Hey everyone,
Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter
Theory - In this video we’re going to be
discussing the 6 most powerful members of
the order of the phoenix. Now, we know the
order of the phoenix as an organization comprised
of powerful witches and wizards - an organization
with one objective in mind: Oppose Lord Voldemort
and the Death Eaters.
The organization was first founded by Dumbledore
during the first wizarding war in the year
1970- created in response to Voldemort returning
to England and beginning his persecution of
Muggle-borns. The Order worked directly with
the ministry of magic for 11 years in an effort
to defeat Voldemort and his forces, spanning
from 1970-1981. However, it of course wasn’t
until 1981 that Voldemort was eventually defeated
at the hands of the Potters. The original
Order then disbanded after the war ended,
as there was no longer any imminent threat.
However, when Voldemort returned in 1995,
a second wave of the Order reconvened, picking
up where they left off. Many powerful witches
and wizards were members of the order over
the years, and though there were certainly
some casualties during the first wizarding
war, the order was also able to obtain some
new members when it was refounded. The collection
of witches and wizards that helped to oppose
Voldemort was truly a spectacle- a diverse
array of witches and wizards with their own
unique specialties and talents. In this video,
I’m going to be discussing my TOP 6 Order
of the Phoenix members- this list will include
order members from both the first and second
wizarding wars.
Without further ado, let’s get started.
6. Kingsley Shacklebolt
Kingsley Shacklebolt was a british pure-blood
wizard, order of the phoenix member, powerful
auror, and later minister for magic. Kingsley
was a later addition to the order, and joined
during the second wizarding war. Shacklebolt
attended Hogwarts, and performed particularly
well on his NEWTS, fulfilling all of the necessary
qualifications to become an auror. Before
eventually becoming minister for magic, Kingsley
was a high ranking auror, and displayed a
very powerful and balanced arsenal of magical
capabilities. Shacklebolt’s fellow order
members held him in a very high regard, and
even Lord Voldemort himself considered Kingsley
to be a powerful wizard. If that isn’t an
indicator of his level of power, then I don’t
know WHAT is. Shackebolt exhibited natural
cunning, outstanding duelling ability, full
defence against the dark arts proficiency,
charms mastery, transfiguration mastery, potions
mastery, herbology mastery, apparation mastery,
flying mastery, and more. He truly was a master
of all, and was able to comfortably hold his
own against at least two death eaters at once.
In fact, during the battle of the seven potters,
Shackebolt was chased by 5 deatheaters, and
even though he was primarily focused on protecting
hermione, Shackebolt was able to stun two
of them and escape. Shacklebolt was a truly
indispensable addition to the order.
5. Alastor Moody
Considered by many to be the most famous auror
of all time, Alastor Moody was a very impressive
wizard. Moody joined the order during the
first wizarding war, and is said to be
personally responsible for a very large portion
of the witches and wizards in Azkaban- this
earned him quite the reputation amongst the
dark wizard community.
Mad-Eye was a Scottish Pure-blood wizard born
in to the ‘Moody’ family- a family known
for producing a plethora of amazingly talented
aurors. In his youth he attended Hogwarts
school of witchcraft and wizardry, and later
on in his life and career, true to his family
name, went on to follow in the footsteps of
his family and became an auror. Moody was
a truly impressive dark wizard catcher, and
warrior. He would do whatever it took to win,
and Moody served with great distinction during
the first wizarding war,even losing an eye,
leg, and nose in battles against the death
eaters.
Moody was incredibly brave, but also extremely
powerful, particularly in his prime. However,
many do feel as though his abilities may have
peaked during the first wizarding war, and
that he had dropped down a peg by the time
the second wizarding war came around, the
result of years of hard battling. Similar
to Shackebolt, Moody was regarded as one of
the most powerful members of the order of
the phoenix by lord voldemort himself. For
this reason, Voldemort suspected that Moody
was likely the wizard protecting Harry during
the battle of the seven potters, and was initially
targeted by Voldemort for this reason. He
was a master of dark arts, defence against
the dark arts, duelling, charms, transfiguation,
potions, herbology, apparition, flying, nonverbal
magic, and even occlumency. For all of the
reasons listed above, I feel that he is deserving
of the #5 spot on this list.
4. Minerva McGonagall
Minerva McGonagall didn’t join the order
until the second wizarding war, as she instead
chose to work as a spy for the ministry of
magic for the duration of the first war. McGonagall
is a Scottish half-blood witch that attended
the 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,
and eventually, headmistress. 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 at will.
