Harry Potter VILLAINS Ranked From Least Evil to Most Evil 

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*I would place Dudley lower than Petunia because* 1. All of his negative qualities were very much instilled and nurtured in him whereas Petunia's grudge came from within herself. Dudley was TAUGHT that it's ok to bully Harry and was spoiled rotten from a very young age, and therefore 2. Petunia has a part in Dudley's despicable behavior being one of the parents who taught him all that. And 3. Petunia treated a child badly while being an adult, whereas Dudley when he grew up and started thinking for himself, changed his ways and became a better person.

I fully agree with Grayback being the most evil. Voldemort had a plan while Grayback just did horrible things for the fun of it.

*Wait where's Lockhart?* I'd say stealing other people's achievements and wiping their memories is pretty evil if you ask me. Would like to hear why he wasn't included. Personally, I'd place him above children who were raised to be arrogant bullies but as adults changed their ways

Voldemort has really good manners. This man literally let Harry pick up his wand and do a proper dual with him

Ok guys can we just mention that Bellatrix killed her own niece, Nymphadora Tonks. She was a cold blooded and ruthless killer and to do that to her own sister who she had grown up with and actually looked like is awful. She also killed her own cousin Sirius Black, and she killed Dobby. She tortured the Longbottoms out of their minds and tortured Hermione. Hard to find a purer form of evil.

100% agree with what you said about snape. A lot of people forget that he was a bully even when he was a grown man as his acts of bravery are so prominent especially at the end of the series.

I always found disturbing that snape was neville's worst fear, the boy had his parents tortured to insanity and still he feared snape most, not the lestranges or barty jr, snape

The cursed child is basically on the same level as season 8 of game of thrones when it comes to the writing.

In my eyes Crouch J.r. was probably the most underrated villain in the whole franchise. He was sneaky, unpredictable, mysterious, creepy and funny! It makes me sad that we only got to see him in just one book/movie. PS Great performance David Tennett.

My surprise at seeing Bellatrix not at #2 was topped almost immediately by my surprise at Voldemort not being #1. Having said that, I can't argue with your list at all. I think it's very well thought out and just about perfect. I wouldn't change a thing. Props for not shying away from including Snape, by the way. I know a lot of people - especially movie-only fans - who like to think of him as a heroic figure only, when he obviously was not.

I would have considered adding Rita Skeeter to the list, as her actions are pretty harmful to multiple characters and she is manipulative and a bully. I was also a little surprised to see Umbridge not as high on the list as I thought she’d be, though I do agree with your point that she is never shown to directly kill anyone like those ranked higher are. It surprised me a bit to see Bellatrix as low as she was, but I really appreciate you including characters like Herpo and Salazar in the ranking and I totally agree with your assessment on Greyback.

Thank you SO MUCH for putting Fenrir Greyback first, because I definitely think he is the most evil and disturbing out of all the Harry Potter villains especially since he deliberately ruined so many lives of children just for fun; Voldemort (and even Umbridge) actually had a motive, as twisted as they were (Umbridge was power hungry and liked control) but Greyback literally just wanted to ruin lives even if he gained absolutely nothing from it. So many people don't think he's that evil and he's overlooked so often so I really appreciate his placement.

I remember watching Seamus Gorman's video on why does everyone think that Umbridge is worse than Voldemort. He perfectly explained that she and Voldy are two different types of evil. Umbridge is unbearably evil while Voldemort is dangerously evil. Even as a hardcore Potterhead myself, I don't think that a hellspawn of a teacher in pink clothes is more evil than a mass-murdering, merciless, snake-like sociopath.

Personally, I would put Dudley below Petunia. Yes, Dudley bullied Harry growing up along with his parents but at least near the end Dudley somewhat had a change of heart. In the deathly Hallows, as the Dursleys are about to leave their home, Dudley told Harry he doesn't think he's a waste of space, because he was grateful for Harry saving his life from the dementors a couple years earlier, and he shook his hand. As Harry said, that was the closest thing to an I love you that he was going to get from Dudley. Also, when they became adults and had children, their families would meet up during the holidays and even though they didn't really speak during those times, they sat with each other as their kids played. As for Petunia, her and Vernon, and Dudley bullied Harry for years, she treated Harry like how she treated Lily after Petunia herself was denied going to Hogwarts by Dumbledore. Petunia saw Harry just like she saw Lily, as a freak. Even in the end, in the deathly hallows before her, Vernon and Dudley were to leave, she never expressed regret for her actions and how she treated Harry for all of those years because she wasn't sorry. She would for the rest of her life carry that jealously of her sister. But when you compare Dudley and Petunia, Dudley saying he doesn't think he's a waste of space and having a civil relationship with Harry as adults, that was basically his redemption as a character. Petunia and Vernon however had their views on magic, and it wasn't going to change even as time went on and they wouldn't regret how they treated Harry for all of those years.

