Hey everyone,
Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory.
In today’s video we’re going to be discussing some EXCITING Harry Potter News- that’s
right, just earlier today we got the SECOND official trailer for the upcoming Fantastic
Beasts film- Fantastic Beasts 3: The Secrets of Dumbledore.
We were SUPPOSED to get the trailer on the 24th, not sure what happened there, but that’s
not important anymore- what’s important is that it’s here!
If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, I’ve got it posted on my channel, so go watch that
first.
BUT if you have seen it (which I’m assuming you have if you’re here) stay right here
because I’m going to be doing a trailer breakdown.
This is perhaps the most comprehensive trailer so far, and I won’t keep you waiting any
longer, let’s dive in.
“Memory is everything” - that’s the first line we’re hit with as a rendition
of the iconic ‘Hedwig’s Theme’ plays in the background.
It’s Dumbledore’s voice.
We see Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry- then we see Dumbledore staring in to his pensieve-
a magical artifact used to review and store memories.
What aspects of his past is Dumbledore looking at?
“Without it we leave the fate of our world to chance” Dumbledore continues- and the
trailer cuts to a young Dumbledore looking rather anxious.
Next we see a young woman- it looks to be a young Minerva McGonagall, at Dumbledore’s
doorstep, telling him:
“I’m sorry to disturb you Albus, But I’ve just received troubling news”
“Tell me, what is it” Dumbledore replies
“It’s Grindelwald”
The trailer then shifts to a shot of Grindelwald’s castle, Nurmengard, which is located in the
Austrian Alps.
Nurmengard was used by Grindelwald to hold prisoners, as well as serve as base of operations
for him and his followers.
Next we see Grindelwald himself in deep thought.
Next we see Credence, sporting his new Long hair, being paid a visit from a Phoenix.
We don’t know for sure yet, but I think that this phoenix is probably Fawkes.
The pair appear to have a close relationship.
“The time is close my brothers and sisters” we hear Grindelwald say, as we see Newt walking
up to some kind of rally.
I know that the film is set somewhat in BHUTAN- a landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas
located between China and India, so I’d be willing to bet that this is where Newt
is here- as topographically it would make sense.
Newt looks pretty concerned here, so I’m positive this is some kind of Grindewald campaign
rally.
“Our war with the muggles begins TODAY” Grindelwald enthusiastically shouts out to
the crowd, prompting witches and wizards to cheer and fire their wands in to the air.
The spells being fired in to the air also appear to create some sort of green pattern-
one which I happen to know something about.
This is the logo for ‘the alliance’ - an association of seditious witches and wizards
who followed Gellert Grindelwald in the early twentieth century.
The fanatics dedicated to Grindelwald's ideology of wizarding supremacy referred to themselves
as his "acolytes", but it’s important to note that many young and idealistic witches
and wizards were taken in by Grindelwalds charisma, not truly understanding the ramifications
of their actions.
The main goal of the alliance was to expose the world wizarding community and provoke
a war with Non-magic people, with intent to overturn the International Statute of Wizarding
Secrecy and force the non-magical population into slavery under their motto: "For the Greater
Good".
“The world as we know it is coming undone” says Dumbledore as we see Grindelwald extracting
memories (or at least I think that’s what he’s doing) from the head of Yusuf Kama.
I say this because it looks identical to when Slughorn’s memories were taken from his
head in the Half-Blood Prince.
“If we’re to defeat him you have to trust me” says Dumbledore, as we witness Dumbledore
defending against some kind of spell fired at him by Credence .
Next we see Jacob walking towards his bakery and away from Eulalie Hicks, a new protagonist
that we’ve seen only a small amount so far.Eulalie makes a brief cameo in Fantastic Beasts: The
Crimes of Grindelwald when she converses with Nicholas Flamel via his magic book.
But that role wasn’t very big, and, reportedly, Eulalie is going to have a MUCH more significant
role in the upcoming film.
Jacob appears to be walking away from Eulalie with his tail between his legs stating “I
want out” - I guess everything has become far too much for him to cope.
Eulalie on the other hand isn’t having any of it, stating “Mr.Kowalski- we need you”.
Jacob is a no-maj, right?
How could he possibly be of pivotal importance when it comes to defeating Grindelwald?
I guess we’ll find out.
Next we see something truly bizarre on what appears to be a train, Newt saying to Jacob
“Dumbledore asked that I give you something”- right before pulling out a wand and handing
it to him.
I really don’t know what this means for Jacob’s character- as a wand is useless
in the hands of a true muggle.
Does this mean that Jacob has NASCENT magical ability?
Is he a SQUIB?
Also, whose wand is this?
Is it Grindelwald’s OLD wand?I actually made a FULL video on Jacob possessing the
wand which I’ll link in the description.
“This is the team that’s going to take down the most dangerous dark wizard in over
a century” is the next line we’re delivered as we’re given quick cuts of various scenes:
First Newt, Jacob and Eulalie walking hurriedly through a hallway before being stopped in
their tracks by some kind of magical door.
And next, we see Grindelwald and his acolytes standing in formation (Queenie included).
What’s interesting about this group is that Yusuf kama also appears to be there, and he’s
one of the good guys, right?
I’m willing to bet here that Grindelwald has extracted Yusuf’s good memories (perhaps
via obliviate) and used the imperius curse on him, putting him entirely under his control.
Unforgivable curses don’t apply to dark wizards like Grindelwald.
OR MAYBE-but less likely, Yusuf kama isn’t so good after all.
“Who wouldn’t like our chances” we hear, as Jacob giggles on the train.
Next up we see who has been revealed to be a young Aberforth Dumbledore, staring in to
a mirror as words begin to form.
Though the sentence is incomplete, we’re given a little bit of it.
‘Do you know’ is the clear part, but from there it gets a little messy.
I can only safely theorize that it says ‘Do you know who is’- but I don’t WHERE to
go from there.
This mirror, if you didn’t know, is of course a two-way mirror, one in a pair of mirrors
that are magically connected.
This type of magical artifact allows people to communicate with each other while in different
locations.
Immediately after seeing Aberforth it cuts to Albus, so clearly the two are using mirrors
to communicate.
Next we see BUNTY, Newt’s assistant, looking at Newt quite firmly and saying “No one
can know everything, not even you”.
Given the absence of TINA Goldstein, a MAJOR character in the Fantastic Beast films, from
any of trailers so far, I’m willing to bet that TINA has taken polyjuice potion to assume
the form of BUNTY.
I say this because Bunty is quite an unassuming figure, and by taking on her form it may allow
Tina to work more effectively in the shadows.
This is also the only reason I can think of that Tina isn’t around.
Queenie, Tina’s sister, is of course on the other side now- which certainly complicates
things.
Next we hear Dumbledore saying “What you’re doing is madness” followed by more Grindelwald
rallies and Alliance logos.
And then- for the first time EVER- we see Dumbledore and Grindelwald sitting down face
to face with one another.
Grindelwald says to Albus, rather ominously, “with or without you I’ll burn down their
world”.
Next up we hear Dumbledore saying “Dangerous times favour dangerous men”, as he leads
Eulalie Hicks, Jacob, Theseus and Newt towards the Room of Requirement.
Bunty is also there (before the others I might add), and no Tina, so clearly this is Tina
in disguise.
Right?
Dumbledore motions his head towards some kind of rotating ancient pillar or beam which seems
to act as a portkey.
I know that a subscriber commented more information on this pillar, as it’s a real thing which
pertains to..Nepalese culture?
But can’t seem to remember the details.
It does hava name and it is a real thing.
Maybe just not a portkey.
“If by teatime all of us are still alive, we should consider our efforts a success.
Mr. Kowalski” says Dumbledore, reaching for Jacob’s hand.
Jacob says “my pleasure” which I suppose suggests he’s no longer feeling ambivalent
towards helping everyone out.
