Tom Marvolo Riddle

Avery and Lestrange were mentioned as being in the Slug Club and smirking along in Slughorn's memory. But Lestrange might actually be Rudolphus and Rabastan's father or uncle. Those two were probably around the age of the Black sisters, so not much older than the Marauders who were children during the war.

And then Nott, Rosier, Mulciber, and Dolohov were waiting for Riddle after his Hogwarts interview. Younger Dumbledore called them his friends. Those might be the Death Eaters we know of, or again, possibly their family members.

Considering Lucius, Bellatrix, Regulus, and Barty were all straight from Hogwarts when they joined, I'm going to assume that the generation above them were the original Death Eaters and they might have died in different battles.

We hear of a lot of deaths in the Order between July 1981 and Halloween 1981 (plus Alice and Frank's attack right after and Caradoc around the next January), so it's not so hard to imagine that there were also a lot of deaths in the 11 years before from both sides.

his only friends is his snake Nagini. She was cursed to become a snake permanently, and the only person she could communicate with was Voldemort, who spoke Parseltongue. After he created a Horcrux from her, their relationship deepened and became even more strained, with him being her only source of friendship. he has a twin wand with Harry Potter and for that reason his strength is equal to his

Fear became his main tool in the peak Voldemort days; the only thing he deigned to ‘give’ others was allowing them to stay alive, avoid punishment, or allowing them to unleash their darkest fantasies. In chasing evermore control, power, he ends up spiraling. His actions shift from sly, cunning, covert manipulative behaviors to more impulsive, erratic and desperate behaviors, all stemming from a loss of control, of his carefully cultivated power. His mask, literally and figuratively, disappears. ​It’s impossible to look past the incredible symbolism and irony of the Horcruxes. In his belief that eliminating and eradicating his weaknesses would make him untouchable, that very pursuit ended up being his undoing. With the killing off of the last vestiges of ‘normality’, he seemed to be completely driven by his impulses (or his Id, as Freud would say). If we add ‘death terror’ to this, it would explain why it went as far as Going Full Voldemort and becoming a mass murderer blindly obsessed with a prophecy that merely hinted at his potential defeat. ​Rowling said that Voldemort's boggart would be his own corpse, and I think that makes sense – for Voldemort, that is. His corpse would signify the fact that he could die and thus be defeated, the ultimate loss in the ultimate battle for ultimate power (say ‘ultimate’ one more time!). I think Tom Riddle's boggart would've been a poor man's grave; not only did he die (ugh, lame), but he died with nothing to show for it. ​With all that being said, being a psychopath does not evil make. However, Tom Riddle’s dire need for a sense of self, immersion in the Dark Arts, and the mutilation of his soul are what really made him turn into an unmitigated You-Know-What. The destruction of his soul left a shell of a man driven by dark base emotions: Full Voldemort.

Voldemort cannot die before Harry because Harry accidentally became a Horcrux on that fateful night.

Voldemort cannot kill Harry on the night of the Seven Potters because Harry is nearly unconscious and the Horcrux inside him kicks in and begins to defend itself, like other Horcruxes before him.

Harry cannot be killed by Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest because Lily's spell, which protected him from Voldemort, is not only linked to Harry, but because Voldemort used Harry's blood, the spell binds Harry to Voldemort. This is why Harry has the option to return or move forward in Purgatory.

In this scenario, the Horcrux did not defend itself because Harry was conscious and in control of his body, and the Horcrux was destroyed and did not return with Harry because only Harry has a link to the world of the living.

Conclusion: Spiraling out of Control ​To summarize the why, Tom Riddle was a narcissistic psychopath with a high IQ, immense magical ability, a chip on his shoulder and something to prove – and a need to be acknowledged for it. The potent mix of nature, magic, and nurture seemed to have really worked their, ehm, magic (sorry). Tom’s ‘abnormal’ behaviors in his childhood were strong predicting factors for the potential to entertain notions of one day being a Dark Lord. However, the odds seem like they were already in that favor before he was even born when we consider his genetic makeup along with the circumstances surrounding his conception and his birth. The Muggle environment he grew up in and the Magical world he was then introduced appear to be the ‘umami’ flavoring for the mix to inevitably lead him down his self-destructive path. ​Tom’s actions and behaviors all seem to boil down to an excessive need for control and the deep-seated fear of losing it. Growing up with Muggles, he used all his talents to exert his control over those weaker, sans Magique. In his peak Riddle days, Tom was quick to figure out he could control people by using his glib charm, his looks, and his extreme intelligence to manipulate everything to his liking. He was able to trick people into ‘wanting’ to give him the things he desires, making people believe that he’s ‘giving’ them something in return. With his psychopathy and narcissism fully taking the wheel, it seems that he no longer cared – or saw the need – to pretend to cater to the wishes of others.

It’s also interesting to go back to a psychopath’s psychophysiology. Psychopaths are believed to have low arousal compared to others and are prone to boredom. They could go to lengths to find a ‘thrill’. Discovering the limits, pushing boundaries and going beyond that would be completely on-brand for a Wizard with psychopathic tendencies. Maybe I’ve read too many fanfictions, but a common thought seems to be that the Dark Arts are highly addictive, so someone like Tom would keep pushing it and pushing it, until he could go where no one has gone before. Thus begins his slow decline a la: ‘A Horcrux, you say? Hold my butterbeer, imma make 7.’ ​It’s intriguing that he went for dependence on external objects to safeguard his continued survival. Objects that he either entrusted his most loyal followers with or hid in locations that had meaning to only him. He even had a magical living creature be the container. As we saw over the course of the series, it really wasn’t all that foolproof. But that’s the arrogance of Tom Riddle; he believed that while not many Wizards would even go down the path of creating a Horcrux, none would even conceive creating seven. What’s more, how would anyone even have the smarts to figure out his pattern, his way of thinking – preposterous. If only he had known about the Hallows sooner. Alas. ​Granted, there were other ways of circumventing mortality. But ‘cheating’ death by becoming a vampire, for example, would mean being a slave to one's own bloodlust and limitations, dependent on others still to sustain you, i.e. no control, still killable. Another obvious avenue would be using the Philosopher’s Stone as Flamel did, but it would not be anything new. Stealing it or copying it would mean nothing to him. He would be ‘immortal’ but weak and feeble, dependent on a stone, also still killable. So it seems that it’s not necessarily immortality in and of itself, but controlling how and when you die.

