This Is Not What I Had Planned

"You know what happened. You know. You cannot despise me more than I despise myself." This story was created to explain Albus Dumbledore as a character in the most Canon-conforming way possible. Contains Albus/Gellert and Gellert manipulating Credence (slash). REOPENED DUE TO FANTASTIC BEASTS. Fantastic Beasts material starts on Chapter 16 and up.