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Tom Marvolo Riddle
Biographical information
Born

1927[1]

Died

1998[2]

Blood status

Half-blood[3]

Marital status

Unmarried[4]

Title

Lord[4]

Physical information
Species

Human[4]

Gender

Male[4]

Height

Tall[4]

Hair

None[4]

Eyes

Scarlet[4]

Skin

Pale[4]

Family information
Family
  • Merope Gaunt[5]
  • Marvolo Gaunt[5]
  • Morfin Gaunt[5]
Magical characteristics
Wand

Yew, 13.5 inches[6]

Affiliation
House

Slytherin[7]

[Source]

Tom Marvolo Riddle[8] (1926[1] - 1998[2]) was a half-blood wizard and a murderer, deemed to be the most powerful dark wizard of all time. He died at age seventy-one in the Battle of Hogwarts, destroyed by his own rebounding Killing Curse[2]. He killed James and Lily Potter[9].

Biography[]

1995[]

Fourteen years after his downfall at the hands of infant Harry Potter, the Dark Lord was finally brought to life by his loyal servant Peter Pettigrew[4] on 24 June, 1995[10].

Physical appearance[]

Voldemort had gleaming red eyes that shone in the darkness, with vertical, slit pupils like a cat's[4]. He had no nose, but only slits for nostrils; his face was whiter than a skull[4]. His hands were very odd, his fingers spider-like[4].

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 As Chamber of Secrets took place in 1992 and the Chamber was opened by Riddle fifty years earlier, he opened it in 1942. In chapter thirteen (The Very Secret Diary) it is revealed that Riddle was in his fifth year and must therefore have been fifteen years old at the time.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Chapter Thirty-Six - The Flaw in the Plan)
  3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Chapter Thirty-Five - Beyond the Veil)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Chapter Thirty-Two - Flesh, Blood and Bone)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Chapter Ten - The House of Gaunt)
  6. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Chapter Five - Diagon Alley)
  7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Chapter Seventeen - A Sluggish Memory)
  8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Chapter Thirteen - The Secret Riddle)
  9. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Chapter Four - The Keeper of the Keys)
  10. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Chapter Twenty-Six - The Second Task)
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