What villains are these that trespass upon my private lands. J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
A heros greatness is directly related to the villainy of his foes. Luke Skywalker has Darth Vader. Superman has Lex Luthor. Harry Potter has Lord Voldemort and thats just the tip of the villainous iceberg. The Wizarding World is lousy with evil doers and we are ranking the lot of them. We are using Harry Potter as a blanket term for the Wizarding World. Thus you will find characters from the Fantastic Beasts movies though the banker that denied Jacob Kowalskis Dan Fogler loan application just missed the cut.
You would not see the basilisk the troll or the merpeople on this list, as they are more monsters than villains. Likewise, Crabbe Goyle and the Dursleys are antagonists, but they are largely played for jokes and villains bring a special sort of menace. Severus Snape, memorably played by the late great Alan Rickman, is also excluded. Though he spent time with practically everyone on this list the Head of Slytherin House is not one of them. He was a hero always.
Lockhart takes off his mask and shows his true nature when Harry and Ron Weasley Rupert Grint enlist his help in rescuing Rons sister from the Chamber of Secrets. That Lockhart is a coward is not really a surprise. The true revelation and what makes him a villain is that Lockhart is good with memory charms and built his fame upon the deeds of other, better wizards. Worse yet Lockhart tries to leave Harry and Ron permanently addled so he can go on with his insidious business. That such an action would ensure Ginny Weasleys Bonnie Wright death is of no concern.
In some ways Lucius Malfoy Jason Isaacs is the poster boy for the Death Eaters. He exudes the sort of casual maliciousness and general disregard that great wealth tends to engender. Pure blood tends to suggest a certain degree of inbreeding. Lucius looks like a man whose parents might have been related. Maybe its just the long stark blond hair talking somewhere a Targaryen is nodding their head sagely. His tailored all black ensemble suggests comfort with a certain level of villainy. Lucius takes great pride in his appearance which is in marked contrast to the rest of the Death Eaters most of whom look like they correlate evil with dirt.
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