
Indeed, Dumbledore was able to invoke a form of ancient magic, a bond of blood charm, to protect Harry Potter so long as he was in the Dursley family's care. Both Albus Dumbledore and Voldemort were aware of this ancient magic, and Voldemort was known to " despise" it. The subsequent sacrificial protection put on Harry, shielding him from harm, was a form of ancient magic. In 1981, Lily Potter sacrificed her life to save her son, Harry, from being murdered by Lord Voldemort. The death of Lily Potter, invoking sacrifical protection At the time, the goblin Ranrok also wanted to try and harness it to destroy wizardkind, culminating in the battle for the final repository. Miriam's husband, Eleazar Fig, later discovered a student at Hogwarts who had the ability to harness ancient magic. Miriam Fig's research into why this had occurred eventually lead to her mysterious death. īy the 19th century, ancient magic had seemingly disappeared. Isidora started Hogwarts late, but eventually became a Professor and used an ancient magic pain extraction spell to 'heal' Hogwarts students of their pain, which she stored in the final repository. They both started Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in their fifth year. When Isidora was a young girl, she saw Percival use ancient magic to transform her hamlet into fertile land with the Keepers. In Tudor times, Percival Rackham and Isidora Morganach both had the unique ability to harness ancient magic. Hogwarts Castle was said to have been built by and was itself a stronghold of ancient magic, defended by countless ancient protective enchantments. Hogwarts Castle, a stronghold of ancient magic Of the three known inherent wielders of ancient magic, they all began schooling at Hogwarts only in their fifth year, somehow linking the ability with late-blooming. Very few witches and wizards were capable of it and had to undertake the proper training.


Ancient magic appeared in traces, the colour of which depended on the nature of the magic, or whispers to those with the ability to harness it whenever a particular form was wielded.