I’d argue that Merope Gaunt and Gilderoy Lockhart was a villain as well. Merope only did one evil act but it was quite bad, she put a man under a love potion for many months, manipulating him, and forced him to have kids with her, basically ra**. She did it for love ig, but still deserves to be on this list. Lockhart bc he stole credit for other ppls achievements and then wiped their memory of it. He was prepared to let 3 children die in the chamber of secrets after removing 2 of their memories. Also enough to be considered a villain.

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When Bellatrix came, I started wondering who the others could be and noticed Fenrir missing. When Voldemort came, I went like "no way he is higher, did I miss him?". Totally did not see that coming. Chapeau _clap_

Timestamps: 1:20 #35 Petunia Dursley 1:54 #34 Griphook 2:16 #33 Argus Filch 2:27 #32 Cornelius Fudge 3:12 #31 Dudley Dursley 3:43 #30 Vernon Dursley 4:01 #29 Marge Dursley 4:24 #28 Narcissa Malfoy 4:46 #27 Draco Malfoy 5:18 #26 Igor Karkaroff 5:50 #25 Severus Snape 6:42 #24 Gregory Goyle 7:07 #23 Vincent Crabbe 7:48 #22 Morfin Gaunt 8:12 #21 Lucius Malfoy 8:43 #20 Alecto Carrow 9:05 #19 Amycus Carrow 9:37 #18 Corbin Yaxley 10:01 #17 Quirinus Quirrell 10:27 #16 Delphi Diggory/Riddle 11:08 #15 Nagini 11:47 #14 Walden Macnair 12:24 #13 Augustus Rookwood 12:44 #12 Peter Pettigrew 13:20 #11 Antonin Dolohov 13:50 #10 Dolores Umbridge 14:40 #9 Marvolo Gaunt 15:14 #8 Gellert Grindelwald 16:16 #7 Salazar Slytherin 16:54 #6 Gormlaith Gaunt 17:43 #5 Barty Crouch Jr. 18:36 #4 Bellatrix Lestrange 19:07 #3 Herpo the Foul 19:54 #2 Voldemort 20:37 #1 Fenrir Greyback

I think part of why Nagini became so evil was because she became a horcrux. In Order of the Phoenix, Harry has his mean almost evil moments (especially in the ministry when he does the crucio curse on Bellatrix and becomes almost possessed by Voldemort). But he fights the evil almost trying to take over him. So Nagini probably experienced the same thing except she didn’t try to fight it, she just accepted it.

Harry Potter Sequel Idea: After Voldemort’s death most death eaters are rounded up and placed in prison, however one person is not apprehended, Fenrir Greyback. Greyback spends the next 15 years growing his army of werewolves just in time for Albus Potters time at hogwarts. Greyback and his army of Werewolves start the 3rd wizarding war.

Will you do a video where you explain what would have happened if Remus and Sirius killed worm tail?

Really interesting that you put Fenrir Greyback as number 1 and I have to say you convinced me. I never really considered the horror of what he did I think because people like Bellatrix and Voldemort were so powerful both in ability and position of dark witches and wizards. Greyback isn't either, he is just a werewolf and isn't even a proper Death Eater, but it's worth noting being less powerful than Voldemort doesn't make him less evil given how horrifically predatory he was versus Voldemort's mechanical, almost logical killings.

Wow! This list wasn't predictable! As usual, fantastic job, Morgan!

I would also consider Ekrizdis, the dark wizard who was the original inhabitant of Azkaban. He was known to lure sailors to his island and to torture them in ways that were unspeakable. After he died, the enchantments that he had placed on the island faded and the ministry discovered it, only to find that the island was inhabited by dementors. Dementors have never appeared naturally in any known part of the wizarding world, possibly indicating that Ekrizdis created them. Given that dementors are THE most evil magical creature and that the purpose of their their existence is to drain people of all their happiness until eventually sucking their souls out, not to mention tormenting anyone sent to Azkaban who was falsely accused, such as Sirius Black or Hagrid, I would put him in the top five.

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I feel Gilderoy Lockhart should be on this list he straight up made a whole lot of people forget who they were and stole there lives. And he was going to do it to Ron and Harry.

I agree with your take on Snape. After I finished reading the books the first time I thought maybe Snape wasn't so bad after all and he was only pretending to hate Harry. But then I read the books again and realized no he did truly hate Harry and was so mean to Hermione and Neville. He never got over the bullying from Harrys dad and his friends. He was blinded by hate.

Most evil is Umbridge- Sorry, the pink dementor (as we call it in my household).

You know there are some real bad people on this list, when Lucius Malfoy is only rank #21

Gilderoy Lockhart should definitely have been on this list. He made a career out of wiping people’s memories and taking credit for their achievements, and he was willing to completely erase the minds of two 12 year old boys just to save face

So amazing to see Herpo mentioned in a big Harry Potter channel, he doesn't get the 'acknowledgement' he is owed, and I would love to know more about him than what is currently available...

I like some of the villains it just goes to show that the actors and actresses know what they are doing and that they are really good at acting

Finally someone agrees with me about Greyback. Voldemort had a villainous rationale to his thoughts (tragic childhood, bad relationships with Muggles, familial mental health issues). Greyback purposely went out of his way to murder children just to satisfy his feral impulses, and was implied to have a sexual interest in his victims (his creepy comments about Hermione and stalking children at night in bed heavily hint at being a sexual predator)

I hate when people use the concept of redemption so half heartedly. No ,committing horrible crimes for years then doing one tiny good deed is NOT “ redemption.”

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Me: who is the most evil Harry Potter character Non Potterheads: Lord Voldemort Potterheads: UMBRIDGE!!!

I completely agree with the number one, this guy scared the hell out of me the whole time I read the series. The guy literally checks all the boxes for completely twisted and messed up villain, serial killer/terrorist, eats people even when not a werewolf, takes joy in killing, and oh did I forget to mention the fact that he seems to enjoy tormenting and murdering children more than anything, yeah this guy is just a monster. However if there’s one character I would definitely change in ranking it would be Fudge, this guy should be higher… Even if we’re just going by the books look at all the damage this guy caused. I would argue his inaction led to the severity of the second war.

Draco Malfoy would have been way better if they actually portrayed what was in the novel. They cut off alot from Draco's character plus that role was never for Tom Felton as he is such a nice guy. But Umbridge on the other hand did such a good role and Bellatrix Lastrange was also portrayed beautifully 👏

The reason people hate Umbridge so much more is because she's the type of person you could find almost anywhere. So many Umbridges exist in this world almost everywhere, and that's what makes her so much worse. She's the very realistic villain so many people come across in their lives, while the other more or less exist only for the story

Something I have always wondered was why on earth did the sorting hat put Peter Petigrew into Gryffindor, when he has no such traits of a Gryffindor.

You real changed my perspective on some of these characters. Before this video if someone asked me who the most evil character was my automatic response would be Umbridge or Voldemort maybe Bellatrix. I never actually gave Greyback a second thought but now it's made me think more about it. Well done and great video!

If you included Kreacher, where do you think he would rank? He technically betrayed Harry and the Order of the Phoenix and got Sirius Black killed, but he realized the error of his actions, redeemed himself, and became loyal to Harry.

The only one I disagree with was Dudley. I think the fact he was a young, spoiled child is why he was how he was, but he completely changed when he matured, surely shouldn't be above Petunia for me at all. She waited til death to not be a POS

I don't believe Narcissa should have been on the list to be honest, as she was never a Death Eater, to my knowledge never killed anyone and is certainly not evil material. She loved her son Draco more than anything and had a soft place in her heart for her sister Bellatrix. I understand she stuck by her husband and allowed Voldemort to live in there home but honestly what else was she meant to do. In truth I understand she wasn't the nicest person in the world and was rather stuck up but that was just how she was raised, in the end she has a good heart full of love for her son and sister.

Before the end, I was like, what about fenrir tho? And once voldy was said, I was like, it can’t be, but it was!

