Lord Voldemort

Tom Marvolo Riddle, also known as Chief Death Eater, Dark Lord, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, Heir of Slytherin, Lord Voldemort, The Dark Lord, Tom Riddle and You-Know-Who, is a character from the Harry Potter series.
== Charactah Account ==
As Hagrid once put it, not all wizards are good; some of them go bad. And Lord Voldemort — previously known as Tom Marvolo Riddle — is about as bad as a wizard can go (and far beyond that). Riddle was once a student of Hogwarts, and seemingly one of the best and brightest that the school had ever produced. However, he was also borderline sociopathic, disgusted by his half-muggle heritage, and there were severe gaps in his knowledge — namely, he knew nothing about love. Riddle would often commit a crime, create a patsy, and let the patsy take the fall for him. Hating his given name, he came up with the name "I Am Lord Voldemort" — an anagram of his full name — while he was still in school. He disappeared shortly after graduating Hogwarts, resurfacing years later as the greatest dark sorcerer in history.
Voldemort quickly became the dreaded among the wizards of Western Europe, referred to only as 'He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named' or just 'You-Know-Who,' his original name having faded into obscurity. He assembled the Death Eaters to bring about his will in a reign of terror. The Ministry of Magic seemed powerless before him: but before he could seize absolute power, he was seemingly destroyed in an attempt to murder one-year-old Harry Potter in his crib.
Voldemort did not die: precautions he had taken using the dark arts left him alive, but without a body and almost powerless. For the first four books, Voldemort is forced to employ various cat's paws and agents in a campaign to restore himself to life, and ideally to kill Albus Dumbledore and, increasingly, Harry Potter. At the climax of the fourth book, Voldemort is restored to his full strength, and the remainder of the series is devoted to his insane ambitions and an increasingly personal vendetta with Harry.
== Appearance ==
=== Literature ===
* Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
* Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
* Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
* Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
* Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
=== Movies ===
* Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
* Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
* Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
* Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
* Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
* Space Jam: A New Legacy
* The Lego Batman Movie
=== Video Games ===
* Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
* Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
* Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
* Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
* Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
* Harry Potter for Kinect
* LEGO Creator: Harry Potter
* LEGO Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
* LEGO Dimensions
* LEGO Harry Potter Collection
* LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
* LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
* World of Harry Potter
== Trivia ==
* Although J. K. Rowling has never quite explained the origins of the name 'Voldemort', there are some possible theories. 'Mors', or 'mortum' is the Latin word for death (which has evolved in many Romance languages as muerte or morte, and the English word 'murder' indeed has its origins in the same root word as 'mors'). Therefore, while not necessarily true, the possible meaning of the word 'Voldemort' may be either 'representative of death' or 'ambassador of death'. Yet, the most accurate etymology of Voldemort would be the French sentence 'Vol de mort' which literally means 'flight of death' (accurate considering the murder sprees he committed and his invention of a spell to achieve unsupported flight). It is quite plausible this is the real etymology of his name as J.K. Rowling herself speaks French and had taught it once. 'Vol de mort' can also literally mean 'Theft of death' in French which can also be accurate since Lord Voldemort's search for immortality (which would mean he would have to steal his life from death). The Catalan expression 'vol de mort', also means 'flight of death' or, since 'Vol' may also be from the Latin root 'volo' ('I will, wish, want'), may mean 'death wish'.
* J. K. Rowling has said in an interview that the T in Voldemort is silent. This may be due to the fact that the French word mort, meaning death, has a silent T. The silent T was maintained in the earlier editions of the audio book releases of the novels, but was discontinued in those releases following the release of the films, in which the T was used out loud. In 2015, Rowling again confirmed in an interview that her preferred pronunciation of the name was with a silent 'T', though she noted '...but I'm pretty sure I'm the only person who pronounces it that way'.
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== External Links ==
* Tom Riddle at Harry Potter Wiki
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