Voldemort in a sentence

Most wizards didn't even have the gumption to stand up against Lord Voldemort, but Snape seemed confident that he would be the one to exact revenge on Voldemort, or die trying.

Voldemort ordered Pettigrew to kill Cedric before they performed an ancient ritual to restore Voldemort into his natural form.

The Chamber of Secrets, Dumbledore tells Harry that some of Voldemort’s powers were transferred to him when Voldemort gave Harry his scar.

Because of Lucius' arrest and fall from Voldemort's favour, Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange visit Snape at his home to discuss a dangerous task that Voldemort has assigned Draco.

Character development In a 2001 interview, Rowling said Voldemort was invented as a nemesis for Harry Potter (the protagonist of the novels), and she intentionally did not flesh out Voldemort's backstory at first.

In return, Snape secretly allied himself with Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix as a double agent against Voldemort, using his powers of Occlumency to hide his betrayal from Voldemort.

In the books, and to a lesser extent in the films, Harry's scar serves as an indicator of Voldemort's presence: it burns when the Dark Lord is near or when Voldemort is feeling murderous or exultant.

It is learned that Voldemort created six Horcruxes to gain immortality and that they must all be destroyed before Harry goes after the final piece of Voldemort's soul in the Dark Lord's body.

Later, Ravenclaw's diadem is found to be one of Voldemort's Horcruxes and has been hidden in the Room of Hidden Things by Voldemort.

Narcissa's son Draco has been given a difficult task by Voldemort, and Narcissa swears Snape to an Unbreakable Vow that he will protect Draco, help him complete Voldemort's task, and finish the task himself if Draco fails.

Quirrell is one of Voldemort's followers, and is now partly possessed by him: Voldemort's face has sprouted on the back of his own head, hidden by his turban.

Ralph Fiennes portrays Voldemort from Goblet of Fire to Deathly Hallows Part 2. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Voldemort is initially only heard, possessing the scratchy, weak voice heard in the first film.

Voldemort's attack left a lightning bolt-shaped scar on Harry's forehead, which produces stabbing pains whenever Voldemort is present.

When Dumbledore gets the upper hand, Voldemort attempts to possess Harry but finds that he cannot; Harry is too full of that which Voldemort finds incomprehensible, and which he detests as weakness: love.

When questioned by Bellatrix about his loyalties, Snape says he has been working for Voldemort ever since Voldemort's return, and explains his actions in the previous books in that light.

Additionally, he left a lasting impression on young audiences worldwide through his chilling portrayal of Lord Voldemort in the "Harry Potter" films.

After Dumbledore's passing, Snape was instated as Headmaster — an appointment that was clearly arranged by Voldemort, who was very much in control at this point in time.

After the First Wizarding War, the Malfoys avoid being sent to Azkaban for their crimes committed in service of The Dark Lord, Voldemort, by falsely claiming they had been under the Imperius Curse, which takes away one's free will.

After Voldemort had killed Harry's parents, he tried to kill Harry as well but failed during the attempt.

Albus Dumbledore explained in that Voldemort had a different plan in mind for his diary Horcrux than the others, and Lucius Malfoy was supposed to be a part of it.