Have you ever wondered why the witches and wizards of new are so..WEAK? The Hogwarts founders from the 10th century were supposed to have been 4 of the most skilled witches and wizards that the magical world had ever seen, with proof of this being the impressive magical institution they left behind. Then of course there's Merlin - another 10th century wizard that is supposed to have been the most powerful wizard of all time and was aptly named 'The Prince of Enchanters'. And a few centuries after that came the Peverell brothers, a trio of brothers who in Dumbledore's own words were 'gifted, dangerous wizards who succeeded in creating those powerful objects' - those 'objects' of course being the fabled Deathly Hallows. And in the 14th century along came Nicolas Flamel who made Wizarding History by creating perhaps the most powerful magical object of all time- the Philosopher's Stone. When people talk about witches and wizards of the past, it's as though they were so powerful that they are entirely 'uncomparable' to most modern day witches and wizards.- In the modern era we've got powerful wizards like Voldemort and Dumbledore..But they sort of seem like exceptions to the rule. It doesn't seem like they're TRUE outliers, but instead that they more or less represent the level of power that wizards SHOULD have..or Perhaps..ONCE had. So my question is..What happened? Why are witches and wizards so much weaker than they were in centuries prior? Is it all the butterbeer?- Today we're going to be exploring all of that (and more) as we peel back the layers of wizarding history and uncover where all of that RAW power went. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices