Who was the darkest wizard before Grindelwald?

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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Was there a dark wizard before Grindelwald?

Before 100 AD, Herpo the Foul becomes the first dark wizard in history by committing a number of heinous acts. He first experiments with magical creatures to figure out how to create a basilisk.
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Who was the most powerful dark wizard before Voldemort?

Here are The 20 Most Powerful Dark Wizards In Harry Potter Ranked From Weakest to Strongest.
  1. 1 Delphini Riddle.
  2. 2 Tom Riddle. ...
  3. 3 Gellert Grindelwald. ...
  4. 4 Gormlaith Gaunt. ...
  5. 5 Salazar Slytherin. ...
  6. 6 Severus Snape. ...
  7. 7 Corvinus Gaunt. ...
  8. 8 Bartemius Crouch Jr. ...
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Who is strongest dark wizard?

In recent history, two Dark Wizards of particular notoriety were Gellert Grindelwald and Lord Voldemort. Both were considered the most powerful Dark Wizards of their time, with Voldemort considered to be the most powerful Dark Wizard of all time.
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Was there a dark wizard before Voldemort?

The villain in the "Fantastic Beasts" movies is Gellert Grindelwald, who played a small but crucial role in the "Harry Potter" series. He was the wizarding world's biggest villain before Voldemort came along. In his youth, Grindelwald was friends with Albus Dumbledore, who was in love with him.
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The 15 Most EVIL Dark Witches and Wizards in Harry Potter History (RANKED)



Was Salazar Slytherin a dark wizard?

No, he isn't a Dark Wizard. There is no evidence that Salazar Slytherin was a Dark wizard, nor was he interested in the Dark Arts. He built the Chamber of Secrets and hid the Basilisk in there to rid Hogwarts of muggle-borns and half-bloods, because blood-purity was very important to him.
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Who was the strongest wizard of all time?

Hands-down, Albus Dumbledore was the most powerful wizard of his time. Most regarded him as the strongest wizard in history, and even Lord Voldemort himself feared to face him.
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Who was worse Voldemort or Grindelwald?

1 Winner: Voldemort

Since Voldemort wins most of these points, he takes home the title of being the worse warlord of the wizarding world. He was more cunning, naturally talented, feared, and above all powerful, compared to Grindelwald.
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What wizard is more powerful than Dumbledore?

Godrick Gryffindor, one of the four founders of Hogwarts, and the owner of the legendary Sword of Gryffindor, was absolutely more powerful than Dumbledore— and it's a good thing he was, too, because Dumbledore wasn't around in Hogwarts' early days to keep Godrick's fellow founder Salazar Slytherin in check.
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Who is the most powerful wizard after Dumbledore?

The Most Powerful Wizards In The Harry Potter Universe, Ranked
  1. 1 Albus Dumbledore.
  2. 2 Lord Voldemort. ...
  3. 3 Gellert Grindelwald. ...
  4. 4 Merlin. ...
  5. 5 Nicolas Flamel. ...
  6. 6 Salazar Slytherin. ...
  7. 7 Godric Gryffindor. ...
  8. 8 Credence Barebone. ...
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Was Godric Gryffindor powerful?

Magical abilities and skills

Duelling: Godric Gryffindor was said to be the greatest duellist of his time with considerable talent in martial magic, and was also highly skilled in Muggle duelling, using his sword in combat.
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Are there any evil ravenclaws?

Helena Ravenclaw

The knowledgable young woman continues to be a major presence within Hogwarts beyond her death, as she haunts the school grounds. However, it's her actions before her unfortunate demise which mark Helena as one of Ravenclaw's most wicked individuals.
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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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Is Voldemort a Grindelwald?

For the Greater Good. Gellert Grindelwald's slogan. Gellert Grindelwald (1883-1998) was considered to be one of the most powerful Dark Wizards of all time, second only to Tom Marvolo Riddle, who later became known as Lord Voldemort. He was schooled at Durmstrang Institute until his expulsion.
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Was Newt Scamander in the Battle of Hogwarts?

During the battle that took place between Newt and Grindelwald, Scamander tragically lost his beloved Leta Lestrange, which finally compelled him to openly join the fight against the most dangerous dark wizard of his age.
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Did Grindelwald know Voldemort?

It's been quite a while since this question was asked but after the release of the movie "Fantastic Beasts and where to find them" I read an article in which J.K Rowling confirms that Grindelwald was a Seer. So that could be a reason as to how he already knew Voldemort.
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Who is more powerful than Godric Gryffindor?

A controversial question (and perhaps even a distasteful one, some might say.) But the answer is, Aberforth, and by a noticeable margin.
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Was aberforth a powerful wizard?

Magical abilities and skills

Though he did not have his brother Albus' prestigious gifts, Aberforth was still a Dumbledore and thus a very talented and powerful wizard.
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Is Grindelwald a Slytherin?

Book 1 - The Prince of Slytherin

Grindelwald is mentioned by Ron Weasley, who erroneously states he was sorted into Slytherin House at Hogwarts.
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Can Grindelwald speak parseltongue?

Dumbledore learned Parseltongue from his ex-partner, Gellert Grindelwald. Dumbledore learned Parseltongue to better understand Voldemort.
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What house was Grindelwald?

If he had gone to Hogwarts, he would be in Slytherin.
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Is Merlin stronger than Dumbledore?

All the same, it's clear that Merlin is hands-down one of the most powerful and influential wizards of all time – and we're betting he was at least a little bit more talented than Dumbledore.
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Who is the coolest wizard?

5 Coolest Wizards in Fantasy
  1. 1 – Harry Dresden.
  2. 2 – Gandalf. ...
  3. 3 – Dairine Callahan. ...
  4. 4 – Raistlin Majere. ...
  5. 5 – Severus Snape. The Harry Potter books are full of great wizards, but only one of them walked the tightrope of loyalty between Albus Dumbledore and He Who Shall Not Be Named. ...
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Can you block Avada Kedavra?

Avada Kedavra can be dodged. It can be blocked physically or with spells. But once it hits you, you can't stop yourself from dying.
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