Next up we see a bunch of epic battle sequences between none other than Credence Barebone
and Albus Dumbledore.
Dumbledore is clearly the more powerful wizard, and we see him deliberating on whether or
not he should deliver a final blow to Credence who he’s holding on the ground.
This scene looks EPIC.
Back to Albus and Grindelwald chatting, Grindelwald drops a massive line saying “It was you
who said we would reshape the world” - this suggests that perhaps Grindelwald’s plan
of restructuring the world for the ‘greater good’ was actually initially more driven
by Albus.
Maybe Albus was the more evil of the pair to begin with, only changing his perspective
after the death of his sister (which hasn’t been touched on yet, I might add).
Next we see Dumbledore analyzing what appears to be a kind of ‘pendant’.
This pendant, however, is certainly no ordinary piece of jewelry, as it actually relates to
the ‘blood pact’ that Dumbledore has with Grindelwald, sealed by ‘blood’.
With Dumbledore analyzing it quite so closely- it could suggest that he’s trying to figure
out how to break it, and I think he figures it out, because there’s a scene further
along in the trailer which strongly suggests its been broken.
More on that in a second.
Next we see Newt with Pickett in the forest battling against Credence, Vinda Rosier and
perhaps other acolytes.
Following this we see Grindelwald in some kind of a bath looking annoyed and casting
a spell at what appears to be CREDENCE, just before apparating in front of him and choking
him.
I wonder what this could mean for their relationship?
This scene is FULL of tension.
Then we see what appears to be Eulalie and Theseus taking care of business and fighting
off bad guys.
Then at 2:00 we see something falling in to a pit- not exactly sure what I’m looking
at here.
Following that we see a Niffler running at full-speed with Pickett on his back who is
holding a wand- I wonder whose wand that could be?
What happens next is HUGE.
It’s Dumbledore and Grindelwald DUELLING.
This is huge for a number of reasons.
First of all, it means that the blood pact has been broken.
The blood pact that the men shared forbade them from fighting each other, so if they’re
fighting- it must be over and done with.
At least, I think so.
I’m really really excited for this battle sequence- I’m sure it’s going to be epic,
but I’m also a little bit disappointed, because Dumbledore and Grindelwald duelling
likely indicates the end of the Fantastic Beasts series after this film.
We know that Grindelwald is eventually defeated by Dumbledore in a duel, and I’m not confident
that 2 more films will follow anymore.
Next up we see a bunch of characters reacting to the duel, including ‘Liu Tao’ an asian
wizard and acolyte of Grindelwald’s, as well as the never before seen ‘Vicencia
Santos’ played by actress Maria Fernanda Candido.
Banners with Vicencias name on it have been seen in the teasers/trailers so far, and it
appears that she will be running for the post of Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation
of Wizards during the film.
A powerful ally for Grindelwald to have.
Next up we see Jacob and more Grindelwald acolytes, then we see the protagonists battling
with what appears to be a BLAST ENDED SKREWT of all creatures.
Hagrid’s favourite.
Next up we see Theseus falling, but it looks like he’s safe as..Newt?
Is holding his hand.
Then we see more Credence and Dumbledore fighting, but we know how that turns out for Credence.
“Things are not quite what they appear” Dumbledore says, as he stands with a phoenix
flying in front of him, now on his side.
Is this Fawkes?
Longer video on this aspect of the trailer to follow.
Next we see Jacob causing all sorts of mayhem with his wand and…attacking Queenie?
Despite the chaos of the magic he’s producing, it appears to be somewhat concentrated- almost
as if Jacob..is magical, but just untrained.
What does this mean?
The trailer ends with Jacob staring at Dumbledore holding a wand and saying “Can I keep this?”
And that’s it for now.
This is more of just a CURSORY look at the trailer, but rest assured I’ll be breaking
down the parts of the trailer that I found most interesting, and making some separate,
more elaborate videos as well.
Stay tuned.
Also- what did I miss?
Did I get anything wrong?
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