Quote:I was talking to someone in the bathroom after the showing and they said they wouldn't put it past J.K. Rowling to do that after including McGonagall in the flashbacks (who should have been born in 1935), but I think that was more fanservice than a major plot point. There's also speculation that Ariana Dumbledore was an obscurial and her obscurus invaded Credence, which would make him a "soul brother" more than a "blood brother". I'm not sure, though.

I also agree with that as well. With a nod to Elaine's theory, it could also be an aunt or distant cousin of the McGonagall that we know (since wikia claims that McGonagall!Mother was a Quidditch Captain).

I have read that theory regarding obscurials, and it is possible. The whole name of 'Dumbledore' for Credence would be a lie still, but the full thing would be a half-lie on Grindelwald's part. I personally think he's too intelligent to make a wild guess and think it was actually true.

Quote:Considering the way Newt and Dumbledore talked about being able to destroy it in the final scenes, I'm sure the blood pact will be a focal point in the next installment of the series.

I completely agree. Finding out more things about the magical world of Harry Potter is wonderful, as long as it is realistic to older canon.

Quote:The original HP series treated magic as something new and special, which it was when you consider that the main characters were children. The main characters in Fantastic Beasts are adult characters in their late 20s/30s who have lived with magic for a long time—and that's before you even consider that you have a handful of aurors and magical professionals. I'm sure nonverbal magic is something that adult wizards and witches learn as spells become more familiar to them. I think of it as tying a shoe: it takes children a while to learn how to tie the knot perfectly, but it's not really something we think about as adults unless we're flustered or in a rush.

You have a fair point. I'd been under the assumption that type of magic was more like the level of microbiology or something. Yeah, was probably reading too much into it.