I'm sure somebody might've said this by now, but I'm surprised Percy Weasley wasn't on this list, at least below the Top 25. Yes, he did eventually redeem himself and yes, he was a very by-the-books kind of wizard, but he did a lot of wicked things prior. He turned his back on his family, repeatedly broke his mother's heart (even shut the door on her face), acted as Fudge's stooge, alienated people who once called him friend, or at the very least was on good terms with like Harry Potter, and skipped out on Bill and Fleur's wedding. What an asshole.

I agree with your perspective about Snape. He never changed which is the reason why Lily didn't gave him a second chance. That personality of Snape personally haunted me because I could have been like Snape if I didn't change or cling in the past and hold grudges.

Well… we have gone over on the books that Voldemort had an unusual amount of control over nagini, even for a parselmouth. This was because she was a horcrux, which gave Voldemort control, meaning she technically might have not done that stuff herself. Edit: if we’re considering cursed child canon, then we also know that Umbridge is a death eater, because it showed in the other reality where Voldemort won the battle of hogwarts

I’d put Dumbledore on this list. He wasn’t ”evil” but was kind of an asshole at times

snape wasn‘t a villain but an anti hero. he cared for harry because he was all that was left of lilly while also being not just a constant reminder of her death but also her ultimate rejection. despite it all, he protected harry and tried to prepare him. occasionally the grieve and anger got the better of him and he couldn’t contain his own pain but in the end, he was the father harry needed to beat voldemort instead of the fathers he wanted to grow up

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Ok I’m gonna be honest. When I heard that Umbridge was 10, I thought “WHY ISNT SHE NUMBER 1!?” Then u remembered “oh wait, this is evil, not hated” Great video all around. I’ll be honest, you stunned me a lot with the rankings.

I know who everyone gonna say is the worst DOLORES UMBRIDGE let’s see how you ranked it! Watching it now Edit: SPOILERS SHES NUMBER 10???? WHAT????????? I mean i see it, but most potterheads say she’s number 1. But you did a lot of research so I respect your opinion a ton.

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Seriously? Draco is worse than the people who abused a child and forced him to sleep under the stairs? Dude.....

At first I was surprised to see Voldemort at number two and I wondered who could possibly be number one. But your explanation for Greyback being worse than Voldemort makes total sense.

Where is Rabastan and Rodolphus. They tortured Neville’s parents without mercy for an unspeakable amount of time. They should be at least top 20, let alone on the list

Probably just me, but I think Merope Gaunt should’ve gotten an honorable mention on this list. While she’s definitely far more of a victim than a villain, she still did some pretty dark things, like when she brainwashed Tom Riddle into loving her, ripping him away from his girlfriend at that time, proceeding to make love to him in his brainwashed state (basically r*ping him), then refusing to go on in life even for her own son, basically ensuring him to grow into a sociopath. Although she did do all that out of desperation to feel loved, not for any evil in her heart, so it’s understandable why some might not consider her a villain, but I think her actions make her just villainous enough

My logic: Rookwood killed Fred with no problem, he must be the worst.

I'd actually place Dudley a bit less evil than you did because we also have to consider that his behavior was encouraged by his parents and that he never really learned from them that his behavior was wrong. When he matured he relised through that he had done wrongnand that reliasation is the basis for Harry and him actually staying in contact (I doubt it was the case with Vernon and Petunia). Petunia meanwhile, while she does have a backstory, could have been fully aware that what she is doing is wrong. Also I would place Morfin lower because even through he was a violent person, we do know that his family is one of the most inbred in the wizarding world and judging from his characterisation we can suspect that his cognitive abilities are rather limited. Also, while he was violent, he never, as far as we know, went out to kill someone. To severely hurt, yes, but not killing. Also, I would again raise the point of him simply being taught that violence was okay as his father shared the same traits and encouraged them in his son. Since Morfin didn't have much contact with the outside world, he most likely couldn't have relised that his ways are wrong given his suspected mental disabilities.

My favorite line: “He created a huge group of Remus lupins” Lol

“Treating murder as if it was as common as tying your shoe” Funny thing is Voldemort never wears shoes

Completely agree with what you said about Snape. I see so many people that seem to LOVE him completely ignoring just how horrible he actually was. If he didn’t love Lily then he wouldn’t have done any of the good things he did. He was brave but not a good person.

