Settings: Levels and Growth of Magical Power (Not Equal to Combat Strength)

There was no universally accepted power system in Harry Potter, which left everyone with a vague idea of how powerful wizards were. It was a rather frustrating problem.

To solve this issue, this book divides magical power into six levels:

1. Low Magic Level

- In this book, the Low Magic Level refers to the magical power of junior students in Years 1 through 5. Most young wizards in this age group were roughly at the same level.

2. Mid Magic Level

- In this book, the Mid Magic Level refers to the magical power of senior students in Years 6 and 7. Most young wizards in this age group were roughly at the same level.

3. Adult Wizard Level

- The level young wizards should possess after graduating from school. Aside from the main characters in the books and the Ministry of Magic's Aurors, most other wizards fell into this category.

4. Auror Level

- The level only attainable by adult wizards who had undergone three years of extremely rigorous and intensive Auror training. Most Aurors and Death Eaters fell into this category, such as Tonks and Lucius.

5. Elite Auror

- This level included nearly the group with the highest magical power in this book. Beyond being somewhat older, one also needed exceptional talent to reach it. The four Heads of House at Hogwarts were all at this level, as were Scrimgeour, Kingsley, Dawlish, and Moody among the Aurors, as well as Dolohov and Bellatrix and her husband among the Death Eaters.

6. Grand Sorcerer

- At the beginning of this book, there were only two Grand Sorcerers in the entire wizarding world—Voldemort and Dumbledore. This level could not be reached through talent and age alone; it also required certain extraordinary opportunities or experiences.

Magical power did not represent actual combat strength. It could only affect how frequently spells could be cast and how powerful those spells were. Real combat also depended on one's judgment and performance in the moment—Harry's strength—spell proficiency, casting speed and technique, emotional boosts—for example, malice could enhance the Dark Arts, while happiness could enhance the Patronus—and physical fitness, which affected evasion and accuracy.

Note: Some readers have said that a power system was off-putting. What the author wanted to say was that having one made things more reasonable.

Otherwise, please explain why Voldemort did not place a curse on the position of Hogwarts Headmaster. Wouldn't that have ended the entire story?

Otherwise, please explain why Mad-Eye Moody said that a student's Killing Curse would only be strong enough to give him a nosebleed?