It is a damn high bar and I think you mentioned the big players. Dumbledore → McGonagall is easy. Then it is Snape vs Flittwick for No.3. It wouldn’t seem unreasonable to place Snape higher than the gnome illusionist given that Snape is the one with dark secrets that no doubt include all sorts of badass juice. The problem with the ‘3’ figure in MoR is that Quirrel comes in as a wild card and you would be reckless place him anywhere below second. And as you say, Snape > McGonagall doesn’t seem right!
This. I feel like Quirrell would never fight completely fairly against anyone and so he basically can only lose against the unbeatable power of the elder wand. In a fair fight Snape and McGonagall together might be able to take Quirrell but doesn’t fight fair.
It is a damn high bar and I think you mentioned the big players. Dumbledore → McGonagall is easy. Then it is Snape vs Flittwick for No.3. It wouldn’t seem unreasonable to place Snape higher than the gnome illusionist given that Snape is the one with dark secrets that no doubt include all sorts of badass juice. The problem with the ‘3’ figure in MoR is that Quirrel comes in as a wild card and you would be reckless place him anywhere below second. And as you say, Snape > McGonagall doesn’t seem right!
This. I feel like Quirrell would never fight completely fairly against anyone and so he basically can only lose against the unbeatable power of the elder wand. In a fair fight Snape and McGonagall together might be able to take Quirrell but doesn’t fight fair.