Lord Voldemort

 Lord Voldemort a.k.a Tom Marvolo Riddle

Biographical information

Full Name

Tom Marvolo Riddle, Jr. (birth name)

Nickname(s)

Love (by Hermione)

Date of Birth

31 December 1926, Wool's Orphanage, London, England, Great Britain

Blood status

Half-blood

Marital status

Married to Hermione Granger (due to the contract)

Nationality

English

Also known as

• Lord Voldemort (self-proclaimed title and chosen name)
• You-Know-Who (by the wizarding community)
• He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named (by the wizarding community)
• Heir of Slytherin (himself)
• The Dark Lord
• Chief Death Eater (by Lee Jordan)
• Master of Snakes
• Severus Snape (under the disguise of Polyjuice Potion)

Title(s)

• Perfect
• Head Boy
• Heir of Slytherin
• Dark Lord
• Master

Physical information

Species

Witch (immortal) 

Gender

Male

Hair colour

• Black (originally, formerly)

• Bald

Eye colour

• Dark brown (originally, formerly)

• Scarlet

Skin colour

• Pale (originally, formerly)

• White

Family information

Children

• Dimitri Salazar Riddle (eldest son; due to unplanned pregnancy)

• Merope Riddle II (younger daughter; due to unplanned pregnancy)

Parents

• Tom Riddle Senior † (Muggle, father)

• Merope Gaunt-Riddle † (pure-blood, mother)

In-laws

• Dan Granger † (muggle, father-in-law)

• Rose Granger † (muggle, mother-in-law)

• Jennifer Beauchamp (half-blood, daughter-in-law)

• Scorpius Malfoy (pure-blood, son-in-law)

Uncles/Aunts

Morfin Gaunt † (pure-blood, maternal uncle)

Grandparents

• Thomas Riddle † (Muggle, paternal grandfather)

• Mary Riddle † (Muggle, paternal grandmother)

• Unnamed Maternal Grandmother † (pure-blood)

• Marvolo Gaunt † (pure-blood, maternal grandfather)

Great-Uncles/Aunts

• Ominis Gaunt † (pure-blood, maternal great-uncle)

• Unnamed  Maternal Great-Uncle † (pure-blood)

• Unnamed Maternal Great-Uncle † (pure-blood)

Grandchildren

Unborn grandchild (via Merope)

Ancestors

• Salazar Slytherin † (maternal ancestor)

• Cadmus Peverell † (maternal ancestor)

Relationships

Friends/Allies

• Abraxas Malfoy † (closest friend during their Hogwarts years)

• Mulciber † (friend)

• Death Eaters

• Lucius Malfoy II

• Peter Pettigrew † (formerly)

• Bellatrix Black-Lestrange †

• Prof. Severus Snape † (formerly; he betrayed him)

Enemies

• Gellert Grindelwald † (killed him in prison)

• Prof. Severus Snape † (Snape's lover; Reja killed him)

• Prof. Albus Dumbledore † (archenemy; killed him)

• Lily and James Potter † (killed in their home in 1981)

• Harry Potter † (archenemy; made suicide)

• Sirius Black III †

• Maxim "Max" Lestrange (flirted with his wife, and wanted to kill him; however, her wife stopped him)

• Prof. Remus Lupin

• Weasley family

• Ministry of Magic

• Order of the Phoenix (most of them joined him)

Romances

• Hermione Granger (wife; arranged marriage)

• Unknown ex-girlfriend (in the 1940s)

Magical characteristics

Boggart

His own corpse

Wand

• 13½", Yew, phoenix feather core

• Elm, dragon heartstring (temporary)

Patronus

None

Fears

Death

Desires

Rule the whole wizard world 

Affiliation

Occupation

Shop assistant at Borgin and Burke's (formerly)

House

Slytherin

Loyalty

• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (formerly)

• Slytherin

• Slug Club

• Borgin and Burke (formerly)

• British Ministry of Magic (only under his control)

