This is a list of wizards and witches who had reached the oldest ages known. It includes only those who had lived to age 100 or beyond. Individuals of other long-living species, such as vampires, are excluded.
Wizardkind could live much longer lives than Muggles, with the Ministry of Divine Health announcing in the Daily Prophet in 1995 that the life expectancy of wizards and witches had reached 137¾ years.[1] Some were known to have greatly exceeded this expectation, with a few of the eldest known having lived for several hundred years.
However, it was notable that two of the longest lived, Nicolas and Perenelle Flamel, were dependent on the alchemical potion known as the Elixir of Life to achieve their long lives and passed away soon after their supply was depleted, indicating that such ages were not the norm.[2][3]
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- It is unknown for how long Herpo the Foul, a Dark wizard who created a Horcrux, lived for. Given that Herpo was from Ancient Greece, his Horcrux could have allowed him to live for thousands of years, if it remained intact.
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- ↑ The Making of Harry Potter (see this image)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 17 (The Man with Two Faces)
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Philosopher's Stone" at Harry Potter (website)
- ↑ Least possible age at the time of death or, if unknown, last known mention or apparition of individual. For some individuals, the dates of birth and/or death may be speculated albeit unconfirmed.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 13 (Nicolas Flamel) - "Mr Flamel, who celebrated his six hundred and sixty-fifth birthday last year, enjoys a quiet life in Devon with his wife, Perenelle (six hundred and fifty-eight)."
- ↑ Aberforth encountered volunteers of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force which was officially established on 16 November 2018.
- ↑ Garrick encountered volunteers of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force which was officially established on 16 November 2018.
