Achilles Tolliver was known in the Fantastic Beasts series for dating Tina Goldstein briefly. They both worked as Aurors in the Auror office of the Magical Congress of the United States of America. After Newt and Tina met for the first time in the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, they had to part ways when Newt had to return to London. However, in the second installment of the movie series Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, when Newt met Queenie Goldstein and Jacob Kowalski, Queenie mentioned that Tina was dating a colleague of hers named Achilles Tolliver.
Achilles Tolliver – A Biography
Very little is known about Achilles Tolliver’s life. It is known that he was an American Auror, and he likely attended the Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Witchcraft and Wizardry. Achilles may have had British origins, too, since he had an English surname. Given Porpentina’s age, it is possible that Achilles was around the same age as well, and the two may have known each other from school. It is not known for certain if Tina and Achilles had a lot of connections from childhood or if they met each other as Aurors in the MACUSA office.
Etymology
Achilles Tolliver is named after the Greek war hero Achilles, known for the famous myth of the Achilles’ heel. Achilles is particularly known for being the strongest warrior of the Trojan War but is defeated due to his vulnerable heel, the Achilles’ heel. The real Achilles fought in the Trojan War and was defeated when the Trojan prince Paris shot an arrow at Achilles’s foot, which was his weakness and ultimate downfall. Tolliver is a common English name used as a surname by many English families. It means metal worker and may allude to the long line of metal workers by that surname.
Mentions in the Harry Potter Universe
There is only one brief mention of Achilles Tolliver in the Harry Potter universe. It happens in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. In the first part of the movie franchise, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newton Scamander, Tina Goldstein, and Queenie Goldstein are asked to Obliviate Jacob since he is a No-Maj. This event occurred immediately after Gellert Grindelwald was taken into custody by the Aurors of MACUSA.
After Newt uses Frank, the Thunderbird, to dispense a vial of Swooping Evil through the rains to rid the No-Majs of bad memories from the destruction that occurred before, Jacob slowly walks into the rain after he bids goodbye to Newt, Queenie, and Tina.
However, at the movie’s end, it is shown that Jacob has retained some of his memories of the events before he was Obliviated. He opens a bakery with the Occamy egg shells that Newt leaves for him and makes confectionary items that look exactly like several of the magical beasts he came across previously. Queenie visits the bakery, and they smile at each other, hinting at Jacob’s sense of familiarity with her. Queenie’s mind-reading abilities may have helped her pick the right moment to tell Jacob of his past without spooking him.
The next movie, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, opens with Newt hearing muffled noises inside his house in London. Expecting intruders, he raises his wand and enters, only to realize it is Queenie and Jacob. They are both in a very pleasant mood and explain to Newt that Jacob was not properly Obliviated, and he remembered some of the events that occurred before he stood in the rain laced with Swooping Evil. He then tells Newt that Queenie filled him in on the rest of the details.
Newt Scamander is pleasantly surprised and happy to see two of his friends who came to meet him in London. Hopefully, he looks at the door, expecting Tina Goldstein to show up, but he is disappointed to see no one there. When he asks Queenie about Tina, she claims that Tina is dejected that Newt is marrying Leta Lestrange and shows a magazine with the news and a photograph of Newt Scamander, Leta Lestrange, and Theseus Scamander standing together. Newt replies that he is not marrying Leta and that Theseus, his elder brother, is marrying Leta.
Queenie is surprised to hear this for two reasons. First, she sounds relieved and happy as she wants Newt and Tina to be together, but then she remembers that Newt liked Leta for a very long time before he met Tina. Queenie’s mind-reading abilities allowed her to access Newt’s thoughts about the wedding; clearly, Newt seemed sad about it.
Queenie also told Newt that Tina had started dating one of her colleagues, an Auror at MACUSA named Achilles Tolliver. It is the only known mention of Achilles Tolliver in the Harry Potter universe. Since Jacob was under the influence of an entrancing enchantment, he found the name ‘Tolliver’ very amusing.
However, despite Queenie’s secrecy, Newt eventually realized that Jacob was under the influence of an entrancing enchantment and requested that Queenie lift it. Queenie disagreed but eventually gave in to Newt’s request. When Jacob realized what was happening, he was surprised. Queenie left the house soon and disappeared from there.
Achilles Tolliver – A Name To Picture A Character
There is little about Achilles Tolliver’s character except for his name in the Fantastic Beasts movie series. Queenie Goldstein only mentions him once, and we never see him in the movie. However, his name leads to several interpretations of who he could be. Furthermore, the context in which his name is mentioned has led fans to speculate several things about this character.
Interestingly, Newt has an English first name and a Greek surname, while Achilles has a Greek name and an English last name. Newt’s name is an English name since his actual name is Newton, and Newt is just a shorter version of the same. When loosely translated, Newt’s surname, Scamander, means awkward man, meandering or wandering, just like the character. It is also the name of a river god in Greek Mythology.
The meanings of their names are intertwined in origins. Still, readers have different conceptions of Achilles Tolliver since he never appears in the movies or books but is just mentioned briefly. He is probably named as such to signify that he is the opposite of Newt in every way.
Newton Scamander is still known as Newt when mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, but it is common knowledge that the name Newt is short for Newton.
FAQs
Who was the Auror that Tina was dating?
Tina was dating Achilles Tolliver, the Auror who worked at the Magical Congress of the United States of America. He worked with Tina in the Auror office after Tina was reinstated as an Auror for helping the MACUSA catch Gellert Grindelwald.
Who is Tina dating in Crimes of Grindelwald?
Tina was dating a colleague of hers named Achilles Tolliver. Achilles was an Auror at the MACUSA and worked at the same office as Tina since she was an Auror as well. They both worked at the Auror office on the same assignments and may have met there.
Who mentions Achilles Tolliver in Fantastic Beasts?
Queenie Goldstein, the sister of Tina Goldstein, mentions Achilles Tolliver to Newt Scamander. She tells Newt that after Tina heard about the marriage between Newt and Leta, she was sad for a while and eventually started dating her colleague Achilles Tolliver. It turns out that Tina misunderstood who was marrying Leta Lestrange as it was Newt’s elder brother, Theseus Scamander, who was marrying Leta.