Is protego Diabolica Fiendfyre?

Protego Diabolica was the incantation of a powerful dark charm that allowed the user to create a protective ring of black fire around them that completely incinerated enemies of the caster who came into contact with it while leaving their allies unharmed. It was similar to Fiendfyre, but was a different spell.

Did Grindelwald use Fiendfyre?

Grindelwald used Fiendfyre. In the script: The cemetery is on the verge of destruction.

Is protego Diabolica the strongest?

The Protego Diabolica seems to be very advanced magic but it’s not that powerful in itself. Within the Wizarding World, there’s always a trade-off between rate of fire of a magic and control of said magic.

Why did Grindelwald only cast the Protego diabolica once?

He only casted the Protego Diabolica, which was a static circle of fire tongues that Grindelwald had to manually steer, in order to kill people outside the circumference. It was the mysterious content of the skull Leta destroyed that, once in contact with the fire and in an uncontrollable manner, generated the real mess.

Why didn’t Grindelwald use the FB2’s demonic fire on Paris?

In particular, the FB2’s demonic fire that threatened Paris wasn’t controlled/wanted by Grindelwald. He only casted the Protego Diabolica, which was a static circle of fire tongues that Grindelwald had to manually steer, in order to kill people outside the circumference.

What does Protego diabolica mean in Harry Potter?

— Gellert Grindelwald to the Aurors attempting to flee from his spell [src] Protego Diabolica was the incantation of a powerful dark charm that allowed the user to create a protective ring of black fire around them that completely incinerated enemies of the caster who came into contact with it while leaving their allies unharmed.

How does Grindelwald use the ring of fire?

Grindelwald was also seen controlling the spell as an offensive weapon by causing tendrils of black fire to extend from the ring and burn his enemies, mainly Aurors. The tendrils can be deflected or blocked, temporarily, with the Shield Charm. Grindelwald was able to unleash the ring of fire in an attempt to destroy Paris.