fact that Credence is not a human being.

This theory though does not explain why and how Credence got his name Aurelius Dumbledore (if the surname is not Grindelwald's liberal addition).

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The Dumbledore family was: Albus ... sister Ariana (the obscurial), Albus himself as the eldest child and Credence Barebone aka Aurelius Dumbledore (the so......