We see it when he asks Dumbledore whether his father was a wizard, for his mother couldn't have been "or she wouldn't have died". Aptly enough, this fear of death or anxiety induced by the thought of one's one mortality stems from low self-esteem, which a narcissist has in abundance.

takes on a new name and kills off the Riddles. By going to extreme lengths, he can distance himself and 'eradicate' that what he despises most about himself. He is not like those 'filthy' Muggles: the ones he was forced to be dependent on, those lesser beings that deprived him of what he was owed; the ones that left his mother for dead, etc. ​His 'great' blood is obviously the reason for his 'greatness', his destiny. Not only was this thought fed by the Pure-bloods around him, but it is the rhetoric that gives him a supply of Pure-bloods fanning at his feet. A thrill in of itself to see the privileged worship him. ​Riddle's actions seem to have always been very self-serving. He never preached what Grindelwald did; it was never for the 'greater good'. It is quite evident in the vagueness of Voldemort's politics regarding purity. It was simply a means to an end; just a way to see how far he could go in amassing power. The 'mission & vision' he proposed was probably one of the few things that Pure-bloods could get behind and would go to great lengths to achieve/protect. For Tom, it was a way of opening doors. Not only financially and socially, but also in terms of access to knowledge hoarded and guarded by Pure-bloods. Becoming and remaining uncontested in every sense of the word would mean being in control. No longer dependent on what others are willing to 'grant' him. No one would ever be able to challenge Him, take anything from Him, ever again: the ultimate power. ​Control of the Uncontrollable ​So let's turn our attention back to power: what would be ultimate power for a Wizard? Something a Wizard has never done and somewhere a Wizard has never gone before: beyond the veils of Death; surpassing mortal constructs — and defeating something as terribly common as 'death'. I think this seed, this fear, was planted in Tom's mind from a very young age.

Becoming Lord Voldemort: The Narcissistic Psychopathic Wizard’s Guide to Ultimate Power “What I was, even I do not know ... I, who have gone further than anybody along the path that leads to immortality. You know my goal – to conquer death*.”* Before we found out the little tidbits about Tom Riddle, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named’s motives seemed straightforward: Pure-bloods must reign supreme. Knowing what we know now, it would be too simplistic to state that Lord Voldemort was purely driven by hatred for an imagined inferior Other. Namely because at the core of hatred lies fear. A need for control and the deep-seated fear of losing said control would be something Tom would and could never admit to. It would mean acknowledging that something (i.e. fear) had control over him, in effect a weakness. He is a Half-blood orphan with nothing to his name, a nobody. He has a smidgen of hope when he discovers he is a descendent of Salazar through the Gaunts, but any notion of tangible rewards associated with that is shattered when he finds the Gaunts fallen from grace into obscurity. There is fear of forever being a nobody, unremarkable; entering the world with nothing and leaving the world with nothing – all the while knowing that he is obviously destined for greatness (hello narcissist, my old friend). He derived his new sense of self from being a descendent of the great Salazar Slytherin, who ‘rightfully’ detested those of lesser blood. As is typical for the malignant narcissist, Tom really has a ‘transparent’ defense mechanism to protect his fragile ego: projection. His hatred of his own lack of pure blood leads him to distance himself from it, denying whatever undermines his belief of being something special and extraordinary or not being worthy of the name. Distancing himself from that what makes him common and unworthy, he literally takes on a new name and kills off the Riddles.

He is arrogant and unfearing. He could never get caught. Tom only starts caring when his actions become disadvantageous to himself; Hogwarts would close if the attacks continued, meaning he would lose all that he had skilfully and carefully cultivated. ​In short, the need for control can drive one to go to really terrible lengths. Straight up tomfoolery, if you will. And if anyone went to great lengths, it was Tom Riddle’s becoming of Lord Voldemort.

While he was safe at Hogwarts during most of the year and the winter holidays, he still had to return during the summer. Let me quickly add here that Grindelwald never attacked Britain, but Muggle London was dealing with (the threat of) bombings during those years, with heavy losses in terms of homes, businesses, and lives. Tom just about avoided The Blitz (Sep 7, 1940 – May 11, 1941) and the evacuation of children of Sep 1, 1939 (although, how he managed that, don’t ask). It’s safe to say that times were incredibly tough and unsafe in those daysSo on that note, let me introduce you to Terror Management Theory (TMT). It basically means that when faced with ‘terror’, i.e. one’s own mortality, the anxiety that goes with it can make people do some really effed up things. People will start chasing ways to boost their self-esteem, their self-worth, and for ways to confirm that their life has meaning and that they certainly are not insignificant or disposable. That they matter. Mind you, this all takes place without people even realizing that this is driving them. This theory rears its head when we speak of racism as well. In trying to elevate their sense of self, people can attach great importance to the group they identify with. They will then seek out ways to confirm their group is superior to others (well, well, well). ​This theory seems to also fit Tom’s strange, half-assed Heir of Slytherin shenanigans. Same as what happened in the interaction with Dumbledore, Tom’s glee at finding out he’s indeed special makes him impulsive and greedy, disregarding the consequences and acting out of his ‘careful’ character. He has new power within his grasp, new thrills to seek and uncover. In his excitement, he is reckless and gets Myrtle Warren killed.While the rest of his attacks seem very planned and controlled, perhaps to impress his new Knights but most likely to see how far he could push boundaries, it also shows that he either doesn't think or doesn't care about potential

He just continued to perfect it; he became above reproach by being the perfect student in the eyes of the adults, while fooling his fellow students and building his own following (feeding his ego along the way). He played into Slytherin politics and managed to establish himself as something to behold and to be frightened of,especially when he learned of being a descendent of Salazar Slytherin – a legit claim to power. He now had proof of something he had always believed: I am above them.* ​Loss of Control and Terror Management ​Throughout his time at Hogwarts, Tom managed to perfect his control over others. Despite all his received praise and accolades, his ego remained fragile. I think the fact that he could not escape his blood status, his class – made especially salient when he had to return to the orphanage during the summer – really fueled his obsession to confirm he’s the Heir, i.e. to strengthen his sense of self. ​Apart from the orphanage, Tom spends the rest of his formative years at Hogwarts, where he is, at most, considered a Half-blood if not a Muggle-born – i.e. lesser than. His fragile ego and sense of self is constantly challenged if not outright attacked. What’s even more confronting is that he also still has to return to the orphanage during summer break in the years 1938-1945 until he is of age. A place where he cannot use his magic; where he cannot sow the merits of his efforts at Hogwarts; a place where he has little to no control. He has to go back to being an orphan, in an orphanage, among Muggles. This having to return to Hogwarts is even more interesting to note when you consider there is both a Muggle war (WW2) and a Wizarding war (Grindelwald) happening. ​That’s why we should also place all of this in the context of when this all took place. Tom experiences both WW2 and the Grindelwald days while he’s a teenager and still at Hogwarts.

