Harry Potter: 15 Most Powerful Wizards In The Wizarding World

14. Barty Crouch Jr

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Barty Crouch Jr may have profited from a foolish father blinded by love and a rather unfortunately incompetent house elf keeper, but he was one of the first wizards to break out of Azkaban, even before the Dementors sided with his master. That alone should allow him fearsome billing among his fellow Death Eaters, even if it doesn't count for a great deal in magical terms.

What is far more impressive is what he did around his time in the wizarding prison. Firstly, he was part of the group that used the Cruciatus Curse on the Longbottoms, which is no mean feat, then he resisted the Imperius Curse and that's before considering the incredible magic needed to convincingly hide as Alastor Moody.

He had to best Moody in a duel, which would have been incredibly hard given Moody's billing as an expert dueller), he had to master potion-making to perfection, he had to also master all three Unforgivable Curses to "teach" them to his pupils, and he'd have to be proficient in Oclumency to hide who he really was. And of course he turned Draco Malfoy into a ferret, proving himself a hugely skilled transfigurer too.

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