The major antagonist of the Harry Potter series of books by JK Rowling, a powerful evil wizard who seeks to cheat death and rule the world
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Did Voldemort know that Harry saved Wormtail's life?
I am not sure if this question has been asked, but when Voldemort comes back in chapter 1 of GoF, he says to Wormtail:
"Your devotion is nothing more than cowardice. You would not be here if you ...
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Theoretically, would Harry have been able to control the Basilisk, since part of the true heir of Slytherin survived inside him?
I've always been frustrated with this idea. As the story line between Voldemort and Harry unfolded in the seventh book, we learned of the deep connection between the two. Since part of Voldemort's ...
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Did the Death Eaters know that it was Voldemort who first opened the Chamber of Secrets?
Reading the question Did the Death Eaters know Voldemort was a half-blood, I was thinking that It doesn't really matter because despite being a half-blood, he is the true heir of Slytherin... that ...
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How did Voldemort know he was a descendant of Slytherin?
Tom Riddle was an orphan. He never knew his parents. IIRC, the orphanage only knew the name his mother wanted to give him, not even her own name.
How did he trace his mother's family and find the ...
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What did Olivander mean when he said Voldemort did “great things”?
I won't be able to quote properly because I read the books in French. However, in PS, when Harry gets his wand, Olivander says this :
"Curious indeed how these things happen. The wand chooses the ...
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What Would Have Happened If Voldemort Had Chosen Redemption? [closed]
I'm not sure if my memory serves me correctly, but I recall that at the end of Deathly Hallows, before Voldemort and Harry fire their final spells at one another, the latter gives the former a last ...
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Why would Dumbledore encourage people to call Voldemort Voldemort instead of Tom Riddle?
Here is a quote from the first Harry Potter book, it's a conversation between Dumbledore and McGonagall
"My dear Professor, surely a sensible person like yourself can call him by his name? All ...
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Why didn't Harry die in the dark forest?
I know that this question may sound like it has a very obvious answer, and many of you may just say that Harry didn't die because he was the Master of Death, as he had the possession of the three ...
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How did people know so fast that Voldemort died/vanished/disappeared
This question has been treated (for example here or here) but I want to know a very specific detail that strucked me as I re(-re-re-re)-read the first book.
People celebrated the defeat of Voldemort ...
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When did Voldemort become aware of the Elder Wand?
I'm hoping this question doesn't have a really easy answer that I am inadvertently overlooking. When I first wondered when Voldemort had originally learned of the existence of the Elder Wand, I picked ...
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Why did Lily's enchantments work for Voldemort?
Lily Potter chose to die instead of sacrifice her son Harry to Voldemort. In doing so, protective enchantments were created that protected Harry and made him less vulnerable to Voldemort and ...
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Did Voldemort ever practice being nice on his followers?
We know that Voldemort is VERY good at seeming all sugar and spice and everything nice when he wishes to (Hepizbah Smith, Headmaster Dippet, Gray Lady).
This makes perfect sense, since such an ...
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What was Dumbledore doing all those years after Voldemort died? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why didn’t Dumbledore seek out Horcruxes earlier?
Dumbledore knew right after Voldemort died that he would return. He obviously knew about the Horcruxes.
So what ...
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Who originally filled the basin in the horcrux cave, before Voldemort put the horcrux in it?
As referenced here, Kreacher was commissioned to drink the "drink of despair" in the horcrux cave so Voldemort could put the locket in there. Why was the basin already filled with the drink of ...
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How did Dumbledore know that Voldemort will return?
In Deathly Hallows, during Snape's memories, right after Voldemort's death, Dumbledore states, "The Dark Lord will return, and Harry Potter will be in terrible danger when he does".
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