With his father imprisoned and his mother now dead, Albus Dumbledore puts aside his future to take care of his younger siblings; a disturbed sister and an outspoken brother. Living the simple life as a very young wizard has Albus feeling trapped in an endless cycle of playing house mum. That is, until he meets another young boy, Gellert Grindelwald, who shares an interest in an old tale about the Deathly Hallows and the idea that muggles are below wizards. Soon Albus finds himself on an uplifting adventure with Gellert, taking his siblings along for the ride. But is Gellert all that he seems? This is the story of the rise and fall between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald.

Albus Dumbledore. A man hung on despair from the loss of his friend, his lover, due to differing opinions in their adolescent years, has brought himself to waste away at the Mirror of Erised year after year. But when he hears of Grindelwald's escape, it is not fear that he feels. It is hope. Hope to see the man that he had fallen in love with all those years ago. This is an Albus Dumbledore x Gellert Grindelwald fanfiction based ROUGHLY on the Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts franchises. 'For the greater good.' Note: They were definitely lovers, nobody can persuade me otherwise. Hope you enjoy xx

Gellert Grindelwald. Albus Dumbledore had wished to never hear that name again. The name of someone he had once loved - and still did. Grindelwald is back - out of prison and willing to start a war to make his dream come true - the dream of a 'greater world'. He only needs one person to make that dream come true. And that person is currently on their way to Paris. This is how I imagined and wished the Crimes of Grindelwald to be (major events and plot points are heavily different from the new movie, so there will probably be NO SPOILERS. I wrote this a few months ago, even before the trailers came out). Everybody has their own struggle to choose a side. People whose lives are completely different, but they all are part of a huge puzzle. One of these people is the second darkest wizard in history and another is the only person who was able to stop him. It is also about heartbreak and falling in and out of love. A story about pride and a dream that turned into a nightmare.

When Albus' plans to travel round the world after finishing his last year at Hogwarts are cut short by his mother's untimely death, Albus has to look after his wild brother and half-mad sister for the whole summer. But then, Bathilda Bagshot's great-nephew Gellert Grindlewald arrives in Godric's Hollow, and the summer suddenly starts to look far more interesting... [Disclaimer: This is based off of the knowledge I know from Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindlewald (spoilers ahead) and is mostly my interpretation. I do not own any of the characters, they (regrettably) belong to that JK Rowling] This is my first fanfic, I hope y'all enjoy