Grindelwald and Tom Riddle, and end of LV

[constancevigilance]

--- fanofminerva wrote:

> 
> We know a little about Grindelwald.  
> 1.  He was the most powerful dark wizard whom DD defeated in 1945.
> 
> 2.  Some have speculated that he had something to do with World War 
> II, give the date.  I do not assume he was Hitler as some do, but I 
> do believe that the war in the wizarding world either affected or 
> was effected by WWII in the muggle world.
> 
> 3.  Grindelwald was mentioned the PS/SS on the back of DD's 
> chocolate frog card along with Flamel.  We learned about Flamel but 
> not much about Grindelwald.
> 
> 

Constance Vigilance (me):

Grindelwald figures highly in my Quirrell theory which has taken some 
battery lately. But here is what I think Grindelwald means to our 
story:

My theory is requisite on Durmstrang being in Norway or nearby. (Yes, 
it is relevant - give me time) JKR, in answer to the question, "Where 
is Durmstrang" did place it in Norway, then hedged her answer, 
leading some listees to discount this as a location. The main 
argument against a Norwegian Durmstrang is its name and that of the 
students and faculty not sounding Nordic. I believe that during the 
Nazi occupation of Norway, Grindelwald, a loyal Nazi, was dispatched 
northward to take over an existing school of magic for the purpose of 
teaching the Dark Arts. He then renamed the school with a German-
sounding name and began to recruit students for Dark Arts training. I 
think Dumbledore created the portal in the lake as a means to get to 
Durmstrang and defeat Grindelwald. After the defeat of Grindelwald, 
Durmstrang continues under the same name as a sort of magnet school, 
attracting students from all over Europe who want to learn the Dark 
Arts.

Furthermore, I think Quirrell was a student at Durmstrang, where he 
gained his expertise in Dark Arts as well as his skill with trolls. 
His connections in Norway would also have made it easy for him to get 
a egg from a rare Norwegian dragon.

I think the significance in the next books is that the portal to 
Durmstrang will be used again, possibly by people piloting the boats 
that the First Years use. We also know that we have a quick access to 
the lake from the castle through the Hogwarts plumbing. I think this 
will be important. Look for the merpeople and the giant squid to 
somehow be involved in this part of the story, too.

And, for what it's worth, I think Quirrell is still alive and will be 
leading the charge. As Pippin says, JKR gives cagey answers. That's 
my theory and I'm sticking by it.

Constance Vigilance

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