Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing a handful of villains from the Harry Potter series that were just plain bad at being BAD.

As the wizarding world of Harry Potter is set in a fantasy universe in which a young boy discovers he’s a wizard who was—as a mere infant—responsible for the downfall of the most evil dark wizard the world had ever know, it’s not all that surprising that throughout the series, Harry Potter encounters many, many other witches and wizards who would wish him harm. From those who loyally followed Lord Voldemort—the wizard he inadvertently took down with the power of his mother’s love—to the less evil but no less menacing bullies of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, there were a lot of people who wished to hurt Harry and his friends during their seven year journey through wizarding school and beyond. And while some of these individuals were INCREDIBLY EVIL beyond any shadow of a doubt—people capable of doing appalling things in the name of their beliefs or thirst for power—some were, well—how shall I put this?—simply not very GOOD at being BAD.

And, so, in today’s video, I’ll be taking you through my picks for the top five most ineffective villains of the series. Starting with…Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices