Questions tagged [voldemort]
For use on questions specifically about Voldemort, the main antagonist of the Harry Potter series. Always use in conjunction with the [harry-potter] tag and any relevant tags. Only use the tag when specifically asking questions about the character.
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Did the other Death Eaters know about Snape's death at Voldemort's hands?
Voldemort ordered Lucius Malfoy to go fetch Snape and have him meet the Dark Lord at the Shrieking Shack. Wouldn't Lucius, Narcissa, and others have wondered why Snape didn't rejoin them afterwards? ...
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Why doesn't Harry die when Voldemort uses the killing curse on him? [duplicate]
Why doesn't Harry die when Voldemort uses the killing curse on him? I'm talking about the second time this happens, when they are in the forbidden forest during the Battle of Hogwarts, not in Godric's ...
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Was Harry permanently immune to Voldemort's killing curse after Goblet of Fire?
We know that the presence of Lily's sacrifice in Voldemort's blood basically tethers Harry to life, allowing him to return. Does this basically mean that between books 4 and 7, Voldemort had no chance ...
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Why did Harry being prepared to let Voldemort kill him "make all the difference"?
In King's Cross, when Harry tells Dumbledore that he meant to let Voldemort kill him, Dumbledore says
And that will, I think, have made all the difference.
If he is referring to the fact that the ...
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Had Voldemort used somebody else's blood, would he have been able to kill Harry in the final duel?
Was Lily's original protection not enough for Harry to survive Voldemort's Avada Kedavra in the forbidden forest? I know that the reason given is that Lily's protection is alive in Voldemort's blood, ...
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Why didn't the Death Eaters swear an Unbreakable Vow to obey Voldemort? [duplicate]
Someone on Quora asked why Voldemort didn't make his followers swear an Unbreakable Vow to follow/obey him, thus insuring any who betrayed or defied the Dark Lord would die doing so- is there an in-...
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"Chamber of Secrets" and "Goblet of Fire" Tom Riddle connection?
In The Chamber of Secrets we learn Tom Riddle is Lord Voldemort but in The Goblet of Fire when it talks about the people who lived in the Riddle House the older couple's son is named Tom Riddle. Are ...
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Was Harry tethered to life as long as Voldemort lived with Harry's blood in him, or was he only safe from attack from Voldemort? [duplicate]
In the chapter King's Cross of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Dumbledore explains that Harry didn't die because:
"He took your blood and rebuilt his living body with it! Your blood in his ...
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Can Voldemort even master the Elder Wand?
J.K. Rowling stated that Thestral tail hair, which is the core of the Elder Wand, can be mastered only by a witch or wizard capable of facing death.
I decided that the core of the Elder Wand is the ...
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What's the point of Voldemort having followers? [duplicate]
Voldemort seems obsessed with himself, wanting power and escaping death. He wants to be the most knowledgeable, most powerful, most immortal, wizard to ever be. He is also a psychopath. He does not ...
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Why did Voldemort want Harry to fight in Goblet of Fire, but was happy to just kill him without a fight in Deathly Hallows?
Voldemort could have easily killed him without a fight in Goblet of Fire but seemed too proud to do so. Then in Deathly Hallows Voldemort just lets Harry surrender himself and kills him.
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If death lifts the caster's spells, then how are the Horcruxes still defended?
Half-Blood Prince clearly establishes that death lifts the caster's spells.
Voldemort died quite early in the series.
It follows that Voldemort's spells, such as the protections on his horcruxes, ...
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Why does Tom Riddle ask Slughorn about Horcruxes, at all?
Why does Tom Riddle ask Slughorn about Horcruxes, at all?
The benefits are slim to none (see How did Slughorn's information on horcruxes actually help Voldemort?). Tom already knows about them ...
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Why didn't Voldemort directly go back to Death Eater headquarters?
After his killing curse rebounded and destroyed his body, Voldemort was scared because he turned into a really weak spirit, and decided to escape.
Why didn't he just escape towards his current Death ...
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Was there a snake with Voldemort when he killed the Potters? [closed]
When the killing curse rebounds on Voldemort, there appears to be a snake slithering in the room.
"Avada Kedavra!"
And then he broke. He was nothing, nothing but pain and terror, and he ...
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