Tom had made himself the master of his little universe, believingthat no other has his special type of power. Not only did Tom lose his cool during the conversation, he showed weakness by being vulnerable. As Tom learns when he joins the Wizarding World, Dumbledore is even more powerful than he thought and holds strong political power to boot. Someone like Dumbledore, for example, is not just threatening because of his power but because he can see behind Tom’s mask. ​Control in the Wizarding World ​The interaction with Dumbledore seems to set the tone for Tom’s understanding of ‘power’ in the Wizarding World. It is something he further internalizes when he arrives at Hogwarts and gets sorted into Slytherin, a House of mainly Pure-bloods. I wholeheartedly believe that this little Snake immediately understood the blood status dynamics at school and the hierarchy within Slytherin House; things beyond his control. It is not a stretch to believe that the Slytherins, in particular, bullied him, ostracised him*—rejected him—*for his lack of Wizarding name, lack of status and money, and tried to show and put him in his place, thus fueling his rage. So at the age of 11, Tom had the mental acuity to realize he needed other tactics to become influential, to wield his power. ​Seeing power and status being inherently awarded to Pure-bloods, the very ones who reject him, his own search for a claim to power/his superiority starts off with an obsessive in-depth exploration of his heritage. It is natural to assume that, along with this quest, Tom educated himself on social politics and how to improve himself. He was able to show humility and regard for others, be inhibited and not boastful. We learn from Dumbledore that Tom at Hogwarts showed signs of covert narcissism: no outward signs of arrogance or aggression, seemed polite, quiet, and thirsty for knowledge. He had already learned how to control certain impulses, ingratiate himself, how to hide in plain sight.

Honestly, the whole interaction between them is so significant, so amazing and so telling of Tom’s typical interpersonal dynamics and relationships. It’s no wonder he starts to despise and avoid Dumbledore.

When Tom learns there is a word for his abilities, he is very eager to show off and be acknowledged for it by someone he could potentially identify with, someone who can show him the path to more knowledge, more power, someone ‘worthy’. For the first time, he encounters someone he wants to impress; he does this by boasting about his abilities. How telling it is that our Little Lord says that he “can make bad things happen to people who annoy me,” — not “mean to me” as the movie had us believe. ​Here, Tom seems to have accidentally truly revealed himself — perhaps for the first time, definitely the last time. Out of childlike excitement and eagerness, he has shown his hand, which he immediately regrets when it is not followed by recognition and/or approval from Dumbledore. Dumbledore, quickly catching on to the power dynamics, asks Tom to address him as ‘sir’ or ‘professor’ and immediately establishes his authority. Tom accepts it begrudgingly, “expression hardened”, as he needs Dumbledore to tell him more. Upon Tom’s demand, Dumbledore’s power is then quickly, and casually, displayed when he uses the Flame-Freezing charm on Tom’s wardrobe. If I’m being honest, I always found Dumbledore’s ‘casual’ display of power to be very loaded and quite problematic, ‘destroying’ something of Tom’s where he had stashed his very few possessions. Yet, Tom quickly goes from outrage to “expression greedy” when he realizes Dumbledore was just showing his power and using it to impress, i.e. instill fear (Tom immediately asks Dumbledore where he can get “one of them [wands]”). ​When Dumbledore uses his ‘power’ to then confront Tom with his stealing and bullying, Tom reluctantly concedes that he cannot manipulate Dumbledore and doesn’t deny his actions, knowing that ‘being truthful’ is how he can appease and steer Dumbledore. He even accepts the humiliation of having to return the stolen items and apologize to others.

Rejection is another big theme in the life of a narcissist; one that Tom was very familiar with. He was unwanted and fully made aware of it: his mother ‘left’ him by dying,his father never came for him, he was not chosen for adoption, and there were many other children vying for attention. Attention that Tom did not receive but perhaps believed he was owed. Originating from a sense of entitlement, someone like Tom would come to view any sort of rejection as a slight (for he is smarter, better, etc.). While Tom might not have even wanted such attention or even had a particular need to belong – considering he didn’t view anyone as a peer/equal – the fact that it was not automatically given to him was probably construed as insulting. ​Control Through Controlling Others ​Mrs. Cole told Dumbledore that Tom scared the other children and that it was hard to catch him at any bullying or other malicious acts. With the ability to control his magic at such a young age, along with being highly intelligent, he was quick to figure out how to use this to his advantage. He could fly under the radar when needed, manipulate those in power, and use his skills to control others through fear – ultimately to protect himself and what little he had, but also relishing how he could lord his power over others, establishing his superiority and showing them all how special he was. I believe that Tom honed the art of manipulation at a young age as he couldn’t fathom other ways of tying people to him, of forming relationships – unless there was fear or a sense of owing. His magic gave him the additional tools to control those that didn't have it. ​Then, a defining moment: Tom meets Dumbledore. Using the same control tactics he has probably used with everyone around, Tom tries to command Dumbledore to do/say certain things. If you squint, you could even say that Tom was able to put a magical compulsion in his commands. Dumbledore, being who he is, is unmoved and even gently puts Tom in his place

Tom develops this ego defense but also gets confirmation of his grandiosity through having magical power that actually does set him apart.

One of our main human motivational processes is the desire for control. Actually, it is perceived control that really helps our general sense of well-being. This need exists and is deeply embedded in all of us. However, when people are tried and tested, feel threatened or powerless, a lack of agency can kickstart all kinds of coping mechanisms to maintain the sense of self. So, simply put: the less perceived control you have, the greater the need. ​When we speak of power, we speak of control. If there is anyone who is desperate for control it's the narcissist. The narcissist is believed to have such low self-esteem and fragile ego that it will, subconsciously, protect itself from being injured at all costs. Controlling your circumstances and those around you is a means of guarding and protecting the ego. Anything less just won't do. A threat to that control, that power, is a perceived threat to the sense of self. ​Power is a concept that really tickles Riddle/Voldemort’s Niffler as we pretty much learn from the get-go. Consider again, for a moment, where and how Tom grew up. His ability to control came from his magic. Seeing as how Tom grew up in an orphanage, not a penny to his name and very few resources, I think that Tom learned early on that everything could so easily be taken away from him – by someone bigger, older, someone who had more power. While Tom could ‘control’ his circumstances to some degree with his magic, he was still a child. He seemed to have an innate understanding of his powerlessness, i.e. lack of control. Perhaps less helpless than other children, but still a child dependent on others. Not only that, but he was dependent on people he deemed lesser than him, less intelligent, less special. Something a narcissist like Tom would deeply resent. The thing here is that viewing others as beneath you or believing oneself to be superior to others is an ego defense to deal with insecurity, shame, rejection, etc.

