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Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. Before we kick things off, I just
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For today’s video, we’re going to be taking a look at the 8 most powerful WITCHES of the
wizarding world. I’ve made videos ranking the most powerful gryffindors, death eaters,
aurors, order of the phoenix members, Dumbledore’s army members - you name it, but on many of
those lists we end up seeing powerful WIZARDS, that is- male magical folk, occupying some
of the slots. What I want to do with this video is focus on the powerful WITCHES of
the wizarding world- female magical folk- the Molly Weasleys, the Bellatrixes, the Hermiones.
This video was actually requested earlier TODAY- but it seemed like a great idea to
celebrate the witches of the wizarding world- so here we are.
Without further ado, here are the 8 most powerful witches in the wizarding world:
8. Hermione Granger:
I know what you’re thinking..Hermione..NUMBER 8? Well- over the course of wizarding history
#8 isn’t so bad. Hermione Granger was one of the most talented witches of her entire
year, and the entire school for that matter. She began attending Hogwarts at the same time
as Harry/Ron, and given her affinity for learning and knowledge it’s no surprise that she
became a talented witch. She had a thirst for knowledge, and, through her dangerous
adventures with Harry and Ron, became ready for anything and everything that came her
way. I think Hermione’s power lies in her well roundedness- as she is competent in a
broad spectrum of magical abilities.
7. Lily Potter
Lily Potter, born Lily Evans, was an English muggle-born witch born in the year 1960. Most
notably, she was the mother of Harry Potter- and one of the main reasons for Voldemort’s
initial downfall. Lily excelled in school, and quickly became widely recognized as an
extremely powerful witch. In fact, Voldemort attempted to recruit Lily to the death eaters
in spite of the fact that she was a muggle born - a true testament to her abilities.
Lily Potter was particularly skilled at martial magic- fighting off Voldemort on numerous
occasions, potion-making, charms, and transfiguration. Lily’s most notable and most impressive
accomplishment to date was her loving sacrifice which allowed Harry Potter to live-simultaneously
killing Voldemort (for a time).
6. Molly Weasley
“Molly’s curse soared beneath Bellatrix’s outstretched arm and hit her squarely in the
chest, directly over her heart. “Bellatrix’s gloating smile froze, her
eyes began to bulge: For the tiniest space of time she knew what had happened, and then
she toppled, and the watching crowd roared, and Voldemort screamed.”
I think the above statement speaks for itself. Molly Weasley was an UNASSUMING motherly figure
known for her caring and nurturing manner. She’s never really depicted as being excessively
powerful or intimidating, but when it comes to her loved ones, Molly is able to tap in
to levels of power that will give even the most powerful witches and wizards a run for
their money. She was skilled in duelling, charms, healing magic, potions, transfiguration,
and even the dark arts.
5. Bellatrix lestrange
I know what you’re thinking- Bellatrix is ABOVE Molly? Didn’t Molly KILL Bellatrix?
Here’s the thing: 99 times out of 100, I think that Bellatrix would have won. However,
her biggest mistake was underestimating Molly, and because she didn’t expect such an impressive
display of magic from her- she was caught off guard. I don’t think that Bellatrix
is massively more powerful than Molly, but I think she beats her by a bit. Bellatrix
was far too overconfident and she didn’t focus when the two were duelling, laughing
hysterically throughout- allowing Molly to capitalize on her ignorance.
Bellatrix Lestrange was one of, in not Voldemort’s MOST LOYAL follower. She was a frightening
pure-blood witch that came from the Black family, a long line of powerful witches and
wizards with a twisted agenda. Bellatrix was personally responsible for murdering Sirius
Black among MANY OTHERS- and she was massively powerful. Bellatrix was a known proponent
of the cruciatus curse, and had considerable knowledge in the realm of the dark arts. She
was also an expert duellist, charms expert, powerful occlumens, and tenacious warrior.
4. Minerva mcgonagall
Minerva McGonagall is a Scottish half-blood witch that attended Hogwarts school of witchcraft
and wizardry, and later worked there. While she attended Hogwarts she was the most talented
student of her entire year, and she achieved top grades in her Newts and owls. She exhibited
extreme magical prowess from a very young age, and later became one of Hogwarts best
professors. McGonagall’s most notable skill is perhaps related to her knowledge and talent
in transfiguration. She is known for her effortless ability to transform her physical form.
She became an animagus at a very young age- acing both her owls and newts in the subject.
She later became head of transfiguration at Hogwarts, a position that she took very seriously
as she believed transfiguration to be one of the most complex and dangerous forms of
magic- which is true. McGonagall was also highly proficient at casting a wide variety
of charms, skilled at brewing potions, and an impressive duellist.
3. Helga Hufflepuff
We don’t actually have a lot of information on Helga, but what we do know is that the
founders of Hogwarts, all 4 of them, were immensely powerful. The Hogwarts founders
are widely thought to have possessed power that was entirely uncomparable to most modern
day witches and wizards- a statement which by itself should place them above others on
this list.
Unlike the other founders, Hufflepuff didn’t have much of an elitist mentality, and just
wanted students to be educated, regardless of where they were sorted. She wasn’t competitive.
"I'll teach the lot and treat them just the same."
She was a round, plump woman with brown and blue eyes. She would often sport a smile,
and frequently donned a brown or yellow dress.
While we don’t know much about Helga and her feats of magical, we do know that she
was exceptionally gifted at charms. Not only did she help the other four founders in enchanting
the sorting hat, she was also particularly versed at food-related charms, and was known
to possess the ability to produce a non-corporeal patronus.
2. Rowena Ravenclaw
Though Rowena was also one of the four founders, I’m placing her above Helga because Helga
chose to focus her magic on food related charm-work where Rowena approached charm-work with a
more universal perspective.
As I said with Helga, the founders of Hogwarts, all 4 of them, were immensely powerful- and
are thought to have possessed power that was entirely uncomparable to most modern day witches
and wizards. This statement also applies to Rowena.
Rowena was born sometime in the tenth century in Scotland - and was a close friend of fellow
founder Helga Hufflepuff, who was from Wales. She was widely considered to have been the
most brilliant witch of her time, possibly more powerful than Helga Hufflepuff, and showed
considerable talent in a multitude of magical disciplines- particularly charms and divination.
1. Morgana Le Fay
Here it is- number one.Morgana aka Morgana Le Fay is, like Merlin, a pseudo-historical
figure, and in many of the different versions of folklore that she exists in, she is actually
Merlin’s nemesis. If you didn’t know- Merlin is the most powerful sorcerer to have
ever existed. And once again, like Merlin, Morgana existed in both Harry Potter folklore
and our own folklore, which makes her a really dynamic character..
We first hear of Morgana Le Fay in the Harry Potter universe when Ron mentions that he
has “about six” of her chocolate frog card.
"I've got Morgana again and I've got about six of her."
Chocolate Frog Cards generally feature iconic witches and wizards of history, so the fact
that she made the cut is a testament to her prominence as a historical figure, even in
the Harry Potter universe. Her card makes it very clear that she was a very powerful
‘dark’ witch. Furthermore, If she was truly the adversary
of Merlin, the most powerful wizard to have ever lived, I imagine she must have had a
few tricks up her sleeve. Morgana was known for her powers in the dark arts, healing magic,
and transfiguration.
And that’s it for this video! Did you expect the names on the list? What would YOUR top
8 list be? Let me know in the comment section below
Until next time
YER A WIZARD ARRY