How is the bloodpact between Dumbledore and Grindelwald even possible?
For those who have watched the newly released Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, you will find a "bloodpact" (which is something very similar to the Unbreakable Vow) mentioned there between Dumbledore and Grindelwald where they swear to not fight each other ever.
However, we know from the Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows book that Grindelwald and the two Dumbledore brothers had fought which led ultimately to the death of Ariana Dumbledore:
And then ... you know what happened. Reality returned, in the form of my rough, unlettered, and infinitely more admirable brother. I did not want to hear the truths he shouted at me. I did not want to hear that I could not set forth to seek Hallows with a fragile and unstable sister in tow. ‘The argument became a fight. Grindelwald lost control. That which I had always sensed in him, though I pretended not to, now sprang into terrible being. And Ariana ... after all my mother’s care and caution ... lay dead upon the floor.’ (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 35, "King's Cross")
Needless to say, this event occurs in 1899, long before 1927, the year Crimes of Grindelwald is set. Now obviously this bloodpact was made between the two before Ariana's death because Grindelwald fled right after her death. So shouldn't have either of the two individuals or even both died for having violated this pact?
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Becuase it faded away. It had been 28 years from when they met and when they fought. I sure they forgot about it.
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How was the blood pact between Dumbledore and Grindelwald broken?
The blood pact was finally broken when Dumbledore and his brother Aberforth shielded Credence Barebone from Grindelwald's Killing Curse, inadvertently violating the terms of the pact, rendering it void. The blood pact fell to the ground and shattered, instantly enabling the two to duel each other.Did Grindelwald and Dumbledore make a blood pact?
In Fantastic Beasts 2, it was revealed Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) and Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) formed a magical blood pact in their youth when they were still in love and united to their cause to bring about a magical revolution.What did Dumbledore and Grindelwald make with their blood?
They lifted their hands into the air and two drops of blood, mingle and merged together to create a blood pact, medal then formed around the drop of blood, and created a beautiful vial that contained their blood pact which secured their bond and promising to never fight eachother.How did Dumbledore get around the blood pact?
However, in 1927, Dumbledore is unable to get around the vow he made as a youth to never fight the boy he loved. However, Dumbledore is one step closer to breaking the pact, because Newt used a Niffler to steal the magical vial from Grindelwald, who used to keep it on his person at all times.HOW Does Dumbledore Break the Blood Pact with Grindelwald? - Harry Potter Theory
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