As previously stated, we clearly see signs of malignant narcissism in young Tom, characterized by grandiosity, pride, egotism, and a lack of empathy, combined with antisocial behaviors. What is particularly applicable in Tom’s case is Kohut’s theory of narcissism. ​The Little Narcissist ​In psychoanalytic theory, primary narcissism in children is part of their development. ​It is normal for children to develop self-love and object-love, as Kohut puts it. Entertaining notions of greatness, magical thinking, feeling omnipotent and omniscient and believing to have a certain immunity to the consequences of their actions is all part of this development. It is quite innocent, but it can become pathological. According to Kohut, children are normally gently disillusioned of these grand notions, in a nontraumatic manner, by maturing and becoming part of society. Pathological narcissism, however, develops when the child basically has defective narcissistic structures of the self by having this process disrupted. ​This defective structure fits Tom Riddle to a T. In addition, Kohut’s theory of object-love really applies here as well. According to Kohut, either a child has a ‘mother’ to confirm their grandiosity, or they seek an adult to create an ‘idealized parent image’. This means they will seek an adult, someone powerful they can look up to, so they can bask in their reflected glory. For Tom, having neither someone to confirm his grandiosity nor someone to look up to means he creates his own powerful parent. We notice this when Tom explicitly asks Dumbledore about his father being a Wizard, since his mother obviously could not have been; she wouldn’t have died if she was. One can imagine his (narcissistic) rage when this image was shattered later on. His five-year search for the Chamber of Secrets to confirm he’s the Heir of Slytherin is a direct result of Tom’s continued search for a sense of self. ​The Narcissist’s Plight: Need for Control

In addition to taking into account these hereditary, biological and prenatal factors, we'd be remiss not to look at the effect of nurture. Now, we don't actually know that much about Tom’s early childhood except for what we learn during Dumbledore’s visit to Wool’s Orphanage in 1938. We find out that Tom steals from people, has no qualms about hurting animals, scares and bullies other children, and is a consummate liar – all while having/ showing no remorse. Mrs. Cole, the matron of the orphanage, refers to Tom as being a funny boy and odd, that he was a “funny baby, too” and “hardly ever cried”. It is conceivable that the caretakers gave him less attention in response to his lack of showing his needs through crying and that he was picked up and held less often. It could also be a chicken-or-egg situation: perhaps he didn’t cry because he learned his cries would not be responded to, etc. Even if we leave magic out of the equation as to why they would find him ‘funny’, it is likely that he showed general ‘abnormal’ responses and behaviors not appropriate for his developmental stage that were unsettling to others. It is easy to assume that this would lead to people distancing themselves from him and alienating him further. Regardless of cause-effect, there are clear signs here that Tom grows up maladjusted and that his attachment style falls somewhere along the dismissive-avoidant. I think we can assume that the lack of developing a relationship with at least one primary caregiver would really put a damper on having any semblance of a ‘normal’ social and emotional development. ​There seems to be a clear interplay here of genetic, biological (magical) and environmental factors as the perfect foundation for dysfunctional personality traits to really come to fruition. ​Power & Control: A Narcissistic Trip ​“There is no good and evil. There is only power*, and those too weak to seek it.”* ​Strap in as we first take a little detour for a quick exploration of narcissism.

because they don’t fear punishment even though they might know that it is a consequence of their behavior. It’s also what makes them great liars (psychopaths can ace a lie detector test like no other). It can also mean being more prone to boredom and seeking thrills as a result (low arousal theory). We could even view all of this in light of ‘Magic™ development’ instead of the Muggle term ‘brain development’.

her family. Merope is soon with child after their marriage and decides to release Tom Riddle Sr. of whatever spell he’s under, but he leaves her immediately.

Let’s consider the circumstances surrounding the conception of Tom Riddle. J.K. Rowling said that Voldemort could not understand love as he was conceived in a ‘loveless union’. However, she also stated that had Merope decided to live and raise Tom, his life would’ve turned out differently by knowing ‘love’. We could understand the tidbits shared by J.K. to mean that a child born into a loveless union would perhaps grow up in a loveless household, would have no good examples of what love is and would not know or be shown love. While Dumbledore hints that he suspects Merope used a Love Potion to “hoodwink” Tom Riddle Sr., we only know that magic was used. I always understood said ‘loveless union’ to be a magical violation – violation in every sense of the word – and that Tom’s incapability to love was due to magic that tried to correct a balance, i.e. the Laws of Magic™ were violated. Now, I’m no Magical Theorist, but this could mean that actual Magic™ is at play in addition to a genetic predisposition to explain Tom’s psychopathic traits. ​Apart from these genetic and magical factors, we could also consider the environmental factors that influenced the biological development of Tom. Merope was left destitute and depressed when Riddle Sr. abandoned her while pregnant. In the dead of winter, with a lot of stressors and suppressed magic, she gave birth to Tom at the orphanage and then died. While we don’t know how her pregnancy developed, this being all guesswork, the prenatal stressors and perhaps a complicated birth due to her suppressed magic could have influenced Tom’s brain development. Brain development or deviating brain structures are linked to psychopathy (x). Simply said, the parts of the brain responsible for empathy and guilt or fear and anxiety don’t work the same for psychopaths, e.g. they don’t experience fear or other affects the way others might. In a psychopathic child, for example, this could mean that they would be hard to socialize because they

Azkaban é a tenebrosa prisão insular no universo de Harry Potter, situada no meio do Mar do Norte, destinada a bruxos e bruxas perigosos. Guardada por dementadores que sugam a felicidade, a prisão é conhecida por sua brutalidade, enlouquecendo prisioneiros. Exemplos de uso incluem a detenção de Sirius Black e Bellatrix Lestrange. Sinônimos ou termos relacionados incluem "fortaleza de segurança máxima", "centro de detenção bruxo", "masmorra" e, em sentido figurado, um local de desespero.

Maldições Imperdoáveis, são feitiços das trevas de alta periculosidade, cujo uso em seres humanos resulta em prisão perpétua em Azkaban. São elas: Avada Kedavra (Morte), Crucio (Tortura) e Imperio (Controle).

