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House. Slytherin. Born. 31 December 1926. Died. 2 May 1998. Lord Voldemort (/ ˈvoʊldəmɔːr / VOHL-də-mor, /- mɔːrt / -mort in the films) [j] is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. He first appears in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) and returns either in ...
Voldemort effect. The Voldemort effect is a social phenomenon where people are fearful of naming someone, to speak of something or acknowledge it exists, and therefore derail any attempt to confront it. [1][2] The phrase takes cue from the line associated with Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter series: 'he who must not be named', because they ...
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes[a] (/ reɪf ˈfaɪnz /; [2] born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. He graduated from RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) in 1985.
In 2007, the book was named one of The New York Times 100 Notable Books, [85] and one of its Notable Children's Books. [86] The novel was named the best book of 2007, by Newsweek 's critic Malcolm Jones. [87] Publishers Weekly also listed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows among their Best Books of 2007. [88]
[61] [62] In the Harry Potter series, it is Harry Potter who is the chosen one who would defeat the Dark Lord Voldemort. In Star Wars , it is presumed and appears to be Luke Skywalker, but actually revealed to be Anakin Skywalker as proclaimed in the Jedi prophecy who would destroy the Sith and bring balance to the Force .
Hastur (The Unspeakable One, The King in Yellow, Him Who Is Not to be Named, Assatur, Xastur, H'aaztre, Fenric, or Kaiwan) is an entity of the Cthulhu Mythos. [1][2][3][4][5] Hastur first appeared in Ambrose Bierce 's short story "Haïta the Shepherd" (1891) as a benign god of shepherds. Subsequently Robert W. Chambers used the name in his late ...
"The moment Draco got what he thought he wanted, to become a Death Eater, and given a mission by Lord Voldemort, as he did in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, reality finally hit him," Rowling said, because his dream was "so very different". She said that there was a real moral cowardice to Draco, but that he was not wholly bad. [16]
The story follows Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts as he receives a mysterious textbook, falls in love, and attempts to retrieve a memory that holds the key to Lord Voldemort's downfall. Filming began on 24 September 2007, leading to the film's worldwide cinematic release on 15 July 2009.