How Did Voldemort Push The Boundaries Of Magic

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Voldemort once boasted to Albus Dumbledore that he had pushed the boundaries of magic further than any before him, and from his almost unrecognisable appearance, Dumbledore didn’t doubt him. However, how exactly did Tom Riddle push the boundaries of magic? And no I don’t just mean Horcruxes, there is a lot of other things he did that nobody before him had done and in todays video thats exactly what I’m going to be looking at. I’m not only going to be talking about what he did, but how and why he was able to achieve a power that nobody else could.
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[@zakhm05]

Wizardkind: it cant be done Voldemort: hold my beer

[@zakhm05]

@@clarknotkent__ why didn't I think of that? Obviously I'm not a true potter head lol

[@kitsuneoga]

Hold my nose

[@walker4541]

Zak. to a. M More like hold my horcuxes

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[@muhammadwaqarularfeen]

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[@shoresean1237]

Fanboy theory: The Gaunt lineage, while powerful, was rendered moribund by the same inbreeding that protected their Parseltongue talent. Ironically, it was the fresh blood in Tom - Muggle though it was - that awoke the full potential in him. It shook loose his genetics and instead of somehow being lesser for being Half-Blood, it supercharged him by bypassing all the recessive genes the family had picked up through their practice of marrying within the line, while keeping all that talent and power.

[@nepheshaish8160]

That's an interesting thought. Plausible to.

[@grethermichael841]

Nice thought. Now if i think about it, it makes sense somehow because it really could be like you said in yout theory

[@kayots]

Facts plus Tom Riddle Sr was a pretty decent muggle to be mixed in with

[@BarryMcDikkon]

🤯

[@stanbeyani5089]

Anyone who has taken a Genetics class will affirm this. True..

[@darylsdesigns6679]

Voldemort basically has a hard on for Dark Magic and domination

[@ravenclawwithalightsaber4713]

Owo more power

[@stephenblack5425]

And in cursed child, for Bellatrix

[@Ottawa3453]

Voldemort: "I AM the Ministry!" Harry Potter: "Not yet..."

[@milospollonia1121]

Ok now this is funny

[@jaykesner4610]

Voldemort: It’s treason then. *Ungodly demon shriek!

[@nightmacaroon4762]

Ottawa3453 Then it’s treason!

[@nightmacaroon4762]

Jay Kesner dang it... I didn’t see someone had already posted that one.... sorry bout that...

[@holtender1029]

@@nightmacaroon4762 it also wasn't the quote lol

[@sparklefulpaladin]

He was even able to teach another person (Snape) how to do the unsupported flight, so you know he really understood it.

[@muhammadwaqarularfeen]

You got a point bro

[@daxherring630]

Not sure he’d of done that. Snaps was brilliant and could’ve easily (maybe not easily) learned this on his own as I doubt voldy would’ve wanted to share that glory

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

@@daxherring630 Snape did train his followers too

[@daxherring630]

@@BlackangelKatakuri not sure what you mean by that...are you saying snape had followers that he trained? Or that snape trainee voldy followers. The whole statement is confusing.

[@ronaldoandmessi7868]

@@daxherring630 I don't think Voldemort teached him flying. But he learned it himself. I think he wanted to learn it probably after he knew wizards could fly without broomstick

[@johnnyblingg]

It never dawned on me that all those bodies that came at Dumbledore and Harry in the caves were all people that Voldemort had killed. I never fully stopped and tried to grasp just how twisted this dude was 🤯

[@THETRUDARKLORD]

Rightt it was mountains of dead bodies under the water

[@Xehanort10]

Stuff like the spell to create Inferi, flight without the use of brooms, Hippogriffs or Threstals, the creation of the Drink of Despair to defend his locket Horcrux and whatever he used to brand his followers with the Dark Mark are all ways Voldemort pushed dark magic further than just making multiple Horcruxes.

[@reneehunt5590]

I think even if Voldemort won in the end, his thirst for magical power and knowledge would never be satisfied. Now that he had overcome Death after killing Harry Potter, he'd want to control Life itself. Maybe experimenting creating true Homunculi, a la Fullmetal Alchemist, or how remove magic from his enemies. The skies the limit after all; Voldemort has all the time in the world.

[@sohamchatterjee795]

Whats homunculli

[@reneehunt5590]

@@sohamchatterjee795 In fantasy, a homunculus is an artificially created human by means of dark magic or twisted methods. Frankenstein's monster for example is a humunculus.

