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Voldemort

Lord Voldemort (/ˈvoʊldəmɔːr/ VOHL-də-mor, /-mɔːrt/ -⁠mort in the films) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. He first appears in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) and returns either in person or in flashbacks in each novel in the series except the third, Harry Potter and…

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Aliases
The Dark Lord · You-Know-Who · He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named
Born
31 December 1926
Created by
J. K. Rowling
Died
2 May 1998
Family
Tom Riddle (father) · Merope Gaunt (mother)
First appearance
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997)

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Voldemort

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related to Reception · 37
Voldemort → Adolf Hitler, Alfonso Cuarón, Also, Andrew Slack, Azkaban, Big VoldeMedia, Bush, Daily Prophet, Deathly Hallows, Donald Trump, Dumbledore's Army, Free Press, George, Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter, Harry Potter Alliance, HP Alliance, Joseph Stalin, Julia Turner, Nazism
related to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows · 36
Voldemort → After, Deathly Hallows, Draco's, Dumbledore, Dumbledore's, Elder Wand, Establishing, Forbidden Forest, Gellert Grindelwald, Grindelwald, Gringotts, Harry, Harry's, He, His, Hogwarts, Horcruxes, However, Hufflepuff's Cup, Imperius Curse
related to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince · 32
Voldemort → After, Amelia Bones, Death Eaters, Department, Draco, Draco Malfoy, Dumbledore, Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter, He, Hogwarts, Horcruxes, In, Killing Curse, Magical Law Enforcement, Merope, Merope Gaunt, Muggle, Muggles, Order
related to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · 26
Voldemort → Barty Crouch Jr, Because, Cedric Diggory, Death Eaters, Dumbledore's, Fire, For, Frank Bryce, Goblet, Harry, Harry's, He, Hogwarts, However, In Harry Potter, It, Little Hangleton, Mad-Eye Moody, Pettigrew, Pettigrew's
related to Stage adaptation · 26
Voldemort → After, Albus Severus Potter, Astoria Greengrass's, Azkaban, Battle, Bellatrix, Cedric's, Cursed Child, Delphi, Draco, Ginny's, Godric's Hollow, Harry, Harry Potter, Harry's, Hermione, Hogwarts, In, Ron, Scorpius
related to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · 25
Voldemort → Albus Dumbledore, Chamber, Dark Lord, Dark Lord's, Feeling, Ginny, Ginny Weasley, Ginny's, Half-Blood Prince, Harry, Harry Potter, Hogwarts, However, In, In Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, Riddle, Rowling, Salazar Slytherin, Secrets
related to Magical abilities and skills · 24
Voldemort → After, Although Voldemort, Besides Dumbledore, Dark Wizard, Death Eaters, Dumbledore, Dumbledore's, Gaunt Family, Gaunts, Harry, He, Hogwarts, In, Legilimens, Lily Potter, Occlumens, Parselmouth, Parseltongue, Rowling, Salazar Slytherin
related to Portrayal in films · 23
Voldemort → As Voldemort's, Azkaban, CG, Chamber, Christian Coulson, Forbidden Forest, Harry Potter, Hart's, His, Ian Hart, In, In Harry Potter, James, Lily Potter, Philosopher's Stone, Prisoner, Quirrell, Quirrell's, Richard Bremmer, Secrets
related to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix · 17
Voldemort → All, Azkaban, Bellatrix, Bellatrix Lestrange, Death Eaters, Department, Dumbledore, Harry, Harry Potter, He, Magic, Minister, Mysteries, Order, Phoenix, Sensing, When Dumbledore
related to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban · 17
Voldemort → Azkaban, Dementor, Divination, Harry, Harry Potter, He, His, Peter Pettigrew, Prisoner, Ron's, Scabbers, Sybill Trelawney, The, The Dark Lord, Tonight, Towards, Voldemort's

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VoldemortAliasesThe Dark Lord1.00infobox
VoldemortAliasesYou-Know-Who1.00infobox
VoldemortAliasesHe-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named1.00infobox
VoldemortBorn31 December 19261.00infobox
VoldemortCreated byJ. K. Rowling1.00infobox
VoldemortDied2 May 19981.00infobox
VoldemortFamilyTom Riddle (father)1.00infobox
VoldemortFamilyMerope Gaunt (mother)1.00infobox
VoldemortFirst appearanceHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997)1.00infobox
VoldemortFull nameTom Marvolo Riddle1.00infobox
VoldemortGenderMale1.00infobox
VoldemortHouseSlytherin1.00infobox
VoldemortNationalityBritish1.00infobox
VoldemortPortrayed byRalph Fiennes[b]1.00infobox
VoldemortPortrayed byIan Hart[c]1.00infobox
VoldemortPortrayed byRichard Bremmer[d]1.00infobox
VoldemortPortrayed byChristian Coulson[e]1.00infobox
VoldemortPortrayed byHero Fiennes Tiffin[f]1.00infobox
VoldemortPortrayed byFrank Dillane[g]1.00infobox
VoldemortRelativesThomas Riddle (paternal grandfather)1.00infobox
VoldemortRelativesMary Riddle (paternal grandmother)1.00infobox
VoldemortRelativesMarvolo Gaunt (maternal grandfather)1.00infobox
VoldemortRelativesMorfin Gaunt (maternal uncle)1.00infobox
VoldemortVoiced byEddie Izzard[h] Liam O'Brien[i]1.00infobox
Voldemortis aanagram of the character's birth name0.90text

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