After I saw what u said about Greg back not even waiting for the next full moon for a flesh feast, I can see that he is WAY worse than voldemort

I don‘t understand how wormtail was ever sorted into Gryffindor. His whole charakter was based on NOT being BRAVE?!

Petunia never had a redemtion in the book, Harry thaught she looked like she wanted to say something but she didn´t and just left

I forgot how violent and blood hungry Greyback was!

you always go by the books which is what I like about you and the channel 🙂

Snape was a good person because of his relationship and loyalty with Dumbeldore and his protection he gave Harry Potter even after he met Harry Potter and told Dumbeldore that he was just like his father whom he hated from first sight and how he try’s to protect Harry Potter from Dumbeldore’s plan of how Harry Potter was to be killed in the event’s of the halfblood prince. Also he grew to care for Harry Potter.

There's a lot of debate concerning "Who earned redemption?" in the Harry Potter fanbase but I've always felt that Snape did while a lot of others on this list didn't. Not because he protected Harry but because he made his life a living hell and spent all his mental energy on pretending he wasn't motivated by altruism.

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Umbridge is still the most hated. I think that's mostly because her kind of evil behind a smile isn't uncommon. Being a megalomaniac (Voldemort) or a psychopath (Bellatrix) is somewhat rare.

Honestly, I’m glad you put Snape on this list.

He put the prime minister on the list LOL 😂

Voldemort's mother, Rodolphus Lestrange, Lockhart, Aragog, Romilda Vane... should've been there.

I agree on Greyback being number one, he's the only villain I am genuinely terrified of, and all the screwed up shit he's done (to me) is honestly worse than most of what Voldemort has done

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Greyback being #1 caught me off guard, but it DEFINETELY makes sense.

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Im pretty sure that a person is a civilized being with a complicated language, which makes goblins people.

my mum thinks that bellatrix is the most sick and wicked person in the series, she thinks that she kills for the fun of it and not for a reason, which is kinda true.

Umbridge 👑 Voldemort 🥈 Bellatrix 🥉

In my opinion Greyback and Bellatrix are the most evil closely followed by Umbridge.While the former two's motivation to inflicting harm was the harm itself and the joy of watching it Umbridge was rather subtle about it. Voldemort and Barty crouch would be next for me considering both of their Daddy issues . Peter

Marge Dursley deserves to be much higher. One little detail I missed the first time around was that she was casually talking to everyone about how she ordered Colonel Fubster to DROWN A PUPPY. She'd be a death eater if she was a witch.

When you said Voldy Moldy is in place 2 I thought place 1 was Umb**ch

i realy like your content i am a new potterhead so i learn so much from you thanks

Before this video started I knew Grayback was top 5. There’s so many death eater names that I forgot about but grayback was so insane I don’t think I’ll forget his name for a long time to come.

Snape is my favorite character

Wait Umbridge send the dementors in the 5th book I thought it was Voldemort

I think Draco should be lower than people like Fudge or Filch. Most of his evil behaviour was the result of very bad parenting. He becomes a good person once he is able to see past his terrible upbringing

i think umbridge should have at least been top five personally. She was deceitful and power hungry and was the only other person, besides Voldemort, to give harry a lasting scar. in fact, she gave him 17.

I'm a huge fan of your Harry Potter videos and this one was great! My only disagreement is that Umbridge should have been higher at least top five. She is the only one other than then Voldemort to leave a permanent physical mark on the hero. Her dictator like tactics are used first in a school on children then get worse as she gets more power.

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I can’t believe you put petunia and Dudley but not Rodolphus Lestrange

Draco isn't a Villain but you can call him an Antagonist if that makes sense

Great video idea. Love this Chanel and good luck with expanding it. I love these Harry Potter videos and I watch them very often.

I was genuinely surprised at the beginning that why Gellert Grindelwald isn’t ranked higher than Lord Voldemort, because while the latter kills without a second thought and intends to eliminate muggles, the former intends to manipulate and control muggles and let them become insensitive, without knowing they’re brainwashed. It’s arguable sometimes (in my opinion) that brainwashing is worse than killing. It gives a person a fate worse than death.

Where's Rodolphus Lestrange, Rabastan Lestrange, Travers and Thorfinn Rowle?

Can u rank all of the animals from least to most powerful?? I love Harry Potter so much and love watching ur videos. It broadens my understanding and connection to the series.