Lord Voldemort

Lord Voldemort is the most evil wizard in the Harry Potter series. He is the perfect version of an evil arch nemesis. As the story progresses, fans learn more and more about the evil that Lord Voldemort has performed in his life.

Tom Riddle, who later became Lord Voldemort, is similar to the famous Harry Potter in several ways. Like Harry, Tom was also an orphan boy without his parents. Because they did not have their parents, both Harry and Tom considered Hogwarts to be their true first home. In addition, both Tom and Harry have the ability to speak parseltongue, which is the language of serpents. Lastly, they both deeply respected Dumbledore’s knowledge and talent during their time at Hogwarts.

After his time at Hogwarts, Tom Riddle becomes more and more dangerous. He eventually changes his name to Lord Voldermort. Lord Voldemort is very power hungry and does not let anyone get in his way who tries to stop him from reaching his full potential. He has no problem killing people in his search for power over the whole wizarding world. He has killed many innocent people in his life, including Harry’s parents. He attempted to kill Harry as well, but his killing curse rebounded, creating a bond between Harry and Voldemort. Because of this bond, Harry is the only person who can truly kill Lord Voldemort. Voldemort also split his soul seven times in order to lengthen and deepen his life, creating seven Horcruxes. A horcrux is a powerful object created in order to make a witch or wizard immortal. It is among the most evil things a wizard can do. Dumbledore explains that making one horcrux is unspeakable, let alone seven. This shows just how truly evil Lord Voldemort is. He has total disreguard for others and won’t stop in his conquest for greatness.

Furthermore, Lord Voldemort has a deep hatred for muggles. This is because his father was a muggle that left his mother when he found out she was a witch. Voldemort’s main goal in his conquest for power is to eliminate muggles. He believes only people with magical blood deserve to live and will do what it takes to make this happen. It is not until Harry Potter defeats Lord Voldemort that the unfair treatment of muggles ends.  Over all, Lord Voldemort is a great depiction of an evil villain.