Tom Marvolo Riddle (born 31 December 1926), later known as Lord Voldemort or as the Dark Lord, You-Know-Who, or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, was an English half-blood wizard considered to have been the most powerful and dangerous Dark wizard of all time. He was among the greatest wizards ever to live, rivaled only by Albus Dumbledore. Descended from Salazar Slytherin on his mother's side through the House of Gaunt, Tom Riddle was conceived whilst his father, Tom Riddle Senior, was under the effects of a love potion supplied by his mother, Merope Gaunt. When the enchantment was lifted, Tom's father abandoned his pregnant wife and returned to Little Hangleton. His mother died within an hour of giving birth to him. Before she died, she stated that her son would be named after his father (Tom) and maternal grandfather, Marvolo Gaunt. Tom was raised in the Muggle-run Wool's Orphanage.

Tom began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1938 and was immediately sorted into Slytherin house. During this time, Tom discovered his heritage and adopted pure-blood supremacist ideals. Tom opened the Chamber of Secrets and used its monster, the Basilisk, to attack Muggle-born students, resulting in the death of Myrtle Warren. He began his quest to attain immortality between 1943 and 1998, creating his first Horcrux at sixteen. While attending Hogwarts, Tom Riddle was appointed a prefect in 1942 and remained in this position until his graduation in 1945.

Before disappearing, Tom spent several months as a purchasing agent for the Dark Artifacts shop Borgin and Burkes. Splitting his spirit into eight fragments, Tom created an unprecedented seven Horcruxes, one made later in his life, unintentionally and without his knowledge — Harry Potter. Tom re-emerged several decades later, having abandoned his 'Muggle' name and becoming the self-proclaimed Lord Voldemort, an anagram of his birth name. In the First and Second Wizarding Wars, he commanded a veritable army of wizards and Dark creatures; committed countless murders and atrocities; and eventually succeeded in taking over the British Ministry of Magic.

Voldemort was ripped from his body in 1981 after attempting to kill Harry Potter. Although unable to die, he was unable to regain a permanent and physical body until 1995, thus spending the intervening fourteen years as a shell, less than the meanest ghost. He discovered that he had a contract marriage with Hermione Granger, a Muggle-born witch, and was mad about the Ministry.

Powers and Abilities

 

• Occlumency and Legilimency: Voldemort was exceptionally adept and gifted in using both Occlumency and Legilimency, being able to effectively shield his mind and penetrate the minds of others. He was particularly talented and skilled in Legilimency, and as an adult, Snape claimed he was the most accomplished Legilimens the world had ever seen. His frighteningly exceptional prowess in Legilimency allowed Voldemort to delve and peer deep into the minds of others without needing to say the incantation or use his wand, seeing their deepest thoughts, and he could even use Legilimency to influence the minds that he invaded. Severus Snape has stated that Voldemort could not only read, but also control and unhinge the minds of others, often enjoying invading the minds of others, creating lifelike visions designed to torture them into madness (such as the one he sent to Harry Potter in 1996), and only killing them 'after extracting the last exquisite ounce of agony', when he had them begging for death. He was also able to use Legilimency to briefly possess Harry, even though he had already regained a physical body, which caused Harry so much pain that he even begged for death. Hence, Voldemort could almost always tell when someone was lying. However, when Narcissa Malfoy lied that Harry Potter was dead, Voldemort notably believed her. The most remarkable part about this skill was that he seemed to have already been able to consciously use it while he was still a child in the orphanage. Extremely few people were skilled enough in Occlumency to shield themselves from him. Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Gellert Grindelwald, and also possibly Narcissa Malfoy were notably the only known ones able to block out Voldemort's Legilimency using Occlumency. Additionally, Harry Potter, despite his link to Voldemort's mind, discovered that he could block Voldemort's intrusions into his mind by feeling love, as direct contact with Harry's mind. In contrast, he felt love was excruciatingly painful for Voldemort with his maimed and diminished soul. Using his mastery of Occlumency, Voldemort can block his connection to Harry, preventing him from seeing what he is doing. However, it could be broken through when Voldemort was angered enough, which became increasingly so due to Voldemort's volatile temper rising from the exhaustive search for the Elder Wand and the destruction of his Horcruxes. While it's unknown if Severus Snape or Albus Dumbledore ever attempted Legilimency on him, neither would likely be able to penetrate his mind despite being skilled Legilimens themselves. Dumbledore also feared that Voldemort could use Legilimency on Draco Malfoy to discover any potential confrontation over the young man's mission, despite Draco learning Occulomancy, suggesting Voldemort's skills were able to penetrate Occulomancy if the target is not strong enough.

