Who is Voldemort before he was evil?

Voldemort was born Tom Marvolo Riddle on December 31, 1926. "I am Lord Voldemort" is an anagram of "Tom Marvolo Riddle". (See "name and anagram" below.) He began to assume the identity of 'Lord Voldemort' during his latter years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, using the title amongst his close "friends".

What caused Voldemort to become evil?

Voldemort is motivated by immortality, superiority, racial cleansing, and more than a bit of self-hatred. Many of these things are shown in earlier books in the series, but become crystallized in the sixth.

How does Tom Riddle turn into Voldemort?

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Instead, his wealthy Muggle father never grew to love his mother. The moment the enchantment wore off, he abandoned his wife, who was pregnant with the child that would one day become Lord Voldemort.

Who was Voldemort when he was human?

He was Tom Riddle before his well-known-not-said-name. And Tom was a human. Voldemort was mentally not a human. He did many inhuman things like killing people, splitting his soul, making horcruxes, etc.

What is Voldemort's backstory?

Tom Marvolo Riddle (December 31, 1926 – May 2, 1998), later known as Lord Voldemort, was a half-blood wizard and considered to be the most powerful Dark Wizard of all time. He was the son of wealthy Muggle Tom Riddle Sr., and witch Merope Gaunt, who died shortly after childbirth.

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Why does Voldemort fear Dumbledore?

Voldemort feared Albus because he understood Tom better than anyone and because he was the only person in the world who could have killed him in a fair, 1v1 duel. Because Dumbledore could understand Voldemort. He could tell what he was up to. He likely never did.

What was Voldemort's actual goal?

Voldemort's obsession with blood purity signifies his aim to rid the wizarding world of Muggle (non-magical) heritage and to conquer both worlds, Muggle and wizarding, to achieve pure-blood dominance.

Did Hagrid know Tom Riddle was Voldemort?

Voldemort's past, as revealed by the books, is shrouded in mystery and guesswork. In fact, at the beginning of the series, barely anyone but Dumbledore and Hagrid knew that Voldemort was the charming, successful Tom Marvolo Riddle.

Did Dumbledore know Tom Riddle was evil?

Not surprisingly, the one person who always seemed to see through the act was Dumbledore. Dumbledore had seen the true Tom Riddle when they first met: the boy who tortured, stole, and completely abused his powers. As a result, Dumbledore never fully trusted him, and Tom never even tried to win Dumbledore's trust.

Why does Voldemort hate Half Bloods?

His viciousness to Muggle-borns is connected: Riddle may be half-blood, but Muggle-borns can claim no wizarding heritage, therefore to him they are as low as Muggles themselves. Riddle also hates Muggles because they remind him of his childhood and the Muggle father who deserted him.

What happened to Voldemort's original body?

In the books, Voldemort's body does not disappear or turn to ash. It remains in a solid, physical state. There is no reason to believe that Voldemort's second body was any more physically real than his first body was.

What did Hagrid do to Tom Riddle?

Hagrid protected Aragog when he was suspected to be the monster that opened the Chamber of Secrets, throwing Tom Riddle to the ground when he tried to curse him and sending Aragog to live in the Forbidden Forest.

What is Voldemort's biggest weakness?

Voldemort's weaknesses are arrogance, aforementioned fear of death, and total disregard for things that he does not understand, all of which eventually contribute to his downfall.

What was Voldemort's weakness?

Voldemort apparently believes nothing is worse than death; perhaps his greatest weakness is his inability to love. This is because his mother, Merope Gaunt, gave Tom Riddle Senior (Voldemort's father) a love potion. Because Voldemort was conceived under a love potion, he isn't able to feel or express love in his life.

What was Voldemort's biggest mistake?

Perhaps Voldemort's biggest mistake was thinking he was invincible. He was extremely arrogant and believed himself to be superior to everyone around him. Ever since he was a child in the orphanage, Voldemort thought he was better than everyone else. This sentiment continued to grow as he did.

Why did Dumbledore never confront Voldemort?

The simple answer to that is that Voldemort was in hiding so Dumbledore would have had to abandon his job to track him down, and he was needed to protect Harry and the young wizards from ministry and other influences, it would take prodigious skill to duel him and win (Dumbledore fails to do this OOTP, for instance.

Who killed Voldemort the first time?

Voldemort's first defeat took place on Halloween, October 31, 1981 at the hands of an infant Harry Potter. This led to Harry being known as "The Boy Who Lived".

Why does Dumbledore look old when he meets Tom Riddle?

If you remember from when Dumbledore had to meet a young Tom Riddle in 1938, he goes to visit the future Dark Lord and is very much Michael Gambon. Meaning that, within the span of 11 years, Dumbledore aged about 45 years.

Why is Hagrid banned from using magic?

Weaknesses. After Hagrid was accused of opening the Chamber of Secrets, he was expelled and forbidden to do magic. His wand was also confiscated and snapped in half (the pieces were later reassembled and hidden in a pink umbrella, which never seems to be far from Hagrid).

Why is Hagrid not a wizard?

As an unqualified wizard who didn't finish his education, Hagrid was not technically allowed to perform magic.

Why did Tom Riddle accuse Hagrid?

In his third year at Hogwarts, Hagrid was caught talking to Aragog in the dungeons by Tom Riddle, who alleged that Aragog was the "Monster of Slytherin", and that Hagrid had opened the Chamber of Secrets.

What is Voldemort's darkest secret?

Rowling has said that if Voldemort saw a Boggart (the thing that replicates anyone's greatest fear) it would embody his own corpse, since death was always his greatest fear, therefore Voldemort's greatest fear is of himself.

What was Draco's mission from Voldemort?

With Lucius locked up in Azkaban and the Malfoy name fallen from grace, Draco was given an important mission by Voldemort: to kill Albus Dumbledore. Narcissa knew full well that this 'honour' had not been bestowed on Draco as a reward but rather as a punishment for his father's failure.

What happened to Voldemort's child?

Harry proceeds to tell Delphi that she will always be an orphan and they return to the correct time, where Delphi would be taken to Azkaban. After Voldemort's death in 1998, Delphi became Salazar Slytherin's last known heir.