Who is the weakest professor at Hogwarts?

We're ranking 10 of the worst Hogwarts professors by their teaching ability.
  • 8 Alastor Moody.
  • 7 Madam Hooch.
  • 6 Horace Slughorn.
  • 5 Quirinus Quirrell.
  • 4 Sybill Trelawney.
  • 3 Gilderoy Lockhart.
  • 2 Dolores Umbridge.
  • 1 The Carrows.
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Who is the best professor at Hogwarts?

Harry Potter: The Best Professors At Hogwarts Ranked By Teaching...
  1. 1 Minerva McGonagall.
  2. 2 Remus Lupin. ...
  3. 3 Albus Dumbledore. ...
  4. 4 Aurora Sinistra. ...
  5. 5 Rubeus Hagrid. ...
  6. 6 Filius Flitwick. ...
  7. 7 Pomona Sprout. ...
  8. 8 Severus Snape. ...
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Who is Harry favorite professor?

Albus Dumbledore

Harry's favourite professor, Dumbledore is the reason for Harry to be alive.
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Who are the most powerful Hogwarts professors?

Harry Potter: The Most Powerful Hogwarts Professors, Ranked
  1. 1 ALBUS DUMBLEDORE. Arguably the strongest professor of Hogwarts is also arguably the strongest character in Harry Potter.
  2. 2 MINERVA MCGONAGALL. ...
  3. 3 SEVERUS SNAPE. ...
  4. 4 ALASTOR "MAD-EYE" MOODY. ...
  5. 5 REMUS LUPIN. ...
  6. 6 HORACE SLUGHORN. ...
  7. 7 DOLORES UMBRIDGE. ...
  8. 8 FILIUS FLITWICK. ...
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Who is the youngest professor at Hogwarts?

It might seem as if anyone can become a Hogwarts professor, but the cut-off age is actually 21, with Snape being at that age when he got the job to become the youngest teacher at Hogwarts.
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The 6 Most Powerful Hogwarts PROFESSORS in Harry Potter (RANKED)



Is McGonagall stronger than Moody?

Sure, in a skill of wits, McGonagall wins hands down. But in a combat scenario, Mad-Eye has years of experience on her, against opponents who aimed to kill. I think the death of Moody is irrelevant to the discussion since he was killed by Voldemort himself.
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Who was the best DADA teacher?

Remus Lupin

By far the best DADA teacher seen pre Voldemort's death.
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Who was closest to Dumbledore?

Gellert Grindelwald was basically the Adolf Hitler of the wizarding world, but he also happened to be Albus Dumbledore's closest friend.
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Was McGonagall a Death Eater?

McGonagall never “reentered” Voldemort's service because she never left it. Karkaroff says in his trial that the Death Eaters “never knew the names of every one of our fellows—He alone knew exactly who we all were” (pg. 588). My feeling is that McGonagall is a top Death Eater, and a deep secret.
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What is the hardest subject at Hogwarts?

Arithmancy. Arithmancy was a subject that Hermione enjoyed: 'it's probably the toughest subject there is!
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Who is everyone's favorite Harry Potter character?

Dumbledore is the favorite in 18 states, including Illinois making him the most popular character in the nation. J.K. Rowling herself chose Alan Rickman to play Professor Snape. She gave him exclusive details of Snape's background that weren't known until the last book so that he could properly play the character.
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Are all Hogwarts teachers single?

No. After the Battle of Hogwarts, Slughorn continued teaching for several years before he permanently retired in 2016. As far as everyone knows, he has never been married and remained single.
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Is Grindelwald better than Voldemort?

In the case of Grindelwald vs. Voldemort, Grindelwald is certainly the more powerful villain. If that's not enough evidence, Gellert held the Elder Wand for decades, and the Dark Lord only had it for about a year.
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Who Is The Best Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?

Lupin is, undoubtedly, the best Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher that these students had during their years at Hogwarts, making it all the more crushing that he and Tonks met their ends during the Battle of Hogwarts. Pour one out for ol' Lupin.
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Is Harry a good teacher?

Harry was a phenomenal teacher. When he trained fellow students in Dumbledore's Army, we saw some of the best teaching in the entire series. Note that Harry is not a great student and honestly the biggest academic lessons he learned were due to the brilliant and strong Hermione Granger.
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Who is the real hero of Harry Potter?

Neville Longbottom, the real hero of the Harry Potter franchise, speaks out.
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Who is Dumbledore's oldest friend?

Elphias was close friends with Albus Dumbledore, meeting him the first time at Hogwarts.
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Who Jinxed Dada job?

Lord Voldemort Used Difficult Dark Magic To Curse The D.A.D.A. Job. When Voldemort returned to Hogwarts the second time, he had ulterior motives to hide one of his Horcruxes, the diadem, in the castle. It was assumed that the Dark Lord jinxed the D.A.D.A.
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Who was the DADA teacher before Quirrell?

accio-quote.org/articles/2007/0730-bloomsbury-chat.html The only professor of DADA mentioned being in the position before Quirell was Galatea Merrythought (HBP, worked with Dipett, Dumbledore and Slughorn), but a Wikia search (I know, hardly conclusive) says he left the position in 1945 (though isn't cited as far as I ...
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Who teaches Dark Arts at Hogwarts?

In Harry's third year at Hogwarts, Remus Lupin takes the Dark Arts job. A childhood friend of Harry's father and a member of the Order of the Phoenix during the First War, Lupin was a competent and kind teacher.
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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 strongest wizard in Harry Potter?

Albus Dumbledore

In fact, he is the standard by which the rest of the Wizarding World is set. Harry himself utters that Dumbledore is the strongest wizard, and just that utterance is sort of a spell in and of itself.
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Is Ginny a good witch?

Ginny Weasley

From a young age, Ginny Weasley is pretty much renowned for her magic. Fred and George make the comment that her bat-bogey hex is both powerful and terrifying. It's often said as a joke but as the series moves on and Ginny grows, it becomes pretty obvious that she does have extremely powerful magic.
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