• Mind-reading: the magical ability to perceive the thoughts or feelings of others through extrasensory means. According to Severus Snape, this term was used only by Muggles and was a notably inaccurate description of Legilimency (as there are far broader possibilities for this ability). Nonetheless, the magical art of Legilimency could achieve mind-reading, as could the mental connection that was shared by Voldemort and Harry Potter, which resulted from a piece of Voldemort's soul lodged inside Harry's body.

• Parseltongue: Voldemort was a Parselmouth, a trait he inherited from his ancestor, Salazar Slytherin, the magical ability to communicate with snakes. It seems that most of his Gaunt ancestors (even his mother, grandfather, and uncle) inherited this highly unusual trait; such traits are commonly passed down through families through inbreeding, a practice employed by the Gaunt family. This ability was one that he favored immensely, as he was extremely capable of communicating with the Serpent of Slytherin and his loyal pet snake and Horcrux Nagini, commanding them to commit horrific actions in his various diabolical plots.

• Immortality: Voldemort is the only Dark Wizard who was known to have created more than one Horcrux. These Horcruxes were his school diary, Marvolo Gaunt's Ring, Ravenclaw's Diadem, Hufflepuff's Cup, Slytherin's Locket, Nagini, and Harry Potter. As long as these Horcruxes remained active, Voldemort was immortal and undying, even by magic as powerful as the Killing Curse.

• Transfiguration: Voldemort displayed tremendous and near-unrivaled skills in Transfiguration. He easily transfigured Dumbledore's fire rope into a black snake during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. He was also skillful in conjuration, as he could craft silver objects of incredible durability, as seen when he produced a silver shield strong enough to repel Dumbledore's curse, which was extremely powerful. He could even conjure artificial limbs with far greater strength and immunity to some spells, as he created an artificial silver forearm and hand for Peter Pettigrew non-verbally.

• Intimidation: Lord Voldemort, due to his virtually unequal capacity for heinous torture and murder, commanded an extremely intimidating presence, enough to frighten low-level thugs and make them work for him out of sheer fear of how he would react to their refusal. He was able to swiftly intimidate famed wandmakers Garrick Ollivander and Mykew Gregorovitch, both of whom instantly submitted to his malevolent demands, with even the mere sight of him effortlessly terrifying Frank Bryce and the likes of the extremely courageous Harry Potter, the latter of whom would become haunted by the crimson eyes and cruel gaze of the Dark Lord for three years. Among the extremely few individuals who did not fear Voldemort included the tremendously fearless Albus Dumbledore (who remained staunch in consistently opposing the Dark Lord), the exceptionally brave Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin (who were among the extremely few wizards unafraid to call him by name), along with those who defiantly stood up to Voldemort during his reign of terror and died fighting valiantly against him. He also failed to intimidate Gellert Grindelwald, who mocked him to his face and challenged him to kill him. His inner circle of Death Eaters overwhelmingly feared him and consequently maintained their fierce loyalty to him at least partly out of fear of what he would do to them otherwise. Indeed, Voldemort's profound experience in intimidation tactics allowed him to instill great fear into the hearts of wizardkind, to the point that almost all feared uttering his name aloud to one another, with Boggarts even commonly appearing as Voldemort since he represented the worst fear of many members of wizardkind.