[@joannalynn1547]

@@reneehunt5590 There actually was an alchemist who claimed to have created an homunculi during the Middle Ages. (In the real world, not the Harry Potter world).

[@janodefenua4603]

If he won i think he would become Lich-king like figure, he would figure out how to drain souls from others and consume them etc.Essentialy at that point he would be unstoppable even by muggle weaponry. Every dead person would be new soldier for him+him consuming souls/magic would make him planetary threat basicaly. Stopping this theoretical version of Voldemort would require Divine intervention basicaly. I mean there is some higher being in HP universe as Afterlife is a real place. Maybe not God, but some other benevolent entity, like collective of ancient witches/wizzards etc.

[@lonewolf031]

Tom was pretty powerful, but his arrogance bit him in the butt multiple times. Harry was not and was careful, plus very lucky.

[@emeraldqueen1994]

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[@lonewolf031]

@@emeraldqueen1994 uh... thanks, I'm Mexican-American so that's why I have sombrero.

[@PGF444]

Harry had friends and people he loved and who loved him. That's why he succeeded. It's the essence of the story...

[@boohoo2408]

Exactly, and I also think if Tom/voldy actually had his real wand in the last duel, he would have won. The reason he didn’t was because he didn’t think the elder wand thru

[@dxmixnj6583]

@@boohoo2408 well he did tought it through, he just didn't know about Draco until the end (and imo its kinda stupid that the whole Draco disarmed Dumbledore - Harry disarmed Draco thing counted)

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[@syrinxtegelaers155]

In the first Harry Potter movie when Harry meets Ollivander for the first time, Ollivander tells Harry about Voldemort and that he did great things, terrible but great.

[@angelwhispers2060]

Voldemort survival would automatically mean that he had won. So the next thing he would probably focus on his creating a curse worse than the cruciatus

[@vizzyjay1357]

Or he would make a combination curse that had worse pain than cruciatus curse but still a quick death like avada kedvra you they could be tortured before their life is snuffed out quickly

[@caseygobel1227]

It would have been interesting if he hadn't gone down the path he did, as he would have been able to benefit the wizarding world. Either way he was destined for greatness.

[@yitziyyb]

So psyched he chose my question!

[@emeraldqueen1994]

You had a great question, Yitzi Turner...

[@emiliodeolim-thefisherman9957]

Achievement of your life I bet??

[@albustran4855]

Grindelwald use magic to be a leader. Voldemort believe magic is might. When someone too focus on dark magic, they become less human and forget how to be one. Voldemort is just a slave of magic (not master of it). He could be powerful but too predictable - at least to Dumbledore.

[@vonkauentheforbidden9589]

Why doesn't Dumbledore just sever his cursed arm? If the curse is confined to his hand, then simply removing his hand should cut the curse from his flesh. He can then use magic to create a new hand, make a prosthesis, or regrow a new hand.

[@dakotayupyupyup8377]

vonkäuen Theforbidden I always took it as, the curse had already affected Dumbledore, he was bound to die; but only his hand had suffered the consequences so far. They were able to confine the effects of the spell to his hand and stop the spell there but, cutting off his hand apparently wouldn’t stop the fact that Dumbledore HAD been cursed, not just his hand.

[@tytayn1um664]

Magic might not work that way. It’d work in Theory I guess.

[@belle3030]

I think it would be in like his blood, but was infecting his hand.

[@itsnothappyhour5641]

Well he was going to let himself die to Severus Snape so Draco’s life and soul weren’t ruined so it wasn’t really necessary as he was going to die anyway.

[@laporziuncula]

It was in his blood already. Cutting off the affected hand probably would have made it worse, like when Mr. Weasley tried to use stitches to heal his bite from Nagini

[@farmsalot1233]

I would love to see a series of voldemort from child to dark lord.

[@Rymar101]

What happened to Voldemort because of him pushing the boundaries is a prime example of "just because you can do something doesn't mean you should" and actions have consequences

[@YungJ]

I wish they would have put that scene when Tom went to try & get the defense against the dark arts job in the movie.. Half Blood Prince is my favorite of _all_ of the books. Almost at 400k .. congrats bro! ⚡️

[@NileSWPhotography]

Josh Treviño I’ve always always hated that film for not including much of Tom’s memories. He’s my favourite character and they wanted to focus on the love triangle between Ron, Hermione and Lavender. So annoying

[@nareshpaul9139]

@@NileSWPhotography yeah.Focusing on Tom's past would have been interesting and informative .I wish they did focus on it ,instead of that stupid love traingle

[@ragingrainbow6151]

All that power, but couldn't give himself a nose..

