Lord Voldemort
Lord Voldemort is the principal villain of the Harry Potter series, a dark wizard who seeks immortality and wizard supremacy over non-magical people.
Born Tom Riddle, he chose a grandiose title meaning "flight from death" in French.
Characters in the books fear to speak his name, calling him He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named or You-Know-Who.
Outside the fiction, Voldemort serves as shorthand for any figure considered unspeakably evil or whose name people avoid: He's the Voldemort of the industry.
- You-Know-WhoFearful euphemism for evil
- orphanChild whose parents died
- ParseltongueMagical serpent communication language
- SlytherinCunning wizards' faction
Hogwarts · Gaunt · orphanage · diary · handsome · charismatic · prefect · brilliant
Personal daily record
- ringClosed curve shape
- locketHinged pendant holding keepsakes
- cupSmall drinking container
- diademJeweled band of royalty
Gaunt · Hufflepuff · Ravenclaw · Slytherin · soul · fragment · immortality · destruction
Dark wizard supremacist group
- BellatrixBlue giant in Orion
- LuciusLatin masculine given name
- SnapeEnglish surname, Suffolk locale
- markedBearing an indicator
branded · inner circle · loyal · feared · servants · recruited · summoned · punished
Fearful euphemism for evil
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
whispered · feared · reign · tyranny · paranoia · torture · murder · ruthless
- ParseltongueMagical serpent communication language
- wandlessWithout a casting tool
- nonverbalNot using speech
- phoenix featherPlume from immortal firebird
dark magic · curse · hex · spell · powerful · prodigy · dueling · flying
Foretelling of future events
- Harry PotterFictional adolescent sorcerer
- loveIntense fond attachment
- protectionGuarding against harm
- LilyFeminine floral name
vanquished · defeated · backfired · mortal · hubris · underestimated · destroyed · disarmed
Tom Riddle
- You-Know-WhoFearful euphemism for evil
- orphanChild whose parents died
- ParseltongueMagical serpent communication language
Hogwarts · Slytherin · Gaunt · orphanage · diary · handsome · charismatic · prefect · brilliant · ambitious
diary
Personal daily record
diadem · Gaunt · Hufflepuff · Ravenclaw · Slytherin · soul · fragment · immortality · destruction · cave
Death Eaters
Dark wizard supremacist group
marked · branded · inner circle · loyal · feared · servants · recruited · summoned · punished · masked
You-Know-Who
Fearful euphemism for evil
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
dread · whispered · feared · reign · tyranny · paranoia · torture · murder · ruthless · merciless
Avada Kedavra
- ParseltongueMagical serpent communication language
- wandlessWithout a casting tool
- nonverbalNot using speech
phoenix feather · dark magic · curse · hex · spell · powerful · prodigy · dueling · flying · possession
prophecy
Foretelling of future events
- Harry PotterFictional adolescent sorcerer
- loveIntense fond attachment
- protectionGuarding against harm
Lily · vanquished · defeated · backfired · mortal · hubris · underestimated · destroyed · disarmed · ended
Lord VoldemortHarry Potter
Fictional adolescent sorcerer
Albus Dumbledore · Lily Potter · Fawkes · Molly Weasley · Neville Longbottom
Lord VoldemortHarry Potter
Fictional adolescent sorcerer
Gandalf · Frodo Baggins · Aslan · Luke Skywalker · Superman