1. Summoning Charm — "Accio" • Spells The Summoning Charm causes an object to fly to the caster, even over quite some distance; the target object is said to have been Summoned. It would seem that the caster must know at least the general location of the object Summoned

2.Water-Making Spell — "Aguamenti" • Spells The Water-Making Spell conjures a fountain or jet of clear drinkable water from the caster’s wand

3.Unlocking Charm — "Alohomora" • Spells The Unlocking Charm is a charm that causes a locked door to open

4.Anti-Apparition • Spells Anti-Apparition Charms prevent someone from Apparating, or magically traveling to a location

5.Anti-cheating spell • Spells Anti-Cheating Spells and Charms are cast on quills and examination papers before exams at Hogwarts

6.Anti-Disapparation Jinx • Spells The Anti-Disapparation Jink prevents someone from Disapparating, or disappearing to magically travel somewhere else

7.Anti-Intruder jinxes • Spells Anti-intruder Jinxes are spells for security

8.Anti-Jinx — "various" • Spells Anti-Jinx spells are used to reverse Jinxes

9.Antler jinx • Spells The antler jinx, as the name suggests, causes the victim to sprout antlers

10.Revealing Charm — "Aparecium" • Spells The Revealing Charm makes invisible ink become visible

11.Tracking Spell — "Appare vestigium" • Spells Appare vestigium invokes a tracking spell that “materializes as a swirl of gold, which illuminates traces of recent magical activity.”

12.Apparition • Spells Apparition is an advanced spell used by fully trained witches and wizards to disappear from one place and appear almost instantly somewhere else. A person who uses this spell is referred to as an Apparator. Apparition is typically cast non-verbally. No one can Apparate or Disapparate inside Hogwarts

13.Armour-Bewitching Charm • Spells The Armour-Bewitching Charm caused a suit of armour at Hogwarts to sing Christmas carols

25.Bridging Charms • Spells Bridging Charms are used to create pathways – over rivers or people

26.Bubble-Head Charm • Spells The Bubble-Head Charm encloses the head of the caster with a bubble of breathable air

27.Canary Transfiguration Hex • Spells The Canary Transfiguration Hex temporarily changes someone into a giant canary. After a few moments, the Transfigured person molts back into themselves

28.Undetectable Extension Charm — "Capacious Extremis (Pm)" • Spells The Undetectable Extension Charm extends the internal dimensions of the target object without affecting the external dimensions

29.Caterwauling Charm • Spells The Caterwauling Charm sets off a loud wailing noise when an unauthorized person enters the target area

30.A Charm To Cure Reluctant Reversers • Spells A Charm to Cure Reluctant Reversers is a broom charm, presumably to overcome difficulties with backing up. This spell appears on page twelve of the Handbook of Do-It-Yourself Broom Care, which Hermione Granger bought by mail-order for Harry’s 13th birthday

31.Cheering Charm • Spells A Cheering Charm cheers a person up, makes them happy

32."Circumrota" • Incantations • Spells “Circumrota” is the incantation for a spell that causes an object to rotate (CG). Leta Lestrange used this spell on one of the records towers in the Ministère Des Affaires Magiques to bring Newt Scamander and Tina Goldstein, who were hanging onto the other side of it, into view

33.Locking Spell — "Colloportus" • Spells Seals a door, making an odd squelching noise

34.Stickfast Hex — "Colloshoo" • Spells Sticks the victim’s shoes to the floor

35.Concealment Charm • Spells A charm used to hide an object

36.Confundus Charm — "Confundo" • Spells The Confundus Charm is a spell which causes confusion. A person who is affected by this Charm is said to be Confunded

37.Conjunctivitus Curse • Spells The Conjunctivitus Curse is a spell that affects the eyes and vision of the target

38.Containment Charm • Spells Attempted by caretaker Rancorous Carpe in 1876 to keep Peeves the poltergeist inside a “vast enchanted bell jar,” but the plan failed when Peeves broke the glass and escaped armed with weaponry (Pm). If only he had used an Unbreakable Charm, too

39.Corporeal Patronus — "Expecto Patronum" • Spells A corporeal Patronus is a fully-shaped spirit animal conjured with the Patronus Charm (OP8, OP16). The Patronus Charm is extremely difficult for most witches and wizards, so a corporeal Patronus that takes the form of a living animal is rare and shows great magical ability (Pm). An “incorporeal patronus

40.Countercharm for hiccups • Spells Reverses hiccups

41.Countercurse — "various" • Spells A spell that reverses a curse (not always effective)

42.Create forked-tongue • Spells Grindelwald rewarded his loyal servant Abernathy with a new forked-tongue for helping him escape the Aurors who were transporting him from MACUSA in New York to Europe. Abernathy and Grindelwald had switched appearances at MACUSA so that when authorities decided to remove the tongue of the chained but dangerous Grindelwald

43.Cruciatus Curse — "Crucio" • Spells One of the “Unforgivable Curses,” this spell causes the victim to suffer almost intolerable pain. Some victims of prolonged use of this curse have been driven insane. A victim of this curse is said to have been Cruciated

44.Curse of the Bogies — "Mucus Ad Nauseam" • Spells The effect is an extremely runny nose

45.Curse of Enchanted Slumber • Spells When Gormlaith Gaunt attacked Ilvermorny School, she sent a powerful curse towards the building, including the names of her niece Isolt and her husband James Steward who were both sleeping (Pm). When the twin baby daughters of Isolt and James woke up and started to cry in fear, the sound

46.Curse on the Ring • Spells The curse on the ring refers to a deadly curse placed by Voldemort on Marvolo Gaunt‘s ring to protect the Horcrux within.

69.Fixing Charm • Spells The Fixing Charm is a spell that magically fastens one thing to another. This spell may be temporary, unlike the Permanent Fixing Charm

70.Flagrante Curse • Spells Causes the target object to burn anyone who touches it

71.Flashing Paint Charm • Spells This “tricky little charm” makes the paint on a banner flash different colors

72.Knockback Jinx — "Flipendo" • Spells Knocks an opponent backwards

73.Freezing Charm — "Immobulus" • Spells The Freezing Charm is a spell which immobilizes objects or creatures

74.Full Body-Bind — "Petrificus Totalus" • Spells Turns the entire body of the victim rigid

75.Smokescreen Spell — "Fumos" • Spells Apparently creates a defensive smokescreen while dueling

76.Pimple Jinx — "Furnunculus" • Magical effects • Spells The Pimple Jinx, or Furnunculus Curse, is a spell which causes an eruption of boils (GF18) or pimples

77.General Counter Spell — "Finite Incantatem" • Spells The General Counter-Spell, Finite Incantatem, is an all-purpose spell which stops currently operating spell effects

78.Gouging Spell — "Defodio" • Spells Digs through or hollows out the target, can be used on earth and stone

79.Gripping Charm • Spells A Gripping Charm is a spell that allows the enchanted object to be held more easily

80.Growth Charm • Spells Spell to make things grow in size

81.Hair-Thickening Charm • Spells A spell which lengthens and thickens a person’s hair

