dark_griever
July 24th, 2007, 09:30 PM
Now that all 7 books have been released, I decided to make a list of whom I believed were the most powerful wizards in the Harry Potter universe. I encourage you all to make your own lists, or criticize mine, if you want. It is sorted in terms of magical power, which is why giants or Hagrid won't be found here.
1) Albus Dumbledore/Voldemort. Their duel at the end of book 5 ended a stalemate, although this was a fairly old Dumbledore. It should be noted that if Voldemort had ever mastered the Elder Wand, he would definitely have been more powerful.
2) Grindelwald. Dumbledore himself stated that Grindelwald was almost his equal in magical prowess.
3) Mad Eye Moody. Voldemort chose to chase Harry's protectors in book 7 in order of magical power. He went after Moody first.
4) Kingsley Shacklebolt. He was Voldemort's second target, and there has to be a reason he wound up temporary Minister of Magic.
5) Severus Snape. He fought off Harry almost effortlessly at the end of Book 6, and was able to escape quite a few of the other teachers before the Battle of Hogwarts.
6) Molly Weasley. She defeated Bellatrix Lestrange in a one on one duel. I would not have guessed that she would make this list until the aforementioned event happened.
7) Bellatrix Lestrange. She took out four wizards (Including Greyback), dueled Luna, Hermione, and Ginny at once, defeated Tonks, and killed Sirius.
8) Flitwick. It was mentioned in Book 2 that he was once a dueling champion, and he did his part during the Battle of Hogwarts, although we never did get to see him in a real duel.
9) Harry Potter. Fighting off the Death Eaters at a young age is no small accomplishment. Some might argue that some of his accomplishments (Such as killing the basilisk), would earn him a higher ranking, but he defeated the basilisk with a sword, not with magic. He only overpowered Voldemort because Voldemort attempted to use a wand that rightfully belonged to Harry.
10) Barty Crouch Jr. Even if it was by surprise, he managed to overpower Moody and take his identity. He did quite a bit of transfiguration without a lot of effort (Turning Malfoy into a ferret, and his father into a bone).
Some people that may have made this list, but I didn't think enough information was given on them:
1) James and Lilly Potter. People often mentioned that both of Harry's parents had been skilled wizards, but since James didn't manage to get his wand in time when Voldemort attacked and Lily was preoccupied with Harry, so she did not fight either.
2) Sirius Black. He may have been a powerful wizard, but he acted too confidently against Bellatrix and got killed, so we don't know the full extent of his power.
3) Barty Crouch Sr. Sirius mentioned that he was a very powerful wizard, but by the time that he appeared in the books, he was under the Imperius Curse and after breaking its hold over him, he was insane.
4) Remus Lupin. His death was not even shown in the book, so we don't know what he was capable of.
5) Aberforth Dumbledore. He was overshadowed by his brother, but he was a capable wizard, being able to use a Patronus and duel fairly well.
6) The Peverell brothers. Dumbledore claims that they were very powerful, but since their story is more of a legend in Harry's time, we don't know if they managed to create such powerful items or if they were given the items by Death.
7) Lucius Malfoy. He'd have to be fairly powerful to be Voldemort's right hand man, but he didn't do much in the Ministry in OotP, and his wand was destroyed in the beginning of Deathly Hallows.
8) Scrimgeour. With Moody and Shacklebolt as Aurors, he would have to be powerful to have been the head of the Auror office. He was also chosen as Minister of Magic when the war was breaking out, and a battle ready and powerful Minister would probably have been the best choice.
9) Gregorovitch. He had to have won the Elder Wand somehow, although Grindelwald defeated him pretty easily.
10) Hermione Granger. She was capable of very advanced magic, and was able to adapt quickly (Using a memory charm successfully on her first try). She also hinted that she was capable of using fiendfyre, but feared the repercussions of actually using it.
And finally, the weakest Wizard ever: Dawlish. This guy got owned by Dumbledore, Dick Cresswell, and even Neville's grandmother. He supposedly got all Outstanding OWLs, but this guy was useless.
1) Albus Dumbledore/Voldemort. Their duel at the end of book 5 ended a stalemate, although this was a fairly old Dumbledore. It should be noted that if Voldemort had ever mastered the Elder Wand, he would definitely have been more powerful.
2) Grindelwald. Dumbledore himself stated that Grindelwald was almost his equal in magical prowess.
3) Mad Eye Moody. Voldemort chose to chase Harry's protectors in book 7 in order of magical power. He went after Moody first.
4) Kingsley Shacklebolt. He was Voldemort's second target, and there has to be a reason he wound up temporary Minister of Magic.
5) Severus Snape. He fought off Harry almost effortlessly at the end of Book 6, and was able to escape quite a few of the other teachers before the Battle of Hogwarts.
6) Molly Weasley. She defeated Bellatrix Lestrange in a one on one duel. I would not have guessed that she would make this list until the aforementioned event happened.
7) Bellatrix Lestrange. She took out four wizards (Including Greyback), dueled Luna, Hermione, and Ginny at once, defeated Tonks, and killed Sirius.
8) Flitwick. It was mentioned in Book 2 that he was once a dueling champion, and he did his part during the Battle of Hogwarts, although we never did get to see him in a real duel.
9) Harry Potter. Fighting off the Death Eaters at a young age is no small accomplishment. Some might argue that some of his accomplishments (Such as killing the basilisk), would earn him a higher ranking, but he defeated the basilisk with a sword, not with magic. He only overpowered Voldemort because Voldemort attempted to use a wand that rightfully belonged to Harry.
10) Barty Crouch Jr. Even if it was by surprise, he managed to overpower Moody and take his identity. He did quite a bit of transfiguration without a lot of effort (Turning Malfoy into a ferret, and his father into a bone).
Some people that may have made this list, but I didn't think enough information was given on them:
1) James and Lilly Potter. People often mentioned that both of Harry's parents had been skilled wizards, but since James didn't manage to get his wand in time when Voldemort attacked and Lily was preoccupied with Harry, so she did not fight either.
2) Sirius Black. He may have been a powerful wizard, but he acted too confidently against Bellatrix and got killed, so we don't know the full extent of his power.
3) Barty Crouch Sr. Sirius mentioned that he was a very powerful wizard, but by the time that he appeared in the books, he was under the Imperius Curse and after breaking its hold over him, he was insane.
4) Remus Lupin. His death was not even shown in the book, so we don't know what he was capable of.
5) Aberforth Dumbledore. He was overshadowed by his brother, but he was a capable wizard, being able to use a Patronus and duel fairly well.
6) The Peverell brothers. Dumbledore claims that they were very powerful, but since their story is more of a legend in Harry's time, we don't know if they managed to create such powerful items or if they were given the items by Death.
7) Lucius Malfoy. He'd have to be fairly powerful to be Voldemort's right hand man, but he didn't do much in the Ministry in OotP, and his wand was destroyed in the beginning of Deathly Hallows.
8) Scrimgeour. With Moody and Shacklebolt as Aurors, he would have to be powerful to have been the head of the Auror office. He was also chosen as Minister of Magic when the war was breaking out, and a battle ready and powerful Minister would probably have been the best choice.
9) Gregorovitch. He had to have won the Elder Wand somehow, although Grindelwald defeated him pretty easily.
10) Hermione Granger. She was capable of very advanced magic, and was able to adapt quickly (Using a memory charm successfully on her first try). She also hinted that she was capable of using fiendfyre, but feared the repercussions of actually using it.
And finally, the weakest Wizard ever: Dawlish. This guy got owned by Dumbledore, Dick Cresswell, and even Neville's grandmother. He supposedly got all Outstanding OWLs, but this guy was useless.