[@mithunranjon]

ha ha ha.... best comment. :D :D

[@princesurein7275]

He liked the way he looked.

[@x.caylax]

He didn’t care about looks, he was more aligned on power.

[@Jean-Berry]

I'm just imagining Voldemort monologuing about how great and powerful he is in front of harry, and harry just turns around and says "with all that power but you couldn't give yourself a nose! " 😂😂😂

[@adamski7193]

I love how Voldemort was the greatest wizard unlike most stories where the wisest character is the best at what they do. Voldemort was different to other villains he was the best and his only problem really was his ego. The good team didn’t win because they were the best, they won because they looked at the flaws and picked at them to defeat him.

[@Bolse20]

Yes and in the fantasy world this is called "Balance" if Voldemort had everything then no one could stop him thats why JK rowling gave him power but had take away something to make it possible to get ride of him.

[@vivekkumarbalyan6129]

Can u make a video on first wizarding war against Voldemort 🙄

[@dakotayupyupyup8377]

Probably an into video on where all those Infiri came from

[@Equilibruim77]

From what I understand the potion used to get his body back was designed by him. Its amazing that it worked the first time without prior testing (which would be close to impossible due to the special circumstances required). Also the dark mark that allowed him to summon his followers was a new enchantment too from what I understood. I want to know other specifics of what he did to push boundaries other than creating horcrux (spelling?). Like Snape created the spell that cut you up. I would venture to say that would become an unforgivable curse if it became widely known. I'm sure Voldemort created similar things.

[@amit53shukla]

@Harry Potter Folklore, I see you mentioned how Tom is so powerful being descendant of a hogwarts founder or possibly from 2nd brother from tale of 3 brothers, despite being half blood. And his mom and grand parents being weak wizards due to lack of motivation. But I saw another theory, which is valid in real life. That being pure blood is bad. You are restricting your gene pool and sometimes inbreeding, which propagates defective genes. While when you diverse gene pool your bad genes get suppressed and gradually get eliminated. So marrying Tom riddle would have suppressed some bad genes from Voldy's mom, helping the powerful magical genes from Slytherin shine. Also there was suppressing magic and being almost obscurial theory of Voldy's mom, and passing all the suppressed power to Voldy during birth and dying.

[@alex-fs9yt]

"He could do it if he applied himself." Why is this actually motivational😂

[@SeanFarFlung]

I listened to this scene on the HP&THBP audiobook yesterday. And today the scene when Harry and Dumbledore view Slughorn's untampered memory. There is definitely the impression that Riddle's use of multiple horcruxes was a remarkable iteration and progression of one of the most powerful and dark magics in existance. And as you say his necromancy abilities were quite astounding. And if it's true that no other necromancer had managed such a feat then it's gotta be considered an advance I think Voldemort would likely delve deeper into methods of muggle control if he had won. Perhaps he would invent new slavery magic or methods of mass people herding. He might look into magic to make new prisons or camps impenetrable. Who knows. But he was the worst. And he would only have gotten worse and worse

[@williambraswell2485]

Say what you want about Tom riddle, but you have to admit he accomplished incredible things

[@tasatort9778]

Tom was powerful, and early on he was inventive. He had possibly created a curse (as had Snape), he may have created a potion (as had many before him), he had created a horcrux (but hardly the first one to do so). Tom had done a few extraordinary things, but I would hardly place him in the same league with Grindelwald. Tom feared death and all his thoughts were bent on defeating it. Tom had raw power but so did Dumbledore and Grendelwald; what Tom lacked was subtlety, and understanding of other people. Tom was blinded by his own raw ability and bought into his own hype, he also only displayed courage when he had his horcruxes backing him up. The only real thing Tom had going for him was an over willingness to kill. With all that I say that Dumbledore, Grindelwald, and Severus were greater than Voldemort ever was.

