PORTRAYAL CLIFFNOTES – VERSION II

Basic Pages:

• Shipping & Gellert VS JK’s Idea Of The Gay
  The second link is a rant in the form of a headcanon, however for anyone interested in shipping, both of these are enormously important notes to read, because seriously, two middle fingers way, way up to canon. And also, Gellert is a lizard.

Important Portrayal Details:

• Concerning Mathematics & Portrayal Notes
  These pieces outline the most important historical events in Gellert’s timeline, ranging from expulsion from Durmstrang and Ariana’s death, obtaining the Elder Wand,marriage and children, building Nurmengard and finally, imprisonment.Also a firm reminder that Gellert is not a racist and would never insult someone based on magic or lack thereof. Friendly reminder his eldest child is a squib herself.
• The Greater Good
  There are consistent references to “The Manifesto” and this is a breakdown of precisely what Gellert’s idea of the Greater Good happens to be.

• What Makes Gellert ‘The Darkest Of All Time’ (Until Voldemort!)
  Why despite being an idealist with good intentions who does bad things on occasion, Gellert is considered unforgivably evil and what his actual crimes happen to be. Also a bit on his moral stances on Things People Should Never Damn Well Do.

• Prejudice
  Gellert has prejudices, despite his Greater Good ideals. Here’s a list on How To Make Gellert Hate You.

• Personas
  THIS IS CRITICAL TO UNDERSTAND: Gellert is not a good actor. He is a phenomenal costume designer and took three tries to get this shit right in Tristan Hollow. The personas are non-people. This is critical in understanding ‘what’ – notwho– Percival Graves is on this blog.

• Credence & The Wizarding World vs. Credence
  This is important shit if you happen to play Credence; please give these a glance if you play him. TL;DR though:

  MOVIE GELLERT: ‘You’re a squib and unteachable and will never have power, your mother is dead, that is your reward.’

  THIS GELLERT: ‘She was right under your nose this entire time and you didn’t tell me? Did you think you were protecting her? Well now your mother’s dead, there’s your reward for your cleverness’

  Very different, equally shitty tactics. My Gellert will actively fault Credence with the assumption that Credence knew all along who the obscurial was and was keeping it from him (surprise, he’s technically not wrong.) He will pin the fault of Mary Lou’s death on Credence to guilt him into silence while he thinks and tries to unearth Modesty, but at no point will he insinuate a lack of magic therefore makes Credence less of a human being.That’s not how my Gellert thinks. As it is clear the films seem to be angling for unapologetically racist Gelllert, chances are not a lot of what comes next will be affecting this blog at all.