The darkest wizard in the Wizarding World, Voldemort is one of the most interesting characters in Harry Potter. Born from a love potion used between a muggle who later abandoned him and a witch from a long-line of wickedness and depravity, Voldemort has never had the ability to understand or practice real love. What’s even more interesting than his uncountable dark acts are the effects that his life choices have had on his body, his mind, and his soul.
The malevolence within Voldemort manifests through not only his actions, but the way he looks, and the way he practices magic, too. Keep reading to find out these 20 facts about Voldemort’s anatomy, and how he came to be so different from other wizards.
20 His Blood Isn’t Pure
From all the fuss the Malfoys and other similar wizarding families make about the importance of being pureblood, you’d think the Dark Lord came from a pure line. But actually, Voldemort is half muggle since his father, Tom Riddle Sr., didn’t have a magical bone in his body. His father abandoning him contributes to his later disdain for Muggles.
19 He Is The One Who Deformed His Own Body
By the time Tom Riddle transforms into Lord Voldemort, he looks completely different. A far cry from the boy he once was, his body becomes full of scars and deformities, and this is due to him experimenting with various Dark Arts spells. His experiments deform his eyes, hands, and nose.
18 His IQ Is Extremely High
Though Voldemort doesn’t have a great propensity for compassion, he does have a very high IQ. He does have great leadership skills, despite having been an outcast at the orphanage he grew up in, and he was one of the most brilliant students to ever attend Hogwarts. It’s just a pity that he uses that brilliance for the dark side.
17 He’s The Victim Of His Own Spell
Many are left wondering what exactly happens after Voldemort sets out for Godrick’s Hollow to take out the child that was possibly prophesized to end him, and loses his life in the process. As it turns out, it's Voldemort’s own Avada Kedavra spell that obliterates him, since Lily Potter casts a protective spell on the young Harry.
16 His Wand Isn’t All-Powerful
A wizard’s wand is so important that it can be considered an extension of his anatomy, and though Voldemort is the world’s most feared dark wizard before his death, his wand isn’t all-powerful. Not against Harry Potter, anyway. Because both their wands contain feathers from Fawkes, they are unable to truly hurt each other.
15 He Can Control All Other Minds But Harry’s
Voldemort is especially skilled at invading the minds of others and controlling them, but this never works with Harry. Because he was born out of a love potion, Voldemort is sickened at the mere thought of true love, and can’t stand to even sense it. Harry, whose memories are full of love, is, therefore, able to keep the Dark Lord out of his mind.
14 His Soul Goes To Limbo When He Passes Away
The first time Voldemort is defeated, his soul remains in the Horcruxes he attached it to beforehand. But when he falls after the Battle of Hogwarts, there are no Horcruxes left and so Voldemort’s soul passes onto limbo, where it remains as a scourged infant, unable to move on.
13 Thanks To Lily Potter, He Can’t Touch Harry
Voldemort can do a lot of things, but until he takes the potion made with Harry’s blood, he isn’t able to physically touch Harry. This is because the backfired Avada Kedavra curse makes it so Voldemort won't be able to touch Harry without feeling intense pain. We can see this in the Sorcerer’s Stone when Quirrel tries to touch Harry.
12 His Duelling Skills Are Almost Unprecedented
Voldemort is a master dueller, and during his time, is able to win duels against some of the best duellists of the age including Horace Slughorn, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and Minerva McGonagall. He is also able to win fights against Amelia Bones and Alastor Moody, thanks to unpredictable and aggressive fighting style.
11 He’s Been Through A Number Of Transformations
Voldemort’s body has been through transformation after transformation on his journey. In the Goblet of Fire, Voldemort returns in the form of a hairless infant. To regain his desired form he takes a bone from his father, the blood of his enemy and the flesh from his servant. But in the end, he returns to the body of a baby in limbo.
