How did Newt Scamander realize "someone's" real identity?
In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt restrains Graves' movements with one of his friendly beasts and then proceeds to use the Revelio spell to... (spoiler)
reveal Graves' true identity, who is actually Gellert Grindelwald.
My question is, what gave him away? How did Newt realize that man was not really Graves? I was thinking maybe the speech he gave matched...
Grindelwald's ideas
...and also the power and skill he displayed whilst fighting the aurors. Does anyone have a better explanation for this? Also, as a curiosity, what did...
Grindelwald
...do with the real Graves? Maybe something similar to what was done to Alastor Moody in The Goblet of Fire?
Best Answer
I think Graves said something along the lines of "for the greater good" which is the punchline and motto of you-know-who-2. The whole speech he gave was reeking of you-know-who-2's ideology
Also he attacked the ministry with quite expertise.. which ministry employee would do that?
The way he interacted with Credence and how he egged on Credence to unleash his power.
I'm sure with prior knowledge of the sort of person you-know-who-2 is.. it ticked off some alarm in Newt's head
Or he could just be absolutely lucky.
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How did Newt know that Graves was Grindelwald?
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.What does Newt Scamander suffer from?
Newt Scamander isn't without a superpower of his own, he is a wizard after all, but his autism, be it Asperger's Syndrome or something else, is not connected to it in any way. The fact that Newt's apparent autism isn't remarked on in the film is actually quite fitting for the time period of the film.What was Newt Scamander expelled for?
He Was Expelled From Hogwarts In the first Fantastic Beasts film, we hear that he was thrown out for endangering human life with a beast. J.K. Rowling has hinted that he took the blame for something someone else did, presumably the troubled Leta Lestrange and her experiments.Why Newt Scamander Was on the Marauder's Map (Easter Egg) - Harry Potter Theory
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Answer 2
The newspapers were filled with stories about Grindelwald. He is renowned or feared as a great wizard. All the magical community has Grindelwald on their minds.
I think the sheer scope and skill of his magic is what gives Newt the idea that Graves is Grindelwald. That is why Newt uses the Revelio spell.
Answer 3
I think, and this is just an idea, that fake Graves said something when he was interviewing Newt and maybe they both figured out that the other one knew.
It's the only idea I could come up with as Newt had very little contact with the man before hand, apart from seeing him in Tina's workspaces.
Answer 4
A lot of people have suggested a few different ideas for how Newt discovered about -you know who 2-'s reveal. But baring in mind this wizard in question was a masterful wizard with charms (could turn invisible using charms at 17 so it's more probable to use that rather than Polyjuice potion) it's more likely something to do with Newt's abilities rather than -you know who's- mistakes. Reminder Newt works with some peculiar animals/creatures as well as having experience with evil beasts such as Dragons and Obscurials. It's probably something he noticed from -you know who's- actions and speech. Plus -you know who- was very well known in Europe and not in America. We don't know if they could have met before. For all we know or Dumbledore told him about -YKW-. In truth
I think the power too. Queenie couldn't read his mind and open his door, while being able to fight the Aurors (while using wandless magic I may add).
The real Graves is probably dead. I don't think -YKW- would have bothered to carry baggage while in the USA with his lifestyle. Plus Graves was head of Security and high up in MACUSA. Too dangerous to him to be left alive.
Just my thoughts!
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