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Last week, I totally think we had a huge breakthrough
in terms of what is yet to come in the future installments
of the "Fantastic Beast" series.
Namely, that Leta was the only one to ever know
about the baby swap between Credence and Corvus Lestrange.
Meaning, Grindelwald does not know about the baby swap
between Credence and Corvus Lestrange.
Meaning, he thinks that Corvus Lestrange
is Aurelius Dumbledore is Credence, but is wrong!
You guys should just see our whiteboard right now.
Full video by clicking the card.
But even if you haven't seen that video, don't worry.
The main takeaway as far as this video is concerned
is that, once again, we have no idea who Credence really is.
Which led us down yet another rabbit hole
that I think is equally as fascinating.
I'm just gonna say it right now.
I am now 100% on team
that Credence is definitely not Aurelius Dumbledore.
Now, hear that rain?
Sorry about that.
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But Dumbledore or not,
we cannot ignore the fact that Credence be mega powerful.
I mean, look at this.
He's held a wand for like three seconds and
- Boom! (loud explosion)
- Boom! - Boom!
- Boom!
- So who or how could this be?
Like, what long line of insanely powerful wizards
does Credence hail from?
And how and why has he ended up so far removed
from the Wizarding World?
Well, I think we have the answer
and I am here to tell you that I think our boy Credence
is none other than the heir of Slytherin.
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Okay, so right out of the gate,
I'm sure that kind of feels like a leap,
like we find Credence in America as an Obscurus.
Also J, in case you've forgotten,
Tom Riddle is the heir of Slytherin, okay.
How could this orphan boy be descended
from such a prominent, albeit, highly diluted
Wizarding family?
Well, for starters, Tom Riddle was also an orphan boy.
I mean, that's not super relevant.
Not all orphans are descendants of Slytherin
that I'm aware of,
but it is an interesting coincidence.
But their lineage does start in a very similar manner
or at least I think.
Tom Riddle is, of course, heir of Slytherin
by way of being descended from the Gaunts.
Specifically, he is the grandson of Marvolo Gaunt,
the blood purity obsessed father of Morfin Gaunt
and mother of Voldemort, Merope Gaunt.
Merope? Meropë? Meropé?
I switch around all the time.
And this connection is extremely important
for Voldemort himself
because it gives him a few key characteristics,
such as extreme, magical prowess
and the ability to speak to snakes.
These powers being something
that are specifically associated with Salazar Slytherin.
The ability to speak to snakes
is something that was also imparted into Harry
after he unwittingly became a horcrux
and had a bit of Voldemort's soul inside of himself.
In fact, it's that ability
that lead many people to believe
that Harry is the heir of Slytherin
during "Chamber of Secrets".
But really the point is with the exception of Harry,
the only characters we ever see in Harry Potter
that have the ability to speak to snakes
are all descendant from Slytherin.
And here is where things get fun
because I'm pretty sure Credence can also talk to snakes.
It's kind of uniquely played out in "Crimes of Grindelwald"
because Nagini is in scenes with lots of other characters.
But she notably only ever talks to Credence.
Well almost.
There is this moment right here where she talks to Irma,
the person who helped deliver Credence
across the ocean to America.
(Nagini speaking french)
But do not be fooled by this.
Irma actually doesn't respond to her
(whispers) because she can't speak to snakes.
(normal voice) So really, it might be that this relationship
between Credence and Nagini goes way beyond
just being people who were sort of being held captive
by the circus.
He might literally be the only person
she can communicate with.
And honestly, this could also explain why later on,
she has such a rapport with Voldemort.
She's just like, "This is the only person I could talk to."
And yes, before you say it,
I know the ringmaster also sort of talks to her,
but I'm gonna argue that he more like talks
or really yells at her
rather than to her.
Honestly, this is true.
It would also help explain
why Nagini is even in the movie at all,
because really otherwise her presence
is just pretty irrelevant.
But here's the thing.
