TheHarry PotterandFantastic Beastsseries introduce flock of wizards and witch no one would want to mess up with . Even the most retiring character were usually hiding charming power far beyond expectations . While most Hogwarts professors , Order of the Phoenix penis , and Death Eaters were skilled star , not all could meet the nearly insuperable challenge of taking on Lord Voldemort .

The great wizarding wars provided sizable opportunity to observe these characters in action . Some whizz were first - pace dueler , capable of vote out extremely skilled opposite on the battlefield . Others were strategist and spy , concealing their true goals from foe until it was too late to discontinue them . Only the wizards who were top - tier paladin or keen strategic minds could hope to take on Voldemort and come out of it alive .

A few star had the hazard to raise their enduringness against Voldemort flat in rare duel with the Dark Lord . Still others entangle with powerful Aurors , professors , or dark wizards , but they did not always make out out on top . Which of the beloved heroes and villain would stand a chance in a opposition with He - Who - Must - Not - Be - Named ?

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Here are15 Characters Strong Enough To Take On Voldemort ( And 10 Way Too Weak ) .

Strong Enough: Minerva McGonagall

Professor McGonagall may have taken a backseat to Dumbledore at Hogwarts , but there was no mistaking what a muscular witch she was . When provoked , she was unstoppable in battle . She fought Alecto Carrow and Snape to take Hogwarts back from the Death Eaters .

During the Battle of Hogwarts , she dueled Voldemort alongside Horace Slughorn and Kingsley Shacklebolt . Voldemort only overcome her with an explosion of deception in his passion at the demise of Bellatrix . If she were face with Voldemort in an even one - on - one affaire d’honneur , Minerva McGonagall could give him a run for his money .

Way Too Weak: Nymphadora Tonks

Nymphadora Tonks was an early military recruit to the new Order of the Phoenix and an accomplished Auror for the Ministry of Magic . She prove herself to be a competent duelist against Death Eaters like Thorfinn Rowle .

Tonks had an puckish - curse dynamic with Bellatrix Lestrange , as Bellatrix considered the half - blood Tonks a blight on her pureblood category line . Tonks dueled Bellatrix to a deadlock twice , but at last snuff it at her hired man during the Battle of Hogwarts . While Tonks ' skill were not to be take lightly , she likely would not have been able to measure up to Voldemort if she could not overcome Bellatrix .

Strong Enough: Kingsley Shacklebolt

While Kingsley Shacklebolt is given little attention in the serial , the celebrated Auror proved his skill and immense power time and fourth dimension again . On two occasions , he fought off multiple Death Eaters single - handedly .

Shacklebolt also dueled Voldemort himself twice . In the Battle of the Seven Potters , he arrest his ground against Voldemort ’s attacks until the Dark Lord discovered Shacklebolt was not protecting the real Harry Potter and moved on . He fought Voldemort again at the Battle of Hogwarts , alongside McGonagall and Slughorn , and was only taken out of the battle by an irregular attack of magic .

Strong Enough: Narcissa Malfoy

Narcissa Malfoy may not seem like a witch who could oppose Voldemort at first glimpse , but her unique strength and slyness lease her play the Dark Lord like a violin . Narcissa was one of the few people to get off with lying to Voldemort , and she used her cleverness and connecter in the wizarding world to ensure her family would be protected .

Though she appear loyal to Voldemort until the end , Narcissa was always working her own angle . In the conclusion , Narcissa was the reason Harry Potter survived the Battle of Hogwarts to take down Voldemort . She walked away from   Voldemort with her household , exactly as she planned .

Way Too Weak: Lucius Malfoy

Lucius Malfoy was a leader among the Death Eaters . However , he could barely maintain his place in Voldemort ’s safe gracility , rent alone hope to defeat the fear dark whizz . He fought several prominent Aurors and Order of the Phoenix member , often holding his own against some of the most experienced thaumaturgist among them .

Once he was capture and sent to Azkaban , though , he fell out of favor with Voldemort and lived under the Dark Lord ’s regimen in fear . Unlike his wife , he was unable to stand up to Voldemort , just hoping he could maintain enough favour to keep himself and his family active .

Strong Enough: Dobby

Dobby was subservient to wiz for most of his lifespan , but he was able to struggle against his onetime masters with over-the-top power . His house - elf magic was far beyond anything wizards could bend against him . When Lucius Malfoy tried to imprecate Harry Potter , Dobby repel Malfoy with no patent effort .

Dobby was capable to manipulate Harry ’s life undetected , even barrack virtuoso ' restriction by Apparating into Hogwarts .   He also face off with Bellatrix Lestrange and only fell during the encounter because of a lucky snap while Dobby was mid - Apparation . Voldemort would not have recognise what hit him if a house - elf change by reversal on him .

Way Too Weak: Mad-Eye Moody

Mad - Eye Moody seems like   the scary Auror of them all , but he often fell little when it came to battling Voldemort and the Death Eaters . Most of the time Harry run closely with Moody and pick up his skills in action , he was actually watching Barty Crouch , Jr. posing as Mad - Eye . A abject - level Death Eater managed to overpower the genuine Moody and keep him imprisoned for an entire school year .

Though Moody   was a leader of the Order of the Phoenix , he was injured by Dolohov in a affaire d’honneur and eventually take on out by Voldemort himself . The real Moody   never showed the ability to   arrest back Voldemort in battle .

Strong Enough: Rubeus Hagrid

Rubeus Hagrid gets ignored among the Hogwarts prof because he was expelled from Hogwarts . Despite a lack of magical breeding , Hagrid ’s natural strength and ability would help him survive an brush with Voldemort . He was a decently skilled wizard , even able-bodied to redact non - verbal deception .

His secret advantage , though , was his half - giant heritage . When Aurors confronted him , their turn bounced off him with no essence , and he threw them around easily . Hagrid also deal large and dangerous magical creatures with only underage injuries . During the Battle of Hogwarts , Voldemort had multiple Death Eaters restrain Hagrid , showing he was worried about Hagrid ’s capabilities .

Strong Enough: Filius Flitwick

Filius Flitwick is seldom featured in theHarry Potterseries , even though he was the Charms prof and head of Ravenclaw House . Though Harry does not seem him in action until the Battle of Hogwarts , he showed himself to be a unnerving resister in battle .

Flitwick was a champion duelist , and he could entangle with the bad Death Eaters . He was equally cope with in a duel with Yaxley . Later in the engagement , he single - handedly defeated Antonin Dolohov , the Death Eater who claim the life of Remus Lupin . If Flitwick were faced with Voldemort himself , his command and experience with duel might give him an upper manus in taking on the dark wizard .

Way Too Weak: Dolores Umbridge

Dolores Umbridge may have held Hogwarts in her iron clenched fist for months , but she was not an realized enough beldam to mensurate up to Voldemort . Even with the help of her Inquisitorial Squad , she had difficulty circumventing the plan of Dumbledore ’s Army , a grouping mostly consisting of low - skilled students armed with basic justificative spells .

Her magic ability were catered toward her needs as an executive and disciplinarian . She showed seemly military posture in defensive magic , but nothing that indicated she could handle a one - on - one conflict against an grownup thaumaturge willing to use disastrous force-out . Umbridge ’s political art made her a exponent player , but she would be insignificant to Voldemort .

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