What does Tom Marvolo Riddle mean?

What does Tom Marvolo Riddle mean?

In the second book, Rowling reveals that I am Lord Voldemort is an anagram of the character's birth name, Tom Marvolo Riddle. According to the author, Voldemort's name is an invented word. The name Voldemort is derived from the French vol de mort which means "flight of death" or "theft of death".

Why was Tom Riddle evil?

He never felt love at anyone. He was a bully at the orphanage and used his magical powers to punish kids who offended or disobeyed him. After he was visited by Dumbledore and went to Hogwarts, he learned how to control his powers but also to expand them. The result of learning Dark Magic turned him more evil.

How is Tom Riddle described in the books?

Tom Riddle was a half-blood wizard born to a muggle man and female witch. While younger, he had black hair, dark eyes, tall and considered handsome. After regaining his body in the fourth book, he had pale skin, skull-like face, slits for nostrils, red eyes and a skeletal body with unusually long fingers.

Is Voldemort a Mudblood?

Voldemort was not a “mudblood” - he was a half-blood, being that his mother was a(n almost Squib) witch.

How was Marvolo Gaunt's ring destroyed?

July 1996: Albus Dumbledore destroys Marvolo Gaunt's ring with Godric Gryffindor's sword in his headmaster's office.

How did Tom Riddle get the name Lord Voldemort?

• After finishing Hogwarts, Tom Marvolo Riddle decided to reject his birth name and became self-proclaimed Lord Voldemort (which name was given by an anagram of his baptized name). If you want to find out what it looks like when a cute little orphan boy becomes a monster, do keep reading.

How did Tom Riddle become Voldemort?

• Tom disappeared for ten long years. He slipped deeper into the Dark Arts , travelled extensively, consorted with disreputable people, started to become distorted in appearance from his Horcruxes, and began to use the alias "Lord Voldemort" openly.

Is Tom Riddle married?

• The wedding of Tom Riddle Senior and Merope Gaunt was held in either the autumn or winter of 1925. The wedding likely took place in Little Hangleton , since both the bride and groom had lived in the village prior to the marriage. Their marriage only lasted one short year, before Riddle abandoned his pregnant wife.

When did Tom Riddle attend Hogwarts?

• Lucius Malfoy began attending Hogwarts in 1965, Tom Riddle in 1937, and Abraxas Malfoy sometime in the late 20's to early 30's. It's possible that they may have crossed over while Tom Riddle began at the school but I think it would be unlikely they ever really spent much time together or really knew each other.