If this is what we're seeing, if Credence is a Parseltongue,
then it basically requires
that he is a descendant of Slytherin.
And in 1901, when Credence was born,
there is only one family left to carry on that legacy,
the Gaunts.
And yes, specifically those Gaunts,
Marvolo, Morfin and Merope.
Those are the only ones left alive
at the beginning of "Fantastic Beasts 1".
But I will say, I think it's very worth noting
that a fourth one is on the way,
like literally on the way.
Merope would have been pregnant with Voldemort
during the events of "Fantastic Beast 1",
because that movie takes place in 1926
and Tom Riddle is born on December 31, 1926.
And like, I am sorry,
but it is just not a coincidence
that this movie starts the same year Tom Riddle was born.
But speaking of when people were born,
if Credence was born in 1901 and he is a Gaunt,
then there's really just no way around it at all.
Marvolo had to be the father,
which led me to my next huge question,
which is, if this is all true,
then why is Credence being sent overseas to America
with his aunt?
That's what it says in the screenplay, anyway.
Because Marvolo is incredibly proud of his son, Morfin,
unlike his daughter, Merope,
who he just sorta like tolerates at best.
Sorry. Tolerate is even just a little too polite.
I'm gonna go with aggressively neglects.
Curiously though, this same pattern
matches the Lestrange family to the letter.
Leta is born and basically just disowned,
but then Corvus was born and he is the only piece of joy
in her father's life.
Now, baby Corvus is also sent off,
but we know why Corvus is sent off
and it's to protect him from Yusuf Kama,
because Yusuf made unbreakable bow with his father
that he would kill the thing
that makes Corvus senior the most happy,
and that's of course, baby Corvus.
But so again, if Credence is Marvolo's son
and Marvolo is proud of his sons,
then why is Credence on a boat to America?
Well, one explanation would be that Credence
is not actually a pure blood,
that somehow Marvolo conceived a child
with a woman who he later found out was not pure blood
or even a muggle, or just muggle born
or something like that.
And again, this would be sort of matching
the Tom Riddle pattern,
who is in fact a half-blood
and his mother fell in love with a muggle.
But if that is the case,
then I can definitely see a scenario
where Marvolo kills the mother
and then Credence's aunt tries to rescue Credence
by fleeing with him to America.
But alas, the boat sinks and the baby is lost
and Marvolo gets what he wants
and he never gives the child another thought
for the rest of his life or even mentions him.
Except, whoops!
the babies were swapped.
The heir of Slytherin lives on!
In that scenario would actually mean
that Morfin and Merope had a different mother from Credence,
one that Marvolo deemed worthy, I suppose.
Although, she has also curiously missing in action.
But either way it would explain
why nobody ever knew about Credence
or why he was never mentioned again
because everyone, including Marvolo,
just thought he was dead.
But we do have another explanation
that Credence was not fleeing to America,
but was instead being sent to America.
But why?
Well, I am not gonna lie.
We were about to hit deep into some Pottermore lore
so grab your flashlights.
The first thing to point out
is a little bit out of universe,
but it doesn't make it any less relevant.
When the "Fantastic Beast" movies were first being released,
we also got some massive updates
about the Wizarding World on Pottermore,
specifically about magic in North America,
specifically the founding of Ilvermorny,
the American school of magic and the influence it had
on the entire American Wizarding World once it was there.
If you're curious about the entire story,
we have a video explaining magic in North America
right here,
but otherwise I'm just gonna assume you already know this
or just trust that I am not making this stuff up.
But if you're wondering
what does the Wizarding World in America
have to do with the Gaunt or a Slytherin family,
well, let's start with this sentence.
The Wizarding World in America
was founded by the Gaunt family.
Sort of.
Obviously, there were already wizards here just naturally.
But it was a descendant of the Gaunt family,
Isolt Sayre, who came to America
and founded Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Isolt ran from her home
and actually came to America on the Mayflower
to escape from her pure blood obsessed aunt,
Gormlaith Gaunt.
