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Harry Potter Character Guide
By Anna Heinemann
Original Content  |  October 01, 2010
Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort Photo: Warner Bros.
Lord Voldemort (played by Ralph Fiennes)

Lord Voldemort was born Tom Riddle, but those who fear him most call him "You-Know-Who" or "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."

This Dark Lord grew up unloved and eventually killed his Muggle family before starting a bloody war for pure-blood supremacy, though he is a half-blood (half-Muggle, half-wizard) himself. His physical shape has changed over the years, and he now appears as a skeletal figure with a snake-like nose.

Voldemort is embarrassed when young Harry Potter evades his grasp, and it becomes his lifelong goal to take down Harry and anyone who stands in his path.
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