Guide Note

Lord Voldemort is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series of books and movies. He is a dark wizard who will do anything to ensure his own immortality, including murder.

Fast Facts

Created by: J.K. Rowling
Born: 1927
Died: May 2, 1998
First appearance: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Hogwarts House: Slytherin
Wand Type: 13.5 inch Yew with a Phoenix Feather Core
Murdered his own father and grandparents
Very Powerful Legilimens and Occlumens
Also known as: He Who Must Not Be Named, You Know Who, The Dark Lord, Tom Marvolo Riddle
Split his soul into 7 horcruxes
Portrayed by Ralph Fiennes

Early Life

Voldemort was born in a London orphanage in 1928 as Tom Marvolo Riddle. He was a half-blood, as his mother Merope Gaunt was a witch and his father Tom Riddle was a muggle, a person of non magic blood. He spent the first eleven years of his life under the care of the orphanage and discovered he could make strange things happen, especially when he was angry. He entered Hogwarts school of magic at age twelve. Riddle became infatuated with his ancestry after finding out he was of Slytherin blood. He delved deeper and deeper into the dark arts eventually learning how to split his soul using horcruxes in an attempt to be immortal.

Lord Voldemort

Riddle changed his name to Lord Voldemort and developed a following of Death Eaters. Members would do his bidding and would wear the Dark Mark to be instantly summoned by him. Together with the Death Eaters Lord Voldemort tried to rid all the Muggles and anyone not of pure blood from his world. He discovered a partial prophecy stating that a child would be born at the end of July that could defeat him. In his attempt to kill Harry Potter he was almost destroyed as the spell backfired and he had to live for 10 years possessing the body of others. After possessing the body of Professor Quirinus Quirrell he was again defeated by Potter.

Voldemort's Downfall

Voldemort believed his dark magic could conquer all. Albus Dumbledore told him from a young age that the power of love would be his downfall. His belief that he was invincible would be his downfall after the Battle of Hogwarts.

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Voldemort

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The Harry Potter Lexicon: Lord Voldemort Profile
Wikipedia: Lord Voldemort
IMDb: Lord Voldemort Character Profile
IEET: Deconstructing the Voldemort Fallacy (August 6, 2007)
Amazon.com: Voldemort Merchandise
MTV Movie News: Voldemort Talks! Dark Lord Spills The Beans... (July 12, 2007)
YouTube Video: Harry Potter Vs. Lord Voldemort in The Goblet of Fire (Time: 02:05)

Voldemort Background and Profiles

The Harry Potter Lexicon: Voldemort Quick Facts
Harry Potter Wiki: Voldemort
Harry Potter: Lord Voldemort Profile
MuggleNet: The Contendings of Harry and Voldemort (July 18, 2007)
Accio Quotes: What Jo says about Lord Voldemort
The Harry Potter Lexicon: Voldemort's Agents, Malfoy's Cronies and Hagrid's Chums (2004)

Voldemort Blogs, Fan Sites, and Message Boards

Google Blog Search: Voldemort
Sims Gamer Blog Post: Lord Voldemort gets his groove on (January 14, 2008)
Lord-Voldemort.org
Consumed: A Voldemort Fan site and Fanlisting
Connected: Voldemort Fanlisting
Great Minds: A Dumbledore/Voldemort Fanlisting
Diagon Alley: Voldemort Discussion Threads
Leaky Lounge Forum: Dumbledore Vs. Voldemort -Thread

Voldemort Timeline

Harry Potter Lexicon: Voldemort Timeline
1927: Tom Marvolo Riddle Born, Little Hangleton | Mother dies and leaves him in Muggle orphanage
1938: Begins school at Hogwarts
1943: Opens the Chamber of Secrets | Kills Myrtle | Frames Hagrid
1944: Murders grandparents and father | Begins 7th year at Hogwarts
1945: Leaves Hogwarts and travels the world
1970: Returns to open society openly calling himself Lord Voldemort
1970's: Gathers followers, openly uses unforgivables, lures Peter Pettigrew to the dark side
1980: Learns of the prophecy
1981: Targets and eventually kills James and Lily Potter, but is torn apart when he tries to kill baby Harry
1981-1991: Hides in the Albanian forest, unable to gain a body to use
1991: Inhabits the body of Professor Quirrel | Tries to steal the Philosopher's Stone
1992: Faces Harry and defeat | His memory uses Ginny Weasley to Open the Chamber of Secrets
1993: Harry defeats the basilisk and destroys Tom Riddle's Diary
1994: Peter Pettigrew rescues him from Albania | Begins working on a way to build a new body
1995: Restores body | Murders Cedric Diggory | Attempts to enter the Department of Mysteries as giant snake
1996: Faces Albus Dumbledore | Possesses Harry in hopes that Dumbledore kills him | Tells Draco Malfoy to kill Dumbledore
1997: Dumbledore begins destroying Horcruxes | Locket Horcrux Destroyed
1998: Final showdown between Harry and Voldemort
May 2, 1998: Dies

Voldemort Books, Films, and Media

1997: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
1998: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
1999: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2000: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2001: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Film
2002: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Film
2003: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Film
2005: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Film
2007: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Film | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
2008: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Film (To Be Released)

Voldemort Images

IMDb: Voldemort Image Gallery
Google Image Search: Voldemort
Yahoo! Image Search: Voldemort
Live Search Images: Voldemort
Flickr: Voldemort Images
Photobucket: Voldemort Images

Voldemort Videos and Media

YouTube & Google Video: Voldemort Search
YouTube: Dumbledore Vs. Voldemort (Time: 05:37)
YouTube: The Fun Song: Harry and Voldemort
YouTube: The Potter Puppet Pals in "The Mysterious Ticking Noise" (Time: 02:05)
YouTube: Draco and the Malfoys: "Voldemort is Awesome" (Time: 02:42)
YouTube: "Good Morning Voldemort" (Time: 03:51)
YouTube: Harry Potter Interview Featurette: Voldemort (Time: 05:05)
YouTube: Ralph Fiennes Order of the Phoenix Interview (Time: 01:26)

Voldemort Merchandise

Yahoo! Shopping: Voldemort Merchandise
eBay: Voldemort Merchandise
Dark Figures.com: Harry Potter Vs. Voldemort Action Box Set
Google Products: Voldemort Merchandise
The Noble Collection: Voldemort's Wand

Voldemort Culture and Satire

Language Log: Prepositional Anxiety and Voldemort's Wand (August 25, 2007)
HPANA: Voldemort Reigns Supreme September 4, 2006)
USA Today: Fiennes to play Voldemort in next 'Potter' (August 4, 2004)
The New York Times: Veni, Vidi, Voldemort (December 9, 2001)
Wikipedia: Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock! by Harry and the Potters
Encyclopaedia Metallum: Voldemort -A Metal Band
Harry Potter Filks: Elvis Voldemort and the Death Eaters
Gizmodo: Voldemort vs The Terminator: Who Wins
Family Education: Harry Potter and Voldemort Quiz

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