1 Harry Potter Character Has Been Fatally Wasted Twice By Movies
Warning: Contains spoilers For Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is the second time the opportunity to use a forgotten Harry Potter character and explore his interactions with two key family members has been wasted. The third film in the Fantastic Beasts franchise takes the focus away from Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and follows Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law), as well as his two relatives: Aberforth (Richard Coyle) and Aurelius/Credence Barebone, played by Ezra Miller and later revealed to be Albus' nephew. Despite this, it neglects to explore these dynamics in great detail, repeating a mistake made in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.
Following on from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Secrets of Dumbledore sees Albus Dumbledore uncover the mystery of Credence Barebone, ultimately revealing the young man to be his nephew, and the son of his brother, Aberforth. Albus and Aberforth's relationship is frosty, after an altercation between the men and Gellert Grindelwald previously ended in the accidental death of their sister, Ariana, years ago. Aberforth hosts Newt Scamander and his brother, Theseus, at the Hog's Head Inn, where Albus shows them his blood pact, which prevents him from directly antagonizing Grindelwald. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Aberforth helps Harry, Ron, and Hermione by smuggling them into Hogwarts, and later aids in the Battle of Hogwarts.
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The Wizarding World movie series has wasted Aberforth Dumbledore twice, neglecting to explore his complex history with his brother and Grindelwald in any detail. Though the brothers share a brief
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