[@Lav8514]

As a pure Dark wizard and doing things which cannot be done without having fear, Tom obliterated everyone in the field. Horcruxes are just not done by killing here and transferring your soul there. many have failed to do so. Creating an army of inferri is not imaginable but he did. That is why he is the greatest "Dark Magic" wizard of all time. I consider Grindelwald to be nowhere near him when it comes to the full potential of dark magic, but Grindelwald is the "GREATEST VILLAIN" of all times. He "convinced" people to join him which is 100 times more evil than just manipulating or using the imperius curse. His vision was global, Voldemort was local. He was able to put Dumbledore in a situation where he could not fight him as him being his greatest enemy. And that is why Dumbledore took so long to have that great duel. Voldemort considered himself and had no such thing as an opponent. He never understood Harry, Harry was an average wizard but he had potential. Potentital which his wand understood but something that he did not crave for. That is why Harry's wand is more powerful than Voldemort's and can be equal or near to Dumbledore's original wand and Salazar Slytherin's wand (which was made out of a basilisk core). So this is how it goes: Grindelwald- Greatest villain of all time Voldemort- Greatest Dark wizard of all time Dumbledore- Greatest and most powerful wizard of all time Harry Potter- The only one to ever become the "Master of Death".

[@dantesinferno1093]

This seems like a popular contrarian point these days, as is saying that Snape is in the same league as Voldemort. Utter nonsense. If you're going to say that not only is Grindelwald more powerful but that Voldemort isn't even in his league, you'd better cough up some evidence or strong theories as to why that is. Voldemort wasn't the wisest wizard but he had pushed the boundaries of magic further than anyone had ever done before, even Dumbledore acknowledged that. Grindelwald would annihilate Lord Voldemort? Are you sure?

[@deanblue5077]

Thanks for the constant content I never get tired of hearing about voldemort

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[@jorgecarbajal8076]

Voldemort did many new things with magic, but it was the ways you mentioned about how he surpassed Grindelwald in magical ability that really impressed me.

[@sifilore9462]

I thought that before he returned to Hogwarts while he was traveling, he learned every form of magic in the area and wasn't there simply to look at the sights like everyone on vacation. He was after power and when he was done, was cleaver and creative to invent new spells and potions. He favored Dark Arts most of all cause of his sadistic nature. In MovieFlame of prophecy says that he brought imbalance of power, having it ALL to himself and only shared little to his followers. So "the universe" created his opposite to counter and restore the balance. My theory is if he shared it all with everyone and was a decent person, then Harry Potter would still exist but not a chosen one. And if Voldemort also had powerful Mysticism aka Whit Magic, then Harry would have to learn both Dark and Light to still counter him.

[@Reddas4703]

Voltomort, being nigh immortal would literally have all the time in the world to study and master every form of the dark arts. He would have explored and experiment in it too. He would greedy in his knowledge and keep them a secret. He may choose to adopt an apprentice to be his right hand man but made sure that he never surpassed him in power (think the rule of two with the Sith in Starwars). He would do the same thing to his inner circle and to everyone else.

[@faizanrahman8155]

Voldemort is one of the best realisations in fiction of what they call the dark triad personality

[@hodgrix]

Yes! It seems that Rowling really understood these personality types. She details Voldemort's complete lack of empathy and remorse, his superficial charm, glibness, manipulation, and just total lust for complete domination and power. Also the fact that he has incredibly low anxiety - truly the personality of a psychopath

[@lauritspetermalmqvist2525]

What if remus was made the secretkeeper for lily and james

[@mundanenames9752]

laurits peter Malmqvist he was out on a mission for the order at the time thats why they chose peter

[@itsnothappyhour5641]

@@mundanenames9752 That’s why he said what if but you are correct it wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t a what if scenario.

[@krovkiller6683]

How did Dumbledore talk with Harry in that haven? It was only in Harry's mind and he doesn't talk with Dumbledore? Or is real?

[@milospollonia1121]

Krov Killer “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” The answer is litterally given in the book dude...

[@bestever2682]

Newton Artemis Fido Scamander I was just about to say that

[@whosthatboy7485]

Newton Artemis Fido Scamander as an avid Harry Potter fan I have always found this answer to be a non answer. Is Dumbledore there or not. If so how is the afterlife working in the magical world.

[@CosmicComicChronicles]

@@whosthatboy7485 It all happened "spiritually" yes Harry's soul was in "limbo" as he could choose whether to live again or die. Dumbledore was spiritually with him.

