Fans might let it pass if it was just regarding Credence since it might be a manipulative lie by Grindelwald. The long lost brother of Albus was 1) never mentioned and 2) does not match up with mamma Dumbledore’s death in 1899. The biggest offender of Rowling’s timeline error is the Credence twist that connected him to the Dumbledores. Rowling herself, there’s a number of glaring continuity errors that have ramifications for the rest of the series. Now let’s get to perhaps the biggest pet peeve of the Fantastic Beasts franchise to many Harry Potter fans. (Image credit: (Warner Bros)) Fantastic Beasts Conflicts With The Harry Potter Timeline… A Lot

This has sparked heavy discourse within the Harry Potter fandom. You can believe you know.” In other words, fans are just supposed to read between the lines here. Rowling went on to explain their “incredibly intense,” “passionate… love relationship.” She went on to explain how uninterested she is to explore the sexual side of their relationship because “One never knows really what the other person is feeling. Months after the release of Crimes of Grindelwald, J.K. But when the movie came out, their storyline was not given an ounce of romance and glossed over.

Years later when it was announced Grindelwald and Dumbledore were confirmed to be sharing the screen in 2018’s Crimes of Grindelwald fans expected the story would then explore this relationship between them. Rowling revealed she “always thought of Dumbledore as gay” and disclosed that he “fell in love” with a bad wizard named Grindelwald. Speaking of the relationship between Grindelwald and Dumbledore the Fantastic Beasts movies are expected to delve into during the span of the franchise, fans have a problem with this too. (Image credit: (Warner Bros)) There’s A Dumbledore And Grindelwald Problem