Could Harry beat Voldemort without the Elder Wand?

Lily's protection, in Harry's blood, still flows through Voldemort's body. Notably, Dumbledore is speaking in the present tense, even after Harry has already confronted Voldemort and been "killed." As such, Voldemort could not have killed Harry, even were he not the master of the Elder Wand.
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How did Harry beat Voldemort without the Elder Wand?

During his final confrontation with Voldemort, Harry knew that he (Harry) was the Elder Wand's true master. He again cast Expelliarmus, ejecting the wand from Voldemort's hand into his own as the Killing Curse rebounded off his body, fatally striking Voldemort.
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Could Voldemort kill Harry with the Elder Wand?

Harry Potter's possession

Voldemort cast a Killing Curse on Harry using the Elder Wand. The wand seemingly worked because Harry intended to die at Voldemort's hand, much as Dumbledore had planned his death with Snape.
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Is Harry Potter powerful without Voldemort?

He could master powerful magic and he and Lily became nothing short of legends in the wizarding world. However, while he was, without a question, an amazing wizard, he wasn't more powerful than Voldemort. He fell to the Dark Lord's hand on that fateful night.
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Can Dumbledore beat Voldemort without Elder Wand?

Albus Dumbledore

This one's already a given. Albus Dumbledore is the most obvious person who can defeat Voldemort, and the Dark Lord seemed to realize it. Rowling herself has explicitly stated in the books that Dumbledore is the only person Voldemort fears and recognizes as a genuine threat to his own power.
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How Expelliarmus Beat Voldemort's Avada Kedavra - Harry Potter Explained



Who is stronger Salazar Slytherin or Godric Gryffindor?

They are both undoubtedly, two of the greatest wizards who ever lived and it would be nigh impossible to predict who'd come out on top, in a duel. There is no scale of comparison between the two's magical prowess, in the books, so the answer is inconclusive. That's all. That's everything.
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Who is stronger Voldemort or Grindelwald?

Not only is Grindelwald more powerful than Voldemort, but he's also a more compelling villain, which is why audiences will be seeing more of him in Fantastic Beasts 3.
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Who is the darkest wizard of all time?

Lord Voldemort. Lord Voldemort, considered the most dangerous dark wizard of the late 20th century, if not of all time. Tom Riddle was known to be the most powerful and dangerous dark wizard of all time.
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Who is the weakest wizard in Harry Potter?

Weak: Quirinus Quirrell

Although he was intelligent and bookish, Quirinus Quirrell was the weakest of the Hogwarts professors—mostly due to his extremely timid nature. He taught the Muggle Studies course for several years before going in search of the vanquished Voldemort.
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Who is stronger Harry or Newt?

Winner: Harry Potter Is Better Positioned as a Hero Due to His Choices. While Newt was clearly the more skilled wizard between him and Harry, there's no denying that in terms of heroism, Harry was most fit to win. His childhood came with more surprises and traumas than most of the other children in his school.
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How did Harry survive Avada Kedavra in the forest?

Voldemort intentionally made six Horcruxes, but when he used Avada Kedavra on Harry, he unintentionally created a seventh Horcrux. Instead of dying, Lily's love for Harry created a counter 'curse' known as Sacrificial Protection and saved Harry.
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Why could Voldemort touch Harry?

In the graveyard in the Goblet of Fire, Voldemort was able to freely touch Harry without harm once he possessed Harry's blood (which contained Lily's sacrificial protection).
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Why did Harry's wand beat Lucius?

The spell was powerful enough to break Lucius Malfoy's wand. It was later explained to Harry that the reason his wand had acted the way it did was due to the unique connection between himself and Voldemort.
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Who is stronger than Harry Potter?

30 Stronger: Grinderwald

Sure, Grinderwald was ultimately defeated, but if you look at the facts, it's pretty clear that Dumbledore's old lover/nemesis is more powerful than him. In fact, Grinderwald is more powerful than most Harry Potter characters, including his fellow dark wizard Voldemort.
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Why is Voldemort so strong?

He is such because of his talent and notorious skill of persuasion and convincing. Voldemort had already known that he was somewhat a 'superior' wizard due to his ancestry, hence he felt compelled to have power. This is further reinforced when he applies for a job at Hogwarts.
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How did Voldemort survive without a body?

We all know that little Harry Potter became the first, and so far only, wizard to ever survive a killing curse. We also know that Lord Voldemort unintentionally transformed Harry into one of his Horcruxes. Furthermore, we know that Voldemort survived that night because of the existing Horcruxes he had already created.
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Can you block Avada Kedavra?

During every major battle scene from book 5 onwards, the Death Eaters make extensive use of Avada Kedavra. It, like any spell, can be blocked by physical objects (though it doesn't seem to be stopped by magical shields), it can be dodged, and (as we see in the climax of book 4) it can be struck by other spells.
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Who is the most powerful wizard ever?

Documents in the wizarding world suggest that Merlin was one of the most powerful wizards in human history. Merlin was a Slytherin at Hogwarts and demonstrated an amazing understanding of the magical arts. Some argue him to be the most powerful wizard of all time.
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What is the most powerful spell in Harry Potter?

Harry Potter: 15 Most Powerful Spells
  • 8 Sectumsempra.
  • 7 Apparition.
  • 6 Expelliarmus.
  • 5 Obliviate.
  • 4 Cruciatus Curse.
  • 3 Imperius Curse.
  • 2 Avada Kedavra.
  • 1 Expecto Patronum.
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Who is more evil than Voldemort?

Dolores Umbridge's authority – especially her authority over children – is what makes her just so terrifying. In modern-day, she is more of a realistic threat to us Muggles than the Lord Voldemorts of the world.
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Who is the most evil villain in Harry Potter?

From least villainous to most, here are all the evil characters you love to hate from Harry Potter:
  1. Lord Voldemort. Yeah... he's the worst.
  2. Dolores Umbridge. ...
  3. Bellatrix Lestrange. ...
  4. Fenrir Greyback. ...
  5. Barty Crouch Jr. ...
  6. Peter Pettigrew. ...
  7. The Death Eaters. ...
  8. Gellert Grindelwald. ...
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Who was the most powerful founder of Hogwarts?

Said to be one of "the four most brilliant witches and wizards of the time", Godric Gryffindor founded Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in his adulthood, with friends Salazar Slytherin, Helga Hufflepuff, and Rowena Ravenclaw, though he later severed ties with Slytherin.
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Why didn't Harry become Obscurial?

So it seems like shame and fear of magic are the primary catalysts to a child producing an Obscurus, and since Harry wasn't raised to feel ashamed of what he was, he never became an Obscurial.
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How powerful of a wizard is Harry Potter?

Harry is incredibly, natively powerful. He can perform advanced magic at an early age at greater levels than we see done by any other wizard (for example when he blasts the dementors away with his Patroness in the third book).
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Is Harry one of the most powerful wizards?

He may be the titular character, but Harry is far from the most powerful wizard in the wizarding world. Sure, he does eventually go on to take down the greatest dark wizard of all time, but his success comes more as a result of his mother's sacrifice and the support of his friends than it does his own brilliance.
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