[@rainbowgames6877]

Hey so I think Lord Voldemort would do more great things but they're are terrible

[@Manullus]

Just imagine what Voldemort could have done had he not been ignorant of the types of magic powered by love. I think he'd likely have become a greater wizard than Dumbledore then.

[@liujayelle3635]

My best friend and I were discussing Credence being older than the obscurous's were supposed to be and how powerful he was. It made us wonder if muggle borns and half bloods were stronger because of their muggle blood, if there was something in muggles that strengthend their power and abilities.

[@CosmicComicChronicles]

That's actually not true. One's blood purity status has no effect on the magical potential. You either are born with magic or you're not. Simple as that.

[@liujayelle3635]

@@CosmicComicChronicles I get magic is something you're born with but I'm talking about the muggle aspect of their blood, having it's own unique contribution/effect. It's not unheard of for "hybrids" to possess more, simply because they're of two "species" as opposed to one.

[@CosmicComicChronicles]

@@liujayelle3635 The thing is... being a wizard or witch is not another species. They're mostly human. Just to differentiate between a witch or wizard one has to have the "magic" gene as JK put it. So, at the time of me writing this. Nowhere, in the HP universe does it ever state being a wizard or witch is a species of their own.

[@michaelcollins2030]

I think Voldemort would have continued his magical experimentation and creation of new spells due to his thirst for power and to prove to his allies and enemies he truly was the most powerful sorcerer in the world since he also planned to take his pureblood war all around the world after he conquered wizarding Europe

[@jaiganesh7651]

The Emrald portion is a description based on its green color, actually its known as the "DRINK OF DESPAIR".

[@fredwood1490]

it has been suggested that the Inferi were in that cave long before Voldemort was born, placed there by the great Wizard who created the Dementors and about the same time. Little Tom Riddle was called to the cave by the evil there and brought along two other little kids who were traumatized by what they saw there. This is a Fan Fiction from another HP channel but it does make sense. It's not that Voldemort wouldn't do it, he just didn't have to.

[@Kairos318]

Inter-dimensional travel. He wanted to become the Dark Lord of the Multi-Verse. And I watch the advertising.

[@muhammadwaqarularfeen]

Az plz explain

[@siggerett9651]

i think tom would try to get "baselisk eyes" if he survived so killing would be even esier but then he would need cover his eyes while speaking to his deatheters so maby he would try to get "magic hands" so he wont need a wand to preform magic. i love your content btw

[@cmac8722]

Just 1 thing regarding the unsupported flight, Snape did exactly this to escape the castle when Harry returned to look for the Diadem. So not only did Voldemort figure out how to do it himself he was obviously able to teach others how to do it too. he may have been the most evil creature to ever have existed, but I genuinely believe that if he hadn't have gone down the path that he did he could have been the greatest teacher Hogwarts would ever have had, greater than even Dumbledore.

[@IbrahimMasri1]

Its not that grindelwald wasnt able to make an army of inferi(idk how to spell) using his own power,it was because he wasnt willing to lose his humanity and go even deeper into dark magic

[@ekos8282]

I think his superior skill in magic proves that blood superiority is hocus pokus. If his mother would have married her sibling the boy would have been born twisted in more ways than he already did. Hermione is another proof of blood not guarenteeing magical skill. Ron should be the strongest of the trio if magical blood theoryvwas true.

[@rickyneovhal2181]

Tom Riddle could have created artificial Life like doctor Frankenstein.

[@milospollonia1121]

Ricky Neo VHAL Actually no. In ancient Folklore,which is what Harry Potter is essencially based on, one of the main rules ist that no matter how powerful you are, the creation of life is not possible. Thats also the reason why people were so upset about Palpatine creating Anakin with the Force, it simply kinda breaks the rules...

[@rickyneovhal2181]

@@milospollonia1121 he could try and fail.

[@milospollonia1121]

@@rickyneovhal2181 Thats not Voldemort-like at all,is it?

[@rickyneovhal2181]

@@milospollonia1121 yes it is not Voldemort-like at all I think the best he do with artificial/pseudo life is just make advanced Inferi.

[@milospollonia1121]

@@rickyneovhal2181 Yeah exactly

[@griffinkullas313]

Lets see, he created some spells like: Morsmordra-The Dark Mark Inferi-The Ability To Create Inferi Unknown-The Curse That Decayed Dumbledore Unknown-Unassisted Flight Unknown-Possession He also created some potions, like: The Emerald Potion-Poisonous Memory He really should be feared.

