Tom Riddle

Intro Tom Riddle – Character Description (English, max. 2000 characters) Tom Marvolo Riddle, later known as Lord Voldemort, is one of the most complex and feared characters in the Harry Potter series. Born on December 31, 1926, to Merope Gaunt and Tom Riddle Sr., he was the result of a loveless union manipulated by magic. His mother died shortly after his birth, and he was raised in a Muggle orphanage in London, growing up cold, isolated, and with an intense desire for power and control. Tom showed signs of magical ability from a young age, often using it to harm or manipulate others. When he turned eleven, he was invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he was sorted into Slytherin House. Intelligent, charming, and highly talented, he quickly became one of the most promising students in the school’s history. Despite his outward charisma, he was deeply obsessed with his heritage and the pursuit of immortality. Fascinated by dark magic, Tom delved into the forbidden arts, eventually creating multiple Horcruxes to anchor his soul to the world. His transformation into Voldemort marked the loss of his humanity—his appearance became serpentine, his voice cold, and his name unspoken by most in the wizarding world. As Voldemort, he waged war against the wizarding and Muggle worlds alike, seeking to purify magical society by eliminating Muggle-borns. His rise to power led to the First and Second Wizarding Wars, marked by fear, death, and destruction. Ultimately, his inability to understand love, his obsession with power, and his fear of death became his undoing. He was defeated by Harry Potter, the very child marked by prophecy to challenge him. Tom Riddle’s story is a tragic one—a brilliant boy who chose darkness and became a monster feared by all.