Percival Graves

Percival Graves
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Black, graying
Eye colour	Brown
Skin colour	Fair
Relationship information
Family members	Gondulphus Graves (ancestor) Merton Graves (possibly)
Magical characteristics
Wand	Unknown length, unknown wood, and core materials
Affiliation
Occupation	Director of Magical Security Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement Auror
Loyalty	Magical Congress of the United States of America Graves family

Percival Graves was an Auror, Director of Magical Security and head of MACUSA's Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

At some point prior to 6 December 1926, his identity was assumed by Gellert Grindelwald using Human Transfiguration. It is unknown if he was captured or killed during this time.

Personality and traits

As the Director of Magical Security, Percival Graves was likely highly professional and determined.

Magical abilities and skills

• Magical prowess: Percival Graves was one of the most distinguished Aurors of the MACUSA prior to his promotion, which speaks for his exceptional skill, as being an Auror in and of itself is a mark of superior magical ability. He was known to be a "powerful" wizard by those who knew him.
• Duelling: Graves must have been an extremely skilled duelist, and if his promotion to Director of Magical Security is any indication, his dueling skills were arguably even above the average level of a fully-fledged Auror, though Graves was still unable to defeat Gellert Grindelwald when the latter made his move to assume his identity, it can be assumed that Graves fought hard and bravely.
• Memory modification: Graves presumably was also capable of memory modification, which seemed to be a common skill for wizarding governmental officials during Grindelwald's rise to power and presumably a job requirement for magical law enforcers roaming no-maj locations in the line of duty.
• Nonverbal magic: Graves was capable of casting spells without saying them out loud, which is rather advanced.
• Apparition: Being an Auror, Graves was capable of apparition when needing to move fast.
• Wandless magic: A testament to the formidable capabilities of Graves were his incredibly high level of control and mastery at using magic without a wand, even capable of casting basic spells such as the Summoning Charm and levitate objects and even people through simple hand gestures.
• Magical Law Enforcement: As Head of Magical Law Enforcement, Graves presumably had an encyclopedic knowledge of wizarding law, and especially the ones relevant to the magical community of North America. As Director of Magical Security, he would also be highly trained and skilled with defensive charms, counter-curses and restrain criminals without attracting the attention of the non-magical population, all skills he would have employed effectively to keep the magical citizenry safe.

Possessions

• Wand: Unknown length, wood, and core.
• Polyjuice flask: Used for holding Polyjuice Potion.
• Collar pins: These were shaped as scorpions and inlayed with green jewels.

Behind the scenes

• Gellert Grindelwald transfigured as Percival Graves is portrayed in the film inspired by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Colin Farrell.
• Graves' story was similar to that of Alastor Moody during Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, though Moody was ultimately rescued and it is unclear if Graves had already been killed.

Appearances

• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (As an assumed identity)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (As an assumed identity)
• LEGO Dimensions (As an assumed identity)

Notes and references

Magical Congress of the United States of America