82.Hexes • Spells The following spells are known as hexes. Bat-Bogey Hex Bedazzling Hex canary transfiguration hex Hurling Hex knee-reversing hex Stinging Hex Twitchy Ears Hex toenail-growing hex

83.Hive Jinx • Spells Morfin Gaunt cast a spell on Tom Riddle Sr. out of spite because he knew his sister Merope was infatuated with him. The spell left Riddle covered in hives

84.Homorphus Charm • Spells The Homorphus Charm is used against a werewolf. Its exact effects aren’t given

14. Atmospheric Charm • Spells Atmospheric Charms affect the weather inside Ministry of Magic headquarters in London. When Hermione and Ron infiltrated the Ministry in disguise during the Voldemort regime, Ron’s alter-ego Reginald Cattermole was supposed to stop the rain that was falling in the office of Yaxley the Death Eater

15.Killing Curse — "Avada Kedavra" • Spells The Killing Curse causes instant death in a flash of green light, usually leaving no sign of physical damage or of the cause of death that would be detectable to a Muggle autopsy

16.Bird-Conjuring Charm — "Avis" • Spells The Bird-Conjuring Charm produces a flock of small, twittering birds

17.Babbling Curse • Spells The Babbling Curse causes the victim to babble nonsense

18.Backfiring Jinx • Spells The Backfiring Jinx has unknown effects, but can certainly be nasty

19.Banishing Charm — "Depulso" • Spells The Banishing Charm sends an object away from the caster; the target object is said to have been Banished. The Banishing Charm is considered to be the reverse spell to the Summoning Charm

20.Bat-Bogey Hex • Spells The infamous Bat-Bogey Hex engorges an opponent’s “bogies” inside their nose to bat-size, gives them wings, and sets them to attacking his or her face

21.Bedazzling Hex • Spells The Bedazzling Hex is a spell which causes the target object to temporarily blind any observer. The spell can be used to create invisibility cloaks

22.Blasting Curse — "Confringo" • Spells The Blasting Curse causes the target to explode

23."Riddikulus" • Spells The Boggart Banishing Spell requires the caster to visualize his or her worst fear in an amusing form while reciting the incantation “Riddikulus!” When performed correctly, this forces the boggart to take on an appearance which will inspire the laughter that overwhelms and banishes the creature

24.Braking charm • Spells The Braking Charm allows a wizarding broom to stop effectively

How nice for him. Anyways, he poisons her and does his memory-implanting thing again, this time to Hepzibah’s house elf. He walks with the next two Horcruxes - the Locket and the Cup. He makes them by killing Hepzibah and a random woman in London. We’re up to five now. Dumbldore v Grindelwald smackdown happens in 1945

Now, because Grindelwald left such a big gaping hole in the Pureblood Baddies league, Voldemort starts taking this opportunity to talk all that big game about Pureblood supremacy. He was always on board, but became more outspoken about it in between 1945 and 1946.

Voldy comes back to Hogwarts in 1946 to apply for the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Dippet is still Headmaster but Dumbledore pulls some strings and gets him to pump the breaks and tell Voldemort “no thanks.” Voldemort takes this time to charm The Grey Lady and find out that Ravenclaw’s Diadem is in Albania.

In 1947, Voldemort travels to Albania. While he is there, he tracks down the Diadem and kills a random in Albania in order to turn it into a Horcrux. He takes that back with him to England and thus we have the third Horcrux - the Diadem.

From 1950 to 1961, Voldemort is working at Borgin and Burke’s. We don’t know much about his time there except that he used it to build more followers and become better-known in the creepy circles he later runs. He meets Hepzibah Smith in 1955.

Voldemort finds out that Hepzibah Smith is the Heir of Hufflepuff fairly quickly. He brokers a lot of deals between her and Borgin & Burke’s in the time he works there, and later finds out she’s in possession of artefacts from both Slytherin and Hufflepuff in 1961. How nice for him. Anyways, he poisons her and does his memory-implanting thing again, this time to Hepzibah’s house elf. He walks with the next two Horcruxes - the Locket and the Cup. He makes them by killing Hepzibah and a random woman in London. We’re up to five now.

Now, after a very busy summer, Voldemort keeps the steam train that is 1943 a-rollin’ and begins his sixth year at Hogwarts. Screw studying for your NEWTs or whatever the nerds are doing, our man is a little busy planning world domination. To help with that, he taps his bff Horace Slughorn to find out if he could “theoretically” create six Horcruxes - so, four more. He ends his sixth year in 1944.

Voldemort lays low for his seventh year. He does his thing and graduates Hogwarts in 1945.

Dumbldore v Grindelwald smackdown happens in 1945

Now, because Grindelwald left such a big gaping hole in the Pureblood Baddies league, Voldemort starts taking this opportunity to talk all that big game about Pureblood supremacy. He was always on board, but became more outspoken about it in between 1945 and 1946.

Voldy comes back to Hogwarts in 1946 to apply for the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Dippet is still Headmaster but Dumbledore pulls some strings and gets him to pump the breaks and tell Voldemort “no thanks.” Voldemort takes this time to charm The Grey Lady and find out that Ravenclaw’s Diadem is in Albania.

In 1947, Voldemort travels to Albania. While he is there, he tracks down the Diadem and kills a random in Albania in order to turn it into a Horcrux. He takes that back with him to England and thus we have the third Horcrux - the Diadem.

From 1950 to 1961, Voldemort is working at Borgin and Burke’s. We don’t know much about his time there except that he used it to build more followers and become better-known in the creepy circles he later runs. He meets Hepzibah Smith in 1955. Voldemort finds out that Hepzibah Smith is the Heir of Hufflepuff fairly quickly. He brokers a lot of deals between her and Borgin & Burke’s in the time he works there, and later finds out she’s in possession of artefacts from both Slytherin and Hufflepuff in 1961.

1970** Rolls around and Voldemort starts openly declaring himself the Dark Lord and basically becomes a terrorist. He kills a bunch of Muggles via his gang of Death Eaters and turns some of them into Inferi. After he got bored of that, he started in on Muggle-bones and people he seemed to be blood traitors. It was around this time they started putting Dark Marks in the sky.

Lily Evans, James Potter, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Severus Snape, and Petter Pettigrew enter Hogwarts in 1971 Around 1940, Tom Riddle finds out he’s a half-blood and is like, super mad about it. He also finds out that he’s a direct heir of Slytherin somehow, who knows, and he uses this to form his entire personality. He starts calling himself “Voldemort” and so do our four fathers and his other nameless band of delinquent friends.

When Voldemort returns for his fourth year, 1941, he’s obsessed with learning more about his family’s history, and the Dark Arts. In this time he learns about the existence and means of creation of Horcruxes. Hogwarts kept Secrets of the Darkest Arts around in the library for some damn reason we may never know.

