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| Contents | ||
| Lord Voldemort | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Hair Colour | None (formerly black) |
| Eye Colour | Red |
| House | Slytherin |
| Blood Purity | Half-Blood |
| Loyalty | Himself |
It is possible to break the name Voldemort into the French phrase "vol de mort," which has multiple translations. The most commonly cited is "flight of death," but other meanings include "flight from death" and "theft of a dead body." Voldemort and his Death Eaters are currently in hiding from the Ministry of Magic.
Voldemort's true name is Tom Marvolo Riddle (in the English version of the book; see below for information on other editions). His father (a non-magical person, or Muggle) turned his mother out of his home when he realised that she was a witch. She died soon after giving birth to Tom, but not before naming Tom after his father and Marvolo after his grandfather. From information given in the books, his birth year has been inferred to be 1927.
Tom attended the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1938Events January -June January 3 The March of Dimes is established by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. January 11 Frances Moulton is the first woman to become president of a US national bank. January 20 Wedding of king Farouk I of Egypt and Farida Zulficar in Cai to 1945Events January January 5 The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. January 12 World War II:, where he was a member of Slytherin house. Riddle was a model student, perhaps even the best to have ever studied at Hogwarts. Riddle found the fabled Chamber of Secrets in his fifth year, and, opening it, he let out the basiliskA basilisk (from the Greek basileus a king) is a mythical reptile, reputed to be king of serpents, which is supposed to have the power of causing death by look alone. According to the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder, the basilisk is a small snake th which lived inside. He managed to do this because he is the last surviving heir of Salazar Slytherin from his mother's side.
Unfortunately for him, on June 13June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. Events 1625 King Charles I is married to the French princess Henrietta Maria de Bourbon 1777 American Revolutionary War: Marquis de Lafayette la, 19431943 is the common year starting on Friday. Events January January 4 End of term for Culbert Olson, 29th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Earl Warren. January 11 The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China. January 1 the basilisk killed one of the students, Moaning MyrtleMoaning Myrtle is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of books by J. Rowling, a ghost in the second floor girl's bathroom at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Shirley Henderson played Moaning Myrtle in the movie version of Chamber, leading to widespread panic and worries that the school might be closed down. If that had happened, Tom would have been returned to an orphanage. To avoid this, he once again closed the Chamber with the basilisk inside, and tried to frame Hagrid, who was also a student at the time. Hagrid already had a reputation for taking care of large, monstrous animals; in fact, he had been taking care of an Acromantula when this accusation was made. Tom's plan succeeded, and Tom received an award for his supposed discovery of Hagrid's secret. Albus Dumbledore, the Professor of Transfiguration at Hogwarts at the time, wasn't convinced, and managed to get Hagrid a job at Hogwarts. So that some means of reopening the Chamber remained (and possibly as an attempt at immortality), Tom put his essence into a diary, which played a central role in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
After leaving school, he returned to the village where he was born, and murdered his father and grandparents. The only person to spot him was Frank Bryce, the gardener. Frank was suspected, as he was the only one who had keys to the house, and the door hadn't been forced and nobody else had seen Riddle. Medical evidence could not locate a cause of death, however, and so Bryce was let off by the police, although he was still regarded with suspicion by other villagers. This also caused the villagers to believe that Frank was an old fool telling stories.