She was also a skilled potion maker, able
to successfully brew an animagus potion, and
duellist - notably duelling lord Voldemort
to a standstill alongside Slughorn and Kingsley.
But what makes McGonagall particularly powerful
is her paired knowledge of the dark arts-
not only did she master charms, transfiguration,
duelling and potion making, she also had a
vast knowledge of the dark arts. Though she
didn’t use dark spells frequently, she could
use them when necessary, and notably used
the imperius curse on Amycus Carrow.
3. Aberforth Dumbledore
Abeforth Dumbledore was a British half-blood
wizard, the son of Kendra and Percival Dumbledore,
older brother to Ariana Dumbledore and perhaps
most notably the younger brother of Albus
Dumbledore. Abeforth was known to have a poor
relationship with his brother, Albus, the
result of a three-way duel involving Abeforth,
Albus, and Gellert Grindelwald. The duel resulted
in the death of their sister, Ariana, and
it effectively put an end to their relationship.
Abeforth later became the barman at the Hog’s
Head Inn in Hogsmeade village, and though
he had a poor relationship with his brother,
joined the Order of the Phoenix during the
first wizarding war in an effort to bring
peace back to the wizarding world. They had
a bad relationship, but Abeforth wasn’t
going to let that get in the way of stopping
Voldemort. Though Abeforth wasn’t quite
as powerful as Albus, he was still a Dumbledore,
and provided that he was able to hold his
own in a three way duel involving GRINDELWALD
then I’m sure that he was an extremely powerful
wizard. Abeforth preferred to settle his disputes
with duels, and this is one of the reasons
that he became such a skilled duellist. Abeforth
was also a charms master and skilled legilimens.
2. Severus Snape
Now, we know Severus Snape as Lily’s suitor,
the potions professor, the defence against
the the dark arts professor, and later headmasters
of Hogwarts. Despite Snape ultimately showing
that he was one of the good guys, he DID have
a history with the death eaters, and was crooked
for a time. Snape, after all, was the one
responsible for telling Voldemort about the
prophecy that professor Trelawney had predicted.
Snape is widely considered to be one of the
most gifted wizards in the entire harry potter
series. His skills are only really outmatched
by Voldemort and Dumbledore, who are in a
bit of a class of their own, but Snape is
extremely powerful nonetheless. During his
time at Hogwarts, Snape assumed the identity
‘the half blood prince’ and scribbled
all sorts of spell creations in to his copy
of advanced-potion making. Among these spells
was the powerful and vicious ‘sectumsempra’.
Snape can also fly, and is one of only two
known wizards who are capable of doing this,
the other being Voldemort. When Snape duels
McGonagall in the film, who is extremely powerful
in her own right, he’s able to match her
despite holding back immensely. There’s
no telling what Snape would have been able
to accomplish if he had lived a more linear
life. Snape died at the tender age of 38,
and though he wasn’t quite at the level
of Voldemort or Dumbledore, he was getting
there- and had he been around for a few decades
longer, I think that Snape may just have had
a shot at being the most powerful wizard ever.
1. Albus Dumbledore
Now, I’m sure you saw this coming. Dumbledore
is UNDOUBTEDLY the most powerful wizard to
have ever lived, comparable only to maybe
Voldemort or possibly Grindelwald.
While at school, Dumbledore’s magical abilities
consistently turned heads, particularly his
skills surrounding charms and transfiguration.
He also did exceptionally well on his N.E.W.T.S
and Griselda Marchbanks, a professor working
for the Wizarding Examinations Authority,
remarked that Albus was able to do things
with a wand that ‘she had never seen before’.
Dumbledore had no weaknesses, he was a charms
and transfiguration master, a skilled occlumens,
and versed practitioner of elemental magic.
Had Dumbledore gone down the same path as
Voldemort, pursuing an even deeper level of
dark magic, there’s no telling how powerful
he could have truly been. Dumbledore pushed
the limits of magic while staying away from
an entire side of the magical spectrum, and
was able to still overpower Voldemort who
did whatever it took to achieve power.
And that’s it for my top 6. Honourable mentions
include Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Tonks,
The Longbottoms, the Potters, The Prewetts
and many more. There were MANY powerful and
talented order members, and this list was
difficult to make, but I feel pretty good
about it. What do you guys think? Who would
you replace? Who would you put in your top
6?
Let me know down in the comment section below
UNTIL NEXT TIME
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