Credence joins Grindelwald at the end of Fantastic Beasts 2, but Queenie (Alison Sudol) senses ' he's not sure he made the right choice.' In Fantastic Beasts 3, Credence, just like Snape, abandoned his allegiance to the dark wizard to join Dumbledore, helping him end Grindelwald’s reign. Throughout the three Fantastic Beasts movies, Grindelwald manipulates Credence, who believes only Credence is powerful enough to defeat Dumbledore (Jude Law).

Related: Fantastic Beasts Explains How Hagrid Got Aragog - Harry Potter Theory ExplainedĪs a child, Credence was constantly abused by his adoptive mother, Mary Lou Barebone (Samantha Morton), and tortured by the Obscurus, which possessed Credence because Mary Lou forced him to suppress his magic. While Snape is seen through Harry's eyes, and only revealed as the antihero late in the saga, Credence is introduced in Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them as the antihero. He protects Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) out of the selfish need to assuage his self-loathing at being partially responsible for Lily’s death. Snape's work to defeat Voldemort is similarly driven by his guilt and need for vengeance against the man who murdered Lily. In The Deathly Hallows, Snape becomes the true Harry Potter antihero. Rowling revealed his undying love for Lily Potter, and loyalty to Albus Dumbledore. Severus Snape is arguably the most complex character in the Harry Potter series, being portrayed as a villain for most of the seven books before J.K.

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