During the end of Voldemort’s fifth year, in 1943, all hell breaks loose. Voldy discovers the existence of the Chamber of Secrets and opens that bad boy up. He controls the Basilisk, some Muggle-borns get Petrified, and he kills Myrtle. He uses this murder to make his first Horcrux, which is the Diary.

Rubeus Hagrid is expelled from Hogwarts after being falsely accused of opening the CoS few months later in the summer of 1943, Voldemort tracks down what remains of the Gaunts. They tell him basically that his dad sucks and it’s all his fault, so Voldemort goes and kills all the Riddle family and frames Morfin Gaunt by implanting false memories. Then he swipes his ring (which is also The Resurrection Stone somehow), and uses that to create his second Horcrux - the Gaunt Ring.

He kills Lily Potter. He moves on to kill Harry Potter but is screwed over by Lily’s love sacrifice. His Killing Curse rebounds on himself and we have the sixth Horcrux by accident - Harry Potter. Voldemort’s physical body is destroyed and what remains of his soul is transferred to Harry, along with his sweet scar. Voldemort, in some kind of ghostly form or something, flees. Between 1961 and 1967, Voldemort travels through Asia and Europe doing a lot of shady stuff. Now, the rest of the Wizarding World is still kind of reeling from the whole Grindelwald thing. Squibs and Muggle-borns are out fighting for their rights, and it’s making the Purebloods feel some heat. Voldemort gains some new followers by continuing to tout his Pureblood supremacy stuff, and they start calling themselves “Death Eaters.” He invents the Dark Mark at this time as well.

In 1965, Remus Lupin is bitten by Fenrir Greyback Narcissa Black enters Hogwarts in 1966

He studies the oldest and most obscure Dark Magic, does some experiments, and it apparently does some stuff to his appearance. He doesn’t lose his nose or anything, but he looks creepy after this. He does however, become even more powerful. Which is kind of saying something because he was pretty damn powerful before this. He starts wearing his signature outfit in 1968 because he looks so weird, and returns to England to fuck shit up.

Also in 1968, conveniently, Abraxas Malfoy kills a very socially-just Minister for Magic, Nobby Leach Albus Dumbledore gets appointed as Hogwarts Headmaster, and a Chief of the Wizenagamot in 1969 In 1969, Voldemort returns to Hogwarts. He’s big mad that Dumbledore is Headmaster because he knows Albus isn’t about to let his creepy-looking ass come in and teach “Defense Against” the Dark Arts. He dumps the Diadem in the Room of Requirement and seeks out the Sword of Gryffindor. He fails at that, also. He puts a jinx on the position.

Regulus finds out about the Horcruxes when Kreacher survives trying to retrieve the Locket. Regulus goes to try and destroy it, but he dies, and Kreacher is left with the Locket.

Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom are born in July 1980

Now, 1980 is a real bitch of a year for our boy, but it starts out strong. He gains his first snitch, Peter Pettigrew. With the way the Dark Lord was running shit, Peter thought that he had no other choice.. or something. Given the fact that Voldemort had all the Order secrets now, he was pretty much killing everybody. All of the Order members get pretty paranoid and nobody knows who the snitch is.

Things take a turn though, when the remaining Ministry members who aren’t under Voldemort’s thumb say they can start using lethal force. Aurors and members of Order of the Phoenix being out the big guns, a bunch of Death Eaters get captured and then Voldemort gets the final blow. In 1981, Sybil Trewlaney makes? say? receives? a prophecy about vanquishing the Dark Lord. Says the parents of the one who will defeat the Dark Lord will “thrice defy him” and that the child was born in July

Snape overhears the prophecy and brings it to Voldemort, who immediately thinks it’s about the Potter’s son. Snape is obviously not very pleased about that and runs off to Dumbledore to beg him to save the Potters. Dumbledore puts them under the Fidelius Charm in Godric’s Hollow.

Peter Pettigrew becomes Secret Keeper to the Potter’s home

In late 1981 Voldemort is told by Peter Pettigrew the location of the Potter’s safe house. On Halloween of that year, he goes to Godric’s Hollow and kills James Potter. Lily Potter is told to move (for Snape’s sake), and she refuses. He gave her one more chance to move out of his way so he could kill Harry, and she said no again - thereby fulfilling the prophecy stipulation (once by refusing to join the Death Eaters, twice more by refusing to let him kill her son).

It is during this time he is considered to have surpassed Grindelwald in his reign of terror throughout Britain.People said he could do magic they had never seen, and had abilities thought to be impossible. We’ll never know what they are because the author of these books would rather tell us about the wide variety of magical candy. Anyways..

1971 the Order of the Phoenix is formed by Albus Dumbledore. Founding members include Moody, the Longbottoms, Dedalus Diggle

Bellatrix Black becomes a Death Eater

Between 1971 and 1975, things are looking bleak. People won’t even speak Voldemort’s name anymore, and everybody is paranoid because of his flagrant use of the Imperius Curse. Voldemort is still gaining followers rapidly, and the Order the Phoenix is basically failing very fast.

Regulus Black enters Hogwarts in 1972

During this time, Voldemort got some big players. Somewhere in this time frame before 1977, he gets the sons of all our Four Fathers: Lucius Malfoy, Rodolphous & Rabastan Lestrange, Evan Rosier, and Avery II (who just doesn’t deserve a first name, I guess). Some names we know from the books that got recruited around this time between 1971 and 1977 include Crabbe & Goyle Sr., Igor Karakroff, Augustus Rookwood, and Antonin Dolohov.

Marauder’s Era gang graduates Hogwarts

In 1978, Voldemort started playing favorites and creating an inner circle. This is especially true regarding Bellatrix, Lucius, and, when he graduates Hogwarts, Severus Snape. He marries Bellatrix off the Rodolphous because her family was bugging out about it, and goes about his business. Lily Evans, James Potter, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, and Sirius Black join the Order of the Phoenix in 1978 In 1979 shit starts to get a little dicey for the Dark Lord. He tries to recruit Lily Evans (probably for Snape), and she turns him down. Regulus Black joins the Death Eaters but he’s not super happy when Voldy tries to test out his Horcrux defense game

He invents the Dark Mark at this time as well.

In 1965, Remus Lupin is bitten by Fenrir Greyback

Narcissa Black enters Hogwarts in 1966

He studies the oldest and most obscure Dark Magic, does some experiments, and it apparently does some stuff to his appearance. He doesn’t lose his nose or anything, but he looks creepy after this. He does however, become even more powerful. Which is kind of saying something because he was pretty damn powerful before this. He starts wearing his signature outfit in 1968 because he looks so weird, and returns to England to fuck shit up.