[@etain05.44]

The ability to create Inferi is by far not something that he created. That precedes him. The ability to possess is also something he didn’t create. Anyone good enough at legilimency can do it.

[@Bolse20]

@@etain05.44 Inferi-The Ability To Create Inferi and Unknown-Unassisted Flight is not Voldemorts invention but the rest is spot on ;)

[@griffinkullas313]

Etain05, I wasn't talking about that kind of possession, I was talking about the possession on the horcruxes, like the locket and the diary. It also says on pottermore that the ability to create inferi was his creation.

[@Bolse20]

@@griffinkullas313 No he took the Inferi curse to another level because you have to use bodies from people you have killed in order to make them. Voldemort created an army of inferi to protect one of his horcruxes. but the idea of inferi as in a consept was not Voldemort invention ;) so you can give credit for doing it but not for inventing the idea :)

[@griffinkullas313]

@@Bolse20 No, I meant he created a new KIND OF inferi spell.

[@nathonalexavier1505]

Take a shot every time he says “powerful”

[@damasek219]

You can only do that once. Then you're dead.

[@hakon_dlc]

I think that once Voldemort killed Harry Potter and all his enemies, he would def have resumed his research with great interest since his ressources could have been nearly unlimited as the leader of such an important part kf the Wizard World! I also think the next thing he would've turned to is the very old magic that once almost killed him; The same kind of magic that a sacrifice like Lily Potter's creates. Surely there must be some way to pervert this most ancient power and if anyone could've done it, it's def our dear Dark Lord!

[@fashionovawigs]

He does understand that no one if forcing anybody to click the timestamp to skip the ad right? He doesn't lose money if people skip it so why is he soo upset about it? These brands don't actually care about their promoters they're just trying to sell a product so why is he riding soo heavy for them?

[@smileynetsmileynet7922]

I think he would have experimented with love magic next.

[@milospollonia1121]

No Voldemort didn't accept love magic.He even makes fun of it several times, because he heavily underestimates it. Voldemort is not the type of person that would work with something they consider beneath them imo.

[@kinghoenn3478]

Voldemort is the type who regards his own physical life far beyond everything else because he fears death. With Dumbledore and Harry out of the way he would have absorbed everything he could from the Ministry's department of secrets and pushed them farther. The study of time magic, to stop others from using it against him as well as speeding up his own research because even though he is immortal, time is still time so why not make everything go faster. Another would be the brains, in understanding how to control a person far more then the use of a certain unforgivable spell. To warp the mind's of countless people into being his slaves/worshippers because his god complex would need to be stroked.

[@milospollonia1121]

@@kinghoenn3478 Man this is actually good👍

[@africocoalux722]

He was the Hitler of the magical community... he ABSOLUTELY would have experimented. I have no doubt in my mind that muggles would have been used for many of his experiments

[@itsnothappyhour5641]

Honestly Grindelwald gives me more Hitler vibes than Voldemort but they both act like Hitler but you’re right he most definitely would experiment with muggles even though he hated them he must have some curiosity about muggles.

[@x.caylax]

I think he had Ted Bundy characteristics as well. He was handsome and charming, no one could believe what they turned into.

[@vonkauentheforbidden9589]

If Voldemort survived, I imagine he would have created new Horcruxes, or found a new means of immortality. I also imagine he might have tried to enchant himself in such a way that he no longer needed a wand. Wands are a limiting factor for wizards, and are one of the things that did prevent him from killing Harry. Wandless magic is certainly powerful on its own, but most wizards are still dependent on their wand. If Voldemort was able to free himself from that dependency, to wield magic at the same level and with the same control without a wand, he'd be invincible.

[@dxmixnj6583]

nah if he attempted to create another Horcrux he for sure would have been destroyed completely. His soul was already fragile enough to break apart when the first Avada hit him. After the creation of Nagini i'm pretty sure that another one wouldnt be possible anymore

[@Weightsguru]

Dumbledore should have been in the movies more

[@user-pk8bb6lf9b]

Great video as always Congrats on the sponsor too, get that paper!

[@schris3]

Off topic, but Voldemort other display of his power is his fight against McGonagall, Kingsley and Slughorn. Those three wizards are the best the wizarding world without Dumbledore could offer respecting dueling skill and power and the best they could do is making Voldemort struggle and sapping his concentration.

