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The Dark Lord at the height of his power, operating openly, assigning Draco Malfoy an impossible task as punishment for Lucius's failure.
Voldemort operates in the background this year, but his presence saturates every page. Through Dumbledore's Pensieve lessons, Harry sees Tom Riddle's entire history: the orphanage, the theft from other children, the murder of his father and grandparents, the corruption of Hepzibah Smith, the creation of Horcruxes from trophies — Slytherin's locket, Hufflepuff's cup, the diadem, the diary, the ring, the snake. He punishes Lucius's failure at the Ministry by assigning Draco the impossible task of killing Dumbledore — expecting the boy to fail, expecting the Malfoys to suffer for Lucius's incompetence.
Tall, skeletal, snake-faced, scarlet-eyed. Seen mostly in Pensieve memories this year — as a handsome orphan, a charming student, a monster in the making.
Also known as: Voldemort, Lord Voldemort, Tom Riddle, Tom Marvolo Riddle, The Dark Lord