Grindelwald then caused a whole bunch of trouble ... of the Phoenix" battle despite Dumbledore now possessing the Elder Wand himself. Readers didn't know that Dumbledore possessed the Elder ...

the dark wizard Grindelwald, winning the Elder Wand away from him and nearly ending the long cycle of bloodshed behind the artifact. Dumbledore planned on being killed by Severus Snape and buried ...

apparently — but after Grindelwald's heel turn into full darkness, Dumbledore challenges him to a duel in 1945, famously defeating Grindewald and, as a result, taking control of the Elder Wand.

The rising Irish actress was a mega fan of the magical franchise even before she got cast in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald ... got to use the exact wand that Smith had used in ...