22 More Powerful: Newt Scamander Newt is the hero of the new Fantastic Beasts movies, and, while the young wizard may not seem extremely powerful at first, it wouldn't be a stretch to say he's more powerful than Voldemort.
We know that he was writing the forewords to a new edition of his book where he confirmed his role in the capture of Grindelwald (as shown in the Fantastic Beasts movie) in 2017, so he did become at least 119–120 years old, but he might simply have been too old to fight.
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.
Newt isn't a conventional wizard, but he is one of the most powerful wizards in Harry Potter. Although he has many brilliant abilities and can pull off a few more charms than most, his talents really lie in the magical creatures department.
Newt opposing the Dark Lord is never mentioned in the series. Though it's possible that Newt could have been in the opposing forces against the Dark Lord, he's never mentioned as taking part in the fight against him in any way.
“The reason he loves Newt is that Newt loves beasts and I think he thinks he's a beast.” The actor continued: “I think he thinks he's dark, that he's seen and done things that he wishes he hadn't and he's constantly pulling himself back on the right moral side.”
Initially, Newt Scamander was only mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as the author of the book Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, which was used as a textbook for Care of Magical Creatures by Harry Potter and his classmates.
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort ever feared and the only one who could have defeated him in a duel. Albus Dumbledore is the most powerful wizard in the Harry Potter.
And Newt's knowledge of the Qilin proved vital in the struggle against Grindelwald's ascent to power. Because Newt always treated magical creatures the same as humans, this open-minded attitude gave him extra powers to stand in front of a terribly Dark wizard, and a deeper understanding of how to conquer evil.
1 Lord Voldemort
Considered the most powerful dark wizard of all time, Voldemort was obsessed with his own half-blood ancestry and his search for power and immortality. To achieve the latter, he used his enemies' murders to fracture his soul into six and create his own set of Horcruxes.
Because Newt appears to be in his thirties in 1926 and Harry Potter is set in the 1990s, he'd be a very old man in Harry's third year.
Newt was terrified of working in an office, mainly because society basically tried to groom him into working in one.
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According to the text, Newt was expelled due to his possession of a Jarvey, which was both illegal to own and a violation of Animal Welfare Laws 101/304. In the Wizarding World, the Jarvey was a ferret-looking creature capable of human speech.
Newt's favorite Bowtruckle, Pickett, makes a return appearance. Pickett returns to "The Secrets of Dumbledore" after appearing in both prior "Fantastic Beasts" films. The Bowtruckle frequently accompanies Newt on his adventures, traveling outside the suitcase.
Newt is a dedicated zoologist, and as such, he's programmed his body language so that he can approach beasts in the best way possible. How do you get an animal to trust you?
I'd say Kingsley, McGonagall, Moody, Bellatrix, Flitwick, and Snape together could beat Voldemort in a duel. So a total of 6 wizards.
The Longbottoms
Neville comes from a long-line of pure-blood wizards, although we don't know as much about the individuals as we do with some other wizarding families. What we do know is that both of Neville's parents were pure-blood, as was his gran, Augusta.
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.
You'd have to have the lamp-like eyes of Filch's cat Mrs Norris to spot this one: Newt Scamander actually appears in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and not just as a name on a textbook.
Newt believed that magical creatures were not dangerous if treated with respect, and Buckbeak only attacked Malfoy when he disrespected him. Due to this, Newt would have gladly traveled to Hogwarts to defend Buckbeak and try to prevent his execution, causing him to appear on the Marauder's Map.
No, Newt Scamander is not Hagrid's father.