Balance of Power in the Wizarding World

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 107829

samnanya wrote:
> I am very curious about what others may think regarding this :
> 
> With the death of Sirius, I feel that there was a shift of power
> to the dark wizards which would be very dramatic if DD were to
> fall. Sirius was by all accounts a very powerful wizard for the
> Order, second only to Dumbledore. 
> If there is to be this "battle" that everyone seems to want, how
> do the adult combatants compare ?
> 
> My view: [In "good -- bad" format] - 
> 
> Dumbledore & McGonagall -- Voldemort & Bellatrix 
> Sirius (dec) --  Dolohoff
> Hagrid & Shacklebolt -- Crabbe & Goyle
> Arthur Weasley -- Lucius Malfoy
> Lupin -- Wormtail  
> Tonks, Mad Eye Moony, Flitwick -- other death eaters 
> Snape -- Rookwood Avery  {the devious group}
> Crookshanks -- Wormtail {both are weak and crafty}
> Trevor {a prince} -- Nott {hasn't been very impressive.....}
>
> I know I probably left some people out....
> Suggestions and comments?


Carol responds:
Like several other people, I'm curious as to why you think Sirius is
so powerful: "second only to Dumbledore"? That's where I'd place
Snape, whom you have ranked very low for some reason, even though to
all appearances he's Dumbledore's right-hand man.

Carol