But before she left, she made sure to steal her aunt's wand,
which just so happened to be
the long pass down family heirloom Slytherin's wand itself.
But more on that in a second.
So far, just we're all on the same page here,
just before the "Fantastic Beast" movies come out,
which are partially taking place in America.
We get a huge article on Pottermore
about the Gaunt's role in magic in America,
then get swiftly introduced to a character
who has mysterious family background.
Cool?
Oh, and also his best friend happens to be a Maledictus
who was turning into a snake
and we're pretty sure that he's the only one
that can talk to her,
'cause he's a Parseltongue.
On top of that, the story involves Grindelwald
who was hunting for the Deathly Hallows,
and not for nothing, but the Gaunts have one of them,
the resurrection stone.
Not that the Gaunts are aware of that
nor will Grindelwald actually get it, but still.
Speaking of the stone,
the other main thing we know about Marvolo Gaunt
is that he is obsessed with his own personal lineage
and its connection to Salazar Slytherin,
and that he can prove it using his two favorite
and most prized possessions,
Slytherin's locket and the resurrection stone,
or as he knows it the Peverell family ring.
And that it is worth noting
because there is a third Slytherin artifact in America.
A third artifact that the Gaunt family in Europe
considered stolen by his Isolt Sayre,
Slytherin's wand.
And the curious thing about Slytherin's wand
is that it has a very unique ability.
It can actually be turned off
by speaking to it in Parseltongue.
Now, unbeknownst to Marvolo, I am sure,
is that the wand doesn't really exist as a wand anymore.
See Isolt's aunt, Gormlaith,
actually eventually tracked her down
to Ilvermorny castle and attacked.
She planned on killing Isolt and her husband,
and then kidnapping their children.
And when she got to the castle,
she took advantage of this ability of Slytherin's wand
and turned it off.
However, she ends up losing the fight anyway and dies.
And afterwards, the wand is no good
because Isolt doesn't know how to turn it back on
because she's not a Parseltongue.
So she buries it on the school grounds
where it actually grows into a humongous snake wood tree,
the branches of which nobody is able to prune,
but the leaves of which
offered healing medicinal properties,
which according to Pottermore represent,
"Testament to the fact that Slytherin's wand,
like his scattered descendants,
encompassed both noble and ignoble.
The very best of him seemed to have migrated to America."
But I'm sure all that Marvolo knows
is that the founder of Ilvermorny stole Slytherin's wand,
and I'm sure if he knows that it exists
and thinks he has a birthright to it,
he wants it back.
How get it though?
Hmm.
Maybe by secretly sending your Parselmouth speaking son
to America, where he will grow up
and no doubt be enrolled in said school,
where he will then be uniquely poised to steal it back?
Look, I'm not saying it's a great plan,
but it was also Marvolo's plan.
I can't imagine it was very well thought out.
Where do you think Voldemort
got all them wedding planning skills from, huh?
Raise your hand if you've been around long enough
to get that joke.
And yes, I hear you,
but what about his aunt on the boat
or then who was Credence's mother?
(sighs) Yeah, about that.
Yeah, it's kind of dark, but it's also possible
that they're the same person?
Yeah, I'm gonna let you do that terrible math in your head.
But while you figure it out,
here's a quote from Dumbledore.
"Marvolo, his son, Morfin, and his daughter, Merope,
were the last of the Gaunts, a very ancient Wizarding family
noted for a vein of instability and violence
that flourished through the generations
due to their habit of marrying their own cousins."
Anyway, the real point is that Credence is totally a Gaunt,
and totally the heir of Slytherin,
and totally Voldemort's uncle,
and probably gonna die,
but probably not as a bad guy.
How did that quote from before go again?
"The tree like Slytherin's scattered descendants,
encompassed both noble and ignoble.
The very best of him seemed to have migrated to America."
Ah! The best of him came to America and so did Credence.
But guys, what do you think?
Is Credence a Gaunt? Is he a Parselmouth?
Let us know in the towel section down below.
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