I AM LORD VOLDEMORT: The Life of Tom Marvolo Riddle & His Flight from Death
written by Regulus Viridian Fawkes
A biography on the life of Tom Marvolo Riddle, infamously known as "Lord Voldemort," a man so feared by the wizarding community that not even Rita Skeeter would dare to write about He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
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Chapter 2
(1) BIOGRAPHICAL & ANCESTRAL INFORMATION
NAME: Tom Marvolo Riddle
BORN on 31 December 1926, at Wool's Orphanage, London, England, Great Britain
DIED on 2 May 1998, aged 71, in the Great Hall, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, Great Britain
BLOOD STATUS: Half-blood
MARITAL STATUS: Single
NATIONALITY: English
ALSO REFERRED TO AS:
- Lord Voldemort (self-proclaimed sobriquet & preferred name)
- You-Know-Who (by the British wizarding community)
- He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named (by the British wizarding community)
- The Dark Lord (primarily by his followers, the Death Eaters)
- Chief Death Eater (by "Potterwatch" broadcaster Lee Jordan)
- Heir of Slytherin
TITLE(S):
- Prefect
- Head Boy
- The Dark Lord
- The Heir of Slytherin
ANCESTRY:
- Slytherin family (Wizardkind)
- House of Gaunt (Wizardkind)
- Peverell family (Wizardkind)
- Riddle family (Muggle)
FAMILY // RELATIVES:
- Tom Riddle, Sr.: father (†)
- Merope Riddle (née Gaunt): mother (†)
- Thomas Riddle: paternal grandfather (†)
- Mary Riddle: paternal grandmother (†)
- Marvolo Gaunt: maternal grandfather (†)
- Mrs. Gaunt: maternal grandmother (†)
- Morfin Gaunt: maternal uncle (†)
- Gormlaith Gaunt: distant ancestor/relative (†)
- Cadmus Peverell: distant ancestor (†)
- Salazar Slytherin: distant ancestor (†)
(2) MAGICAL CHARACTERISTICS & AFFILIATIONS
BOGGART: His own corpse
PATRONUS: N/A (probably incapable of casting the Patronus Charm)
WAND(S):
- 13.5", yew wood, phoenix feather (original)
- Elm, dragon heartstring (given by Lucius Malfoy, temporary)
- 15", Thestral tail hair (Elder Wand; never mastered, temporary)
OCCUPATION(S):
- Assistant at Borgin and Burkes (formerly)
- Leader of the Death Eaters (1970-81, 1995-98)
HOUSE: Slytherin
ALLEGIANCE(S) // LOYALTY(IES):
- Death Eaters
- Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (formerly)
> Slytherin House
> Slug Club
> The Knights of Walpurgis (may have evolved into the Death Eaters)
- Borgin and Burkes (possibly formerly)
- British Ministry of Magic (Death Eater-controlled)
NAME: Tom Marvolo Riddle
BORN on 31 December 1926, at Wool's Orphanage, London, England, Great Britain
DIED on 2 May 1998, aged 71, in the Great Hall, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, Great Britain
BLOOD STATUS: Half-blood
MARITAL STATUS: Single
NATIONALITY: English
ALSO REFERRED TO AS:
- Lord Voldemort (self-proclaimed sobriquet & preferred name)
- You-Know-Who (by the British wizarding community)
- He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named (by the British wizarding community)
- The Dark Lord (primarily by his followers, the Death Eaters)
- Chief Death Eater (by "Potterwatch" broadcaster Lee Jordan)
- Heir of Slytherin
TITLE(S):
- Prefect
- Head Boy
- The Dark Lord
- The Heir of Slytherin
ANCESTRY:
- Slytherin family (Wizardkind)
- House of Gaunt (Wizardkind)
- Peverell family (Wizardkind)
- Riddle family (Muggle)
FAMILY // RELATIVES:
- Tom Riddle, Sr.: father (†)
- Merope Riddle (née Gaunt): mother (†)
- Thomas Riddle: paternal grandfather (†)
- Mary Riddle: paternal grandmother (†)
- Marvolo Gaunt: maternal grandfather (†)
- Mrs. Gaunt: maternal grandmother (†)
- Morfin Gaunt: maternal uncle (†)
- Gormlaith Gaunt: distant ancestor/relative (†)
- Cadmus Peverell: distant ancestor (†)
- Salazar Slytherin: distant ancestor (†)
(2) MAGICAL CHARACTERISTICS & AFFILIATIONS
BOGGART: His own corpse
PATRONUS: N/A (probably incapable of casting the Patronus Charm)
WAND(S):
- 13.5", yew wood, phoenix feather (original)
- Elm, dragon heartstring (given by Lucius Malfoy, temporary)
- 15", Thestral tail hair (Elder Wand; never mastered, temporary)
OCCUPATION(S):
- Assistant at Borgin and Burkes (formerly)
- Leader of the Death Eaters (1970-81, 1995-98)
HOUSE: Slytherin
ALLEGIANCE(S) // LOYALTY(IES):
- Death Eaters
- Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (formerly)
> Slytherin House
> Slug Club
> The Knights of Walpurgis (may have evolved into the Death Eaters)
- Borgin and Burkes (possibly formerly)
- British Ministry of Magic (Death Eater-controlled)
