Merlin/Grindelwald

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston) <catlady@wicca.net>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52344

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "manawydan" FFred wrote:
> My own little theory on Grindelwald is that he was a European
> wizard who was _moved into action_ by Hitler and the associated 
> disruption to Muggledom. Here is a little Grindelwaldian manifesto 
> which explains my thoughts (coughs, taps crystal ball with wand,
> and says "dangoser!"

(snip)
> I believe that the Muggles have become mad, Dumbledore. Armies of 
> them kill each other insensately all over the world.
(snip)
> But now it has gone beyond toleration. Now they have begun to kill
> _us_. You will have heard the news from Japan?"

A powerful piece of fanfic ... it might make Grindelwald the hero and 
Dumbledore the villain of the piece ... but do we have ANY evidence 
that whatever Grindelwald did involved Muggles at all? It can be 
imagined that some powerful Dark Wizard could make quite a nuisance 
of himself robbing wizards of their wealth and forcing witches to 
fall in love or lust with him under Imperius, and killing Aurors who 
came to arrest him, and no Muggles involved at all.