Also in 1968, conveniently, Abraxas Malfoy kills a very socially-just Minister for Magic, Nobby Leach

Albus Dumbledore gets appointed as Hogwarts Headmaster, and a Chief of the Wizenagamot in 1969In 1969, Voldemort returns to Hogwarts. He’s big mad that Dumbledore is Headmaster because he knows Albus isn’t about to let his creepy-looking ass come in and teach “Defense Against” the Dark Arts. He dumps the Diadem in the Room of Requirement and seeks out the Sword of Gryffindor. He fails at that, also. He puts a jinx on the position.

1970 Rolls around and Voldemort starts openly declaring himself the Dark Lord and basically becomes a terrorist. He kills a bunch of Muggles via his gang of Death Eaters and turns some of them into Inferi. After he got bored of that, he started in on Muggle-bones and people he seemed to be blood traitors. It was around this time they started putting Dark Marks in the sky.

Lily Evans, James Potter, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Severus Snape, and Petter Pettigrew enter Hogwarts in 1971 Voldemort personally kills hundred of wizards between 1970 and 1971. That’s not counting all the ones he sent his Death Eaters to do. He has espionage in the Ministry, including officials under the Imperius Curse, and even the Purebloods who aren’t Death Eaters throw some coin in the ring to stay protected.

Voldy comes back to Hogwarts in 1946 to apply for the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Dippet is still Headmaster but Dumbledore pulls some strings and gets him to pump the breaks and tell Voldemort “no thanks.” Voldemort takes this time to charm The Grey Lady and find out that Ravenclaw’s Diadem is in Albania.

In 1947, Voldemort travels to Albania. While he is there, he tracks down the Diadem and kills a random in Albania in order to turn it into a Horcrux. He takes that back with him to England and thus we have the third Horcrux - the Diadem.

From 1950 to 1961, Voldemort is working at Borgin and Burke’s. We don’t know much about his time there except that he used it to build more followers and become better-known in the creepy circles he later runs. He meets Hepzibah Smith in 1955.

Voldemort finds out that Hepzibah Smith is the Heir of Hufflepuff fairly quickly. He brokers a lot of deals between her and Borgin & Burke’s in the time he works there, and later finds out she’s in possession of artefacts from both Slytherin and Hufflepuff in 1961. How nice for him. Anyways, he poisons her and does his memory-implanting thing again, this time to Hepzibah’s house elf. He walks with the next two Horcruxes - the Locket and the Cup. He makes them by killing Hepzibah and a random woman in London. We’re up to five now.Continued

Bellatrix Black enters Hogwarts in 1962

Andromeda Black enters Hogwarts in 1964

Lucius Malfoy enters Hogwarts in 1965

Between 1961 and 1967, Voldemort travels through Asia and Europe doing a lot of shady stuff. Now, the rest of the Wizarding World is still kind of reeling from the whole Grindelwald thing. Squibs and Muggle-borns are out fighting for their rights, and it’s making the Purebloods feel some heat. Voldemort gains some new followers by continuing to tout his Pureblood supremacy stuff, and they start calling themselves “Death Eaters.”

When Voldemort returns for his fourth year, 1941, he’s obsessed with learning more about his family’s history, and the Dark Arts. In this time he learns about the existence and means of creation of Horcruxes. Hogwarts kept Secrets of the Darkest Arts around in the library for some damn reason we may never know.

During the end of Voldemort’s fifth year, in 1943, all hell breaks loose. Voldy discovers the existence of the Chamber of Secrets and opens that bad boy up. He controls the Basilisk, some Muggle-borns get Petrified, and he kills Myrtle. He uses this murder to make his first Horcrux, which is the Diary.

Rubeus Hagrid is expelled from Hogwarts after being falsely accused of opening the CoS

A few months later in the summer of 1943, Voldemort tracks down what remains of the Gaunts. They tell him basically that his dad sucks and it’s all his fault, so Voldemort goes and kills all the Riddle family and frames Morfin Gaunt by implanting false memories. Then he swipes his ring (which is also The Resurrection Stone somehow), and uses that to create his second Horcrux - the Gaunt Ring.

Now, after a very busy summer, Voldemort keeps the steam train that is 1943 a-rollin’ and begins his sixth year at Hogwarts. Screw studying for your NEWTs or whatever the nerds are doing, our man is a little busy planning world domination. To help with that, he taps his bff Horace Slughorn to find out if he could “theoretically” create six Horcruxes - so, four more. He ends his sixth year in 1944.

Voldemort lays low for his seventh year. He does his thing and graduates Hogwarts in 1945.

Dumbldore v Grindelwald smackdown happens in 1945

Now, because Grindelwald left such a big gaping hole in the Pureblood Baddies league, Voldemort starts taking this opportunity to talk all that big game about Pureblood supremacy. He was always on board, but became more outspoken about it in between 1945 and 1946.

#The Complete History of Voldemort

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Horcruxes

Relevant character info outside of Voldemort’s rise

Tiny tiny amount of background: His mother’s family was the Gaunt’s who were a direct descendant of Slytherin. He was conceived through a love potion she gave to a Muggle, Tom Riddle Sr. His mother died in childbirth. His wizard family was all incestuous and weird and stuff. He grew up in an orphanage with magic he couldn’t explain and was like a sadistic bully. Alright, here we go!

In 1938 Tom Riddle is introduced to Albus Dumbledore and brought to Hogwarts. He was sorted into Slytherin, obviously, and could speak Parsletongue which should’ve been a red flag immediately. Pureblood nonsense was all the rage at these times thanks to our boy Grindelwald and the publishing of The Sacred 28, a list of Pureblood families.

1939 Riddle returns to Hogwarts for his second year. Presumably he was still being a menace over the summer, but that’s conjecture based on my opinion of him. This is also when he starts being a menace at Hogwarts, along with several of his dude bros that later become Death Eaters. Namely, what I shall refer to as “The Four Fathers,” the fathers Lestrange, Malfoy, Rosier, and Avery. No this is not any of the dudes we know - they come later.

Around 1940, Tom Riddle finds out he’s a half-blood and is like, super mad about it. He also finds out that he’s a direct heir of Slytherin somehow, who knows, and he uses this to form his entire personality. He starts calling himself “Voldemort” and so do our four fathers and his other nameless band of delinquent friends.

When Voldemort returns for his fourth year, 1941, he’s obsessed with learning more about his family’s history, and the Dark Arts. In this time he learns about the existence and means of creation of Horcruxes. Hogwarts kept Secrets of the Darkest Arts around in the library for some damn reason we may never know.