[@SarastistheSerpent]

Voldemort blasted them all backwards and incapacitated them despite the fact that he was unable to harm them to to Harry’s sacrifice AND he was using a wand (the elder wand) that didn’t answer to him.

[@Zeemis]

In my opinion, Voldemort was experimenting less after his return. He was witty and clever in his youth and had to achieve lots of magical feats to assert power. When he returned, he just relied on his sheer power and domination as a figurehead, and focused more on controlling people. If you think about it, the only thing magically he really achieved after returning was his return. Creating the modified body potion or whatever was a big achievement for him and he pulled it off. From what we read and saw, all he ever really cast was the killing curse. He didn't seem very clever with his magic, but I'm up for someone to debate that with.

[@vizzyjay1357]

No your right when he came back he basically set in with the reputation that he had and the fear that he knew he gave off thats the only reason he was so powerful his catalog from the past still feared people and the multiple horcruxes made him invincible but i feel if he kept experimenting with his experience and magical abilities he could’ve pushed the boundaries even more

[@ralisgroffen]

I don't know about the flying bit, but all the other things are verry correct!

[@hunternelson4320]

video starts at 2:39

[@jaspr1999]

I find it interesting that the little boy had seven stones on his windowsill when Dumbledore first visited him. He already instinctively knew about the importance of seven in the magical world. I also wonder if Tom Riddle Senior or his wife were wizards and hiding it from their spouse like McGonigals' mother. It is not beyond reason.

[@RtXyuFgjiDF2-6]

Read book 6 to know the answer.

[@davesmith4839]

Could you imagine if Nagini turned back into her human self after she was killed or something like that, do u think that everyone would’ve thought she was just an unregistered animagus or would ppl like McGonagall and Slughorn recognize this kind of blood curse or whatever?

[@jordanpalermo1230]

Got a sponsored video and on top of it you put ads wack

[@seangere9698]

I still don't get how people can say Voldemort was the #1 darkest Wizard. I'm sorry if this pisses off some but Voldemort only went after the British M.O.M. and no other countries version there of. Grindlewald on the other hand created a true Wizarding world war and was hunted not only by the British M.O.M. but many others like M.A.C.U.S.A. throughout his reign of terror. With whole countries of Witched and Wizards fearing him and his army of followers, which outnumbered Voldemort's followers many of hundreds of times. Yes Voldemort had gone deeper into the dark arts then Grindlewald and may have been slightly stronger in dueling as well, but I don't see the whole world fearing Voldemort as they did for Grindlewald. Now if Voldemort would've went after other countries centers of Magical power instead of only going after the British M.O.M. I would agree the Voldemort deserves being the #1 most dark Wizard of all time, but he didn't and as such should be only #2 and Grindlewald should still hold #1. This is just my opinion though and you all are more then welcome to agree or disagree with me on this in the comments below.

[@syzorst]

Voldemort "is" the most powerful dark wizard of all time because of his magical feats. What you're looking at is Grindlewald having a bigger influence than Voldemort but that doesn't make Grindlewald the # 1 dark wizard. As the video pointed, Voldemort did feats with his own magical power that Grindlewald could never do. For example, he lost to Dumbledore despite having the Elder wand while Dumbledore admitted he couldn't match Voldemort if he didn't have the Elder wand.

[@seangere9698]

@@syzorst Never said anything about being the most powerful, but the Darkest. Big difference between the two. You don't have the be the most powerful to be the most evil and the other way around.

[@syzorst]

@@seangere9698 Being a dark wizard falls in 2 categories. #1. How powerful you are in dark magic and #2 is evil and cruelty. Voldemort is still above Grindlewald in those categories. Grindlewald may have been cruel but Voldemort was beyond that. I mean, the guy had no concept of love nor could he even understand what it was.

[@seangere9698]

@@syzorst Let's just agree to disagree.

[@88thebluedemon]

No one: Not a single soul I swear: Harry Potter Folklore: "Here's six youtube ads in a 10 minute video with an additional ad in the video itself"

[@chiriwicho08]

A bit late but I realized something. I’m not sure if someone else has commented on this but I am rewatching sorcerer’s stone (philosopher’s stone) and realized that when Harry didn’t know about magic he made things happen when he was scared or angry. So Tom Riddle did the same but he realized it was him so he embraced it and didn’t push it off as a coincidence. He probably started moving with and thru his anger and even from that age used it as a tool to do magic since that’s how it worked for him at first.

[@bbpele2848]

You know what I find annoying? People say that Voldemort failed to conquer a high school, ignoring the fact that during most of Book 7 he's conquered not only Hogwarts but THE ENTIRE MINISTRY!!!

[@personx4999]

Besides Hogwarts is hardly a normal high school. It was made by some of the greatest and smartest wizards to live and over the years many powerful wizards may have showed their goodwill by strengthening Hogwarts. It had secrets that Dumbledore wasn't even close to understanding completely

[@jay14n]

He conquered the world but his day job as a principle drove him to an early death

[@stephenblack5425]

Yeah, especially when they compare him with other dark lords like Sauron and Emperor Palpatine. Voldemort didn't try to conquer Hogwarts, he was just there to kill Harry Potter and yeah, Voldemort did already took over Hogwarts and Ministry of Magic as well.

[@mrmanunited3290]

I agree. He literally had a death eater (Snape) running the school and bending the ciricullum to his desires and had the minister for magic (Pius) under the imperius curse. He literally possessed him into ordering a bounty on Harry’s head.

[@tapuchris3329]

Voldemort was extremely powerful, but he was also extremely arrogant and selfish. I don't think he would have continued with magical experimentation if he had survived though.

[@Kaiserin]

Yo what’s up lmao.

[@stevenbass732]

I don't think that Voldemort "pushed the boundaries of magic ". He just got heavy into one side of magic.

[@DavidMacDowellBlue]

06:06 Talent is not based on genetics, certainly not solely. Hermione is a muggle-born, yet is a startlingly powerful witch. A cousin in the powerful Black family was a squib. HOnestly, I think Tom Riddle was first and foremost a talented and intelligent wizard but also is--for reasons we do not understand--a sociopath, with a driven monomania about death.

[@scp-mxiiianomalousdromeus1117]

The man who created the dementors: hold my butterbeer

[@PICADALOL]

Great video Dean! I just miss the bacground music....

[@shadowcurse8824]

Voldemort was a great wizard, even though he was defeated by a baby, and then defeated by said baby 17 years later... pretty much the same way...

[@headstrongbachelor3152]

Voldemort was not defeated by anyone. He died because his killing curse backfired.

[@BlacKFightZ]

@@headstrongbachelor3152 dude he was defeated by lilly and quitted the battle against Dumbledore.

[@headstrongbachelor3152]

@@BlacKFightZ No he was not. His killing curse backfired because he gave Lilly a chance to step aside but she refused. If Fawkes did not came between he would have killed Dumbledore. He was jut running out of time...

[@BlacKFightZ]

@@headstrongbachelor3152 WTF ? the killing cursed backfired, because of lilly protection spell, what she created after her death and voldemord didn't saw it coming and would be dead without his horkruxes. He lost his body for over an decade and you telling me, that you didn't consider this as a L for voldemord? And next point about voldemord and Dumbledore, if you really read the book, then you must know, that voldemord had an advantage in this fight, because he forced Dumbledore to go on defense, because he was attacking Harry most of the time and fawkes is Dumbledores pet, it's like voldemord and nagini, it's completely legit. We can also say without harry, Dumbledore would have stomp voldemord. If you read the title of this chapter, then you know that voldemord fears Dumbledore and he quitted the battle, what means he lost, to say running out of time is a lame excuse, because he had an total advantage against Dumbledore. You trying to justify it, because you are a voldemord fanboy. He sended malfoy to kill Dumbledore, because he is not able to do it.

[@BlacKFightZ]

@@headstrongbachelor3152 and voldemord was defeated by Harry Potter. There is a prophecy, where it was stated, that voldemord would be defeated and you saying he was never defeated, because his killing curse backfired. Can you explain me why it was happend ? What you saying are just excuses

[@sandeepanchakraborty4538]

5:49 WE GET IT MANNN!!!!

[@daddyaf945]

Voldemort had a stone that allowed him to speak with the dead. I’m sure he gained insights and secrets from past evil wizards.

[@prathammer1350]

He did not know that the stone was a Hallow

[@Hadex01]

He didn't retrieve the stone as explained by Dumbledore in the deathly hallows. He was only interested in the elder wand because that would give him power

[@Mayan381