Lady Voldemort

She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named

Morfin Gaunt (Uncle)

Marvolo Gaunt (Grandfather)

Salazar Slytherin

Brother wand to Charlus Potter

**Emily Riddle**, later known as **Lady Voldemort** or, alternatively as **You-Know-Who**, **She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named**, or the **Dark Lady**, is a half-blood witch who is considered to be the most powerful and dangerous Dark Wizard of all time. It is unknown when Emily Riddle began to go by the alias of Lady Voldemort, but it was first brought to the attention of the public in the summer of 1975. From there, Emily Riddle waged what is now known as “The Purity War” on Magical Britain. She rarely entered the fray herself but when she did, Riddle wrought destruction the likes of which Magical Britain had never seen. It is said that she once bested an entire army single handedly and with one spell. She became so feared that nobody dared speak even her alias until she met her miraculous downfall at the hands of Charlus Potter in October of 1981.

## **Early Life:**

Very little is known about the life of the most powerful dark sorcerer of the past thousand years. She was born in Wool’s Orphanage on December 31st 1926 to Merope Gaunt and Tom Riddle. From there, very little is known about her until she reached Hogwarts. As a Hogwarts student, she broke the record for most O+’s ever achieved by a first year. Later on in her Hogwarts career, she broke that same record on the O.W.L and N.E.W.T examinations. As an eighteen year old, it is known that she took part in one of the final battles of what is now called, “The Blood War” when her and Albus Dumbledore together drove Gellert Grindelwald and his forces back. This was during what is now referred to as “The Battle of Katalysator” but after that day, Emily Riddle seemingly vanished from the pages of history.

In 1943, she is responsible for opening the Chamber of Secrets. In the end she resolves the situation by framing Hagrid as being the Heir of Slytherin, and thus getting him expelled.

### 1945:

> *Grindelwald laughed, but it was no longer the calm, cold sound it had been. It was loud, rasping and unhinged. “What would your supporters think of you, Albus, if they knew the truth? Of course, I know the truth. I have known it for many years.” He glanced at Emily once more. “Be wary of this one, Emily Riddle. His facade of morality lasts only as long as he sees prudent. When his true colours are displayed so marvellously for the world to see, his intent will be beautifully painted by the truth of his character and all will see how dangerous he truly is.”*
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— Gellert Grindelwald warning a young Emily Riddle about Dumbledore's nature, Harry Potter and the Sacrificial Slytherin: Chapter 34: The Legacy of Katalysator Part I

On the early hours of April 25th she participates into one of the final battles of the Blood War. There, she, alongside some of her companions break into Katalysator. She ends up rescuing Sigmund Lockhart and she proceeds to lead him to safety. Eventually, she lead him out of Katalysator where their advancement is stopped by the arrival of Gellert Grindelwald. The two fight for a handful of minutes with Emily keeping Grindelwald at bay until the arrival of Albus Dumbledore. Eventually Grindelwald is forced to retreat.

After finishing her education she goes to work for Borgin and Burke's in Knockturn Alley.

### 1946:

On August 14th she ends up being visited by Sigmund Lockhart at her workplace. She recognizes him, rejoices to see him again and takes him out for lunch. Before departure, she notices the state of his truck so she ends up enchanting it and apparating him back to the orphanage. When Lockhart jokes that she should teach him, she considers and asks him to request the same in a few years as she might reconsider.

### 1947:

During the summer she is visited several times by Lockhart at her workplace. Each time the boy visits she makes time for him, taking him out for lunch, buying him much needed school supplies and overall carrying for him.

At some point after that summer but before June 26th, 1948 she leaves the country on a contract for her employee that was meant to last three years. During that time she has a falling out him Borgin and she decides to end their professional relationship. In turn, she decides to extend her absence from England and travel far and wide for the next years.

## The Purity War

She makes her reveal to the public as Lady Voldemort, and subsequently of her return to Magical Britain, on August 11th 1975 when the Daily Prophet plasters on its front page a photo of her horrible handiwork. This is also most likely the official start of the Purity War.

### 1979:

On the evening of April 14th she visits Sigmund Lockhart at his house and tries to reconnect with the boy whom she once knew. Emily tries and fails to recruit him. Thus, as she revealed too much, she is forced to take action and on July 4th, in the early hours of the morning, she leads a pact of werewolves to the Lockhart house and kills Sigmund and his wife. She ends up sparring Sigmund's son, Gilderoy, and orders him to bury his father expressing her regret.

Lady Voldemort lead the Death Eaters against the Ministry of Magic and The Order of the Phoenix during The Purity War. With her disappearance after the events of the Godric's Hollow Raid, and with her inability to kill Charlus Potter, the Purity War came to an end.

## **1992:**

Lady Voldemort possessed an American witch and went by the name of Amelia Hurst when she taught Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts during the 1991-1992 academic year. She was considered one of the best defense teachers in recent history. Her tenure ended when her host body perished at the hands of Charlus Potter.

She was a mentor for prodigy Harry Potter, was the first adult to show him affection, and gave him lots of gifts. During their encounter in the room where the Mirror of Erised was hosted she unsuccessfully tried to recruit Harry. She promises him that she will explain everything on a later date and that she is merely disappointed, but that she understands because she would have acted similarly when she was eleven.

On June 20th, a couple of hours after Harry's return to the tender care of the Dursley's she contacts him via the Enchanted Diary that she gifted him while masquerading as Professor Hurst. She does that using her real name, Emily Riddle, whilst claiming that she bought the pair diary on an action for the Hogwarts charitable fund. In her message she expresses her availability to answer Harry's questions in regards to magic. They end up having a short conversation in which Emily ends up tentatively convincing Harry that she is in fact Emily Riddle. A couple of days later, on June 24th, she offers to tutor Harry in Occlumency after he expresses his interest in learning some sort of magic that would not trigger the Ministry's Trace. Her tutoring continues from that point forward only halting when Harry stops writing in the diary towards the end of his second year at Hogwarts, at the end of February 1993 — when he finds out that she was the Heir of Slytherin, and thus, wrongly suspecting her as directly responsible for the current string of disappearances.