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Lord Voldemort (/ ˈ v oʊ l d ə m ɔːr / VOHL-də-mor, /-m ɔːr t /-mort in the films) [j] is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling.
The Harry Potter series consists of seven novels that tell the story of the titular wizard as he and his friends fight to defeat the evil Lord Voldemort while also attending to their studies at ...
Harry learns that his parents, Lily and James Potter, also had magical powers and were murdered by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort when Harry was a baby. When Voldemort attempted to kill Harry, his curse rebounded, seemingly killing Voldemort, and Harry survived with a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead.
Hagrid explains that when Harry was an infant, a Dark wizard named Voldemort murdered his parents and tried to kill him as well. However, Voldemort's killing curse rebounded and seemingly destroyed him, leaving a lightning bolt-shaped scar on Harry's forehead. Unbeknownst to Harry, this event made him famous among wizards.
The two-time Oscar nominee portrayed Lord Voldemort (also known as He Who Must Not Be Named) in four of the eight films in the blockbuster franchise: first in 2005's Harry Potter and the Goblet of ...
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The story follows Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts as he receives a mysterious textbook, falls in love, and attempts to retrieve a memory that holds the key to Lord Voldemort's downfall. Filming began on 24 September 2007, leading to the film's worldwide cinematic release on 15 July 2009.
During a stop on Watch What Happens Live on Monday, Dec. 2, Ralph Fiennes, who played the evil Voldemort in the Harry Potter films, was asked about rumors that Cillian Murphy could take over the ...