At Voldemort's apparent bidding, Quirrell hexed Harry's broom during the Quidditch match against Slytherin.Harry notes that Quirrell was not wearing a turban at the Leaky Cauldron. Voldemort by now is riding the back of Quirrell's head, concealed by a turban, and may be the reason Harry's scar pains him. Harry's scar first pains him at the Welcome Feast, when Professor Snape is looking at him.Voldemort, aided by Quirrell, had attempted to steal the Stone from Gringotts Bank, not knowing that Hagrid had removed it earlier that same day.It is revealed that it was Voldemort who was driving many events in the story: Voldemort's surviving spirit possesses Professor Quirrell's body, controlling Quirrell as he attempts to steal the Philosopher's Stone and kill Harry. Voldemort is first seen during the climactic battle in Hogwarts' dungeon. After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things – terrible, yes, but great." I think we must expect great things from you, Mr. Ollivander tells him, "It is very curious indeed that you should be destined for this wand when. Ollivander's wand shop, Harry tries one particular wand which Ollivander had evidently been holding in reserve. Hagrid personally believes there was too little that was still human in Voldemort to die. Rubeus Hagrid, introducing Harry, now eleven, to the Wizarding world, mentions Voldemort, and explains how Harry made him vanish. The attack left Harry with a lightning-bolt shaped scar on his forehead. Harry survived, but Voldemort's body was destroyed when his curse rebounded upon him, though some doubted he was truly gone. Voldemort killed James and Lily Potter as he attempted to murder their one-year-old son, Harry. This is an excellent example of the series' possibly excessive matching of name to character Voldemort's main desire in the series is to escape and/or conquer death (since he seems to fear it more than anyone else in the series).īeginner warning: Details follow which you may not wish to read at your current level. Voldemort's chosen name originates from the French "vol de mort", or "flight from death" in English. It is considered a "brother" to Harry Potter's holly wand because the feather in each was donated by the same phoenix, Fawkes, who is Albus Dumbledore's beloved pet. Voldemort's wand is made from yew wood and contains a phoenix feather core. Because Voldemort was conceived under a love potion, he isn't able to feel or express love in his life. This is because his mother, Merope Gaunt, gave Tom Riddle Senior (Voldemort's father) a love potion. Voldemort apparently believes nothing is worse than death perhaps his greatest weakness is his inability to love. It is said that the only wizard he ever feared is Albus Dumbledore. Fun fact: Harry's Patronus is a stag, the same as his father's.Lord Voldemort (pseudonym) is perhaps the most notorious Dark wizard ever known and the most powerful and dangerous of all time. To conjure a Patronus, one must concentrate on his or her happiest memory. This spell is incredibly difficult to produce, but when performed accurately, will release the witch or wizard's Patronus (AKA a spirit animal). The defense against a Dementor is one of the most famous spells in Harry Potter lore - the Patronus Charm. They were later employed to defend Hogwarts' borders when Sirius Black escaped and ultimately join forces with Voldemort during the Second Wizarding War. The kiss leaves the person in a persistent vegetative state, and a witch or wizard in this condition does not have the option of becoming a ghost, since a person's soul must be in tact to roam the earth.ĭementors served as guards and torture mechanisms for the prisoners of Azkaban. This fate is often considered worse than death. The Dark creature's ultimate weapon is called the Dementor's Kiss, which it gives when it removes its cloak, clamps its jaw around a victim's mouth, and sucks out his or her soul. Arguably the scariest magical creature of the Harry Potter universe, a dementor feeds upon human happiness and leaves its victim in a state of depression and despair.
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