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Queenie Goldstein (Alison Sudol) was fully restored to the good side. But her mental manipulation skills (Legilimency) are unparalleled. A sequel could show her becoming a spy for Dumbledore’s nascent Order, while Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler) – now a war hero – might be given a wand. Imagine: Jacob the No-Maj wizard? The sequel could challenge the magical/non-magical divide even further.

The climax of The Secrets of Dumbledore was deceptively tidy. Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller) is finally freed from the Obscurus and dies in Aberforth’s arms. Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) is exposed as a fraud after the magical Qilin bows to Dumbledore instead of him, stripping him of the International Confederation of Wizards’ leadership. He is arrested, and word of his crimes spreads.

A physical manifestation of a broken promise that prevents direct confrontation. Fantastic Beasts - The Secrets of Dumbledore -2...

One cannot discuss the future of the franchise without addressing the elephant in the room: Grindelwald. The recasting of the villain from Johnny Depp to Mads Mikkelsen between the second and third films was a seismic shift. While Mikkelsen delivered a charismatic and nuanced performance, the controversy and the resulting confusion undoubtedly impacted the film's reception.

A sequel would need to address the following narrative threads: Queenie Goldstein (Alison Sudol) was fully restored to

To understand why there is no concrete news on a sequel, one must look at the performance of the third film. The Secrets of Dumbledore grossed just over $407 million worldwide against a production budget of $200 million (not including marketing costs). While these numbers would be a dream for an indie film, for a Wizarding World property, they were alarming.

And that, perhaps, is the greatest secret of all. Imagine: Jacob the No-Maj wizard

Grindelwald’s attempt to manipulate the Qilin mirrors real-world political subversion.