The REAL Reason Voldemort Became EVIL - Harry Potter Theory
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Tom Marvolo Riddle was born at Wool's Orphanage on New Years eve, 1926 to Merope Gaunt, a pure-blood witch and the daughter of Marvolo Gaunt.-
Tragically, Merope died shortly after Riddle was born, the result of a broken heart. Abandoned by the man that she loved and suffering complications from childbirth paired with starvation and/or hypothermia, Merope no longer had any desire to live, and made no attempts to utilize magic to save her own life.
In interviews conducted AFTER the series ended, JK Rowling opens up the possibility of Voldemort LOVING something…
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