Tom Marvolo Riddle, from the Harry Potter saga, later known as Lord Voldemort or, alternatively as the Dark Lord, You-Know-Who, or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was an English half-blood[3] wizard considered to have been the most powerful and dangerous Dark wizard of all time.[21][22] He was amongst the greatest wizards to have ever lived, rivalled only by Albus Dumbledore.[23][24][25] Descended from Salazar Slytherin on his mother's side through the House of Gaunt, Tom Riddle was conceived whilst his father, Tom Riddle Senior, was under the effects of a love potion supplied by his mother, Merope Gaunt.

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