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Wizard strength level
Mr. Death:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on October 07, 2017, 02:27:17 AM ---Likewise, the opposite is like saying Harry was 4' at 8 and 6'9" at 18, so he should have been 12'3" by SG.
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Granted. There's almost certainly an upper limit. But we've seen older wizards do feats of sheer power that Harry simply isn't capable of (like the Merlin making a ward on the fly to hold back the entire Red Court), and he's considered one of the strongest in his generation. He's been compared to Ebenezer at his age, and Ebenezer is distinctly more powerful than Harry.
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Mr. Death on October 07, 2017, 02:39:47 AM ---Granted. There's almost certainly an upper limit. But we've seen older wizards do feats of sheer power that Harry simply isn't capable of (like the Merlin making a ward on the fly to hold back the entire Red Court), and he's considered one of the strongest in his generation. He's been compared to Ebenezer at his age, and Ebenezer is distinctly more powerful than Harry.
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Is that raw power or just being much more efficient than Harry? Harry has mentioned in multiple books how his magic "sloshes" out because he's not that efficient. Jim has mentioned how powerful belief is, stating that a truly dark wizard can do some crazy stuff because they believe they can. Harry may have just as much, if not more raw power. He's just less experienced, less efficient, and his belief probably isn't as strong.
Course I think Jim said something about how a wizards power grows until they are around 50, and then stays there for hundreds of years? Harry might be a decade or so from his full, raw power.
TheCuriousFan:
--- Quote from: Mr. Death on October 07, 2017, 02:39:47 AM ---Granted. There's almost certainly an upper limit. But we've seen older wizards do feats of sheer power that Harry simply isn't capable of (like the Merlin making a ward on the fly to hold back the entire Red Court), and he's considered one of the strongest in his generation. He's been compared to Ebenezer at his age, and Ebenezer is distinctly more powerful than Harry.
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Or maybe his generation just sucks, I guess that's the other explanation for why the strongest of his generation is only top 30 or so.
--- Quote from: groinkick on October 07, 2017, 05:14:55 AM ---Is that raw power or just being much more efficient than Harry? Harry has mentioned in multiple books how his magic "sloshes" out because he's not that efficient. Jim has mentioned how powerful belief is, stating that a truly dark wizard can do some crazy stuff because they believe they can. Harry may have just as much, if not more raw power. He's just less experienced, less efficient, and his belief probably isn't as strong.
Course I think Jim said something about how a wizards power grows until they are around 50, and then stays there for hundreds of years? Harry might be a decade or so from his full, raw power.
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That was talking about how they age until about 50 or so and stay there.
groinkick:
--- Quote from: TheCuriousFan on October 07, 2017, 05:52:39 AM ---Or maybe his generation just sucks, I guess that's the other explanation for why the strongest of his generation is only top 30 or so.
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huh?
Avernite:
--- Quote from: TheCuriousFan on October 07, 2017, 05:52:39 AM ---Or maybe his generation just sucks, I guess that's the other explanation for why the strongest of his generation is only top 30 or so.
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And here I thought Harry delivered a challenge to the entire Senior Council and showed. And the Senior Council chose to deploy 3 of its members to handle him. Almost as if they would believe he's not all that bad, certainly more than just top 30.
Given natural progression from getting more efficient, Harry might well be stronger than any on the Senior Council (although by such strength levels, skill in a particular theme is more critical).
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