Dumbledore vs. Voldemort — Ministry of Magic atrium (Order of the Phoenix): what was the canonical outcome?

Dumbledore defeats Voldemort; Voldemort flees

Harry Potter vs. Lord Voldemort — Little Hangleton cemetery (Goblet of Fire): what was the canonical outcome?

Voldemort is disarmed and captured

Priori Incantatem occurs; Harry escapes via Portkey

They form a truce and leave together

Final duel: Harry Potter vs. Lord Voldemort — Hogwarts Great Hall (Deathly Hallows): what was the canonical outcome?

Voldemort wins and exiles Harry

Harry defeats Voldemort; Voldemort dies from his own rebounding curse

The duel is interrupted and unresolved

Albus Dumbledore vs. Gellert Grindelwald — 1945 duel: what was the canonical outcome?

Grindelwald defeats Dumbledore and rules Europe

Dumbledore defeats Grindelwald; Grindelwald is imprisoned

They never fought; Grindelwald fled

They signed a peace treaty and shared power

Severus Snape vs. Albus Dumbledore — Astronomy Tower (Half-Blood Prince): what was the canonical outcome?

Snape disarms and kills Dumbledore

They duel to a draw; both survive

Dumbledore defeats Snape and imprisons him

Molly Weasley vs. Bellatrix Lestrange — Battle of Hogwarts (Deathly Hallows): what was the canonical outcome?

Molly defeats and kills Bellatrix

They are separated before finishing

Neville Longbottom vs. Nagini (Voldemort's snake) — Battle of Hogwarts (Deathly Hallows): what was the canonical outcome?

Neville kills Nagini, destroying the final Horcrux

Voldemort intervenes and turns Nagini into stone

Harry Potter vs. Lord Voldemort — Ministry of Magic, Department of Mysteries (Order of the Phoenix): what was the canonical outcome?

Harry defeats Voldemort and imprisons him

Battle ends when Dumbledore arrives; Voldemort retreats/escapes

Kingsley Shacklebolt vs. the Death Eaters' Ambush at the Ministry (Order of the Phoenix) — role in duel outcome: what was the canonical result of his intervention?

Kingsley is defeated and captured

Kingsley helps escort Harry out safely using a spell/cover, aiding escape

Kingsley betrays the Order to the Death Eaters

Fenrir Greyback vs. Remus Lupin (multiple confrontations; notably at Hogwarts/elsewhere) — canonical notable outcome?

Lupin kills Greyback in single combat

Greyback permanently cures Lupin's condition

Greyback injures Lupin and later plays a role in Lupin's weakening; Greyback survives

They never encountered each other

Bellatrix Lestrange vs. Molly Weasley (prior to the final duel) — at Malfoy Manor/other skirmishes: canonical immediate outcome before Battle of Hogwarts?

Bellatrix permanently spares Molly

Bellatrix wounds several but Molly later kills Bellatrix at Hogwarts

Molly and Bellatrix form an alliance

Bellatrix is imprisoned by Molly at Malfoy Manor

Dolores Umbridge vs. Hogwarts teachers/students (final confrontation inside Hogwarts prior to evacuation) — canonical outcome of her hold on Hogwarts?

Umbridge remains in power at Hogwarts until Voldemort's death

Umbridge is driven out/removed from Hogwarts and later imprisoned by the Ministry

Umbridge becomes Headmistress permanently

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Dueling sequences: key canonical duels and outcomes

Identify the participants, location, and canonical outcome of major named duels or climactic confrontations from the Harry Potter books and films.0 takes

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01Dumbledore vs. Voldemort — Ministry of Magic atrium (Order of the Phoenix): what was the canonical outcome?
02Harry Potter vs. Lord Voldemort — Little Hangleton cemetery (Goblet of Fire): what was the canonical outcome?
03Final duel: Harry Potter vs. Lord Voldemort — Hogwarts Great Hall (Deathly Hallows): what was the canonical outcome?
04Albus Dumbledore vs. Gellert Grindelwald — 1945 duel: what was the canonical outcome?
05Severus Snape vs. Albus Dumbledore — Astronomy Tower (Half-Blood Prince): what was the canonical outcome?
06Molly Weasley vs. Bellatrix Lestrange — Battle of Hogwarts (Deathly Hallows): what was the canonical outcome?
07Neville Longbottom vs. Nagini (Voldemort's snake) — Battle of Hogwarts (Deathly Hallows): what was the canonical outcome?
08Harry Potter vs. Lord Voldemort — Ministry of Magic, Department of Mysteries (Order of the Phoenix): what was the canonical outcome?
09Kingsley Shacklebolt vs. the Death Eaters' Ambush at the Ministry (Order of the Phoenix) — role in duel outcome: what was the canonical result of his intervention?
10Fenrir Greyback vs. Remus Lupin (multiple confrontations; notably at Hogwarts/elsewhere) — canonical notable outcome?
11Bellatrix Lestrange vs. Molly Weasley (prior to the final duel) — at Malfoy Manor/other skirmishes: canonical immediate outcome before Battle of Hogwarts?
12Dolores Umbridge vs. Hogwarts teachers/students (final confrontation inside Hogwarts prior to evacuation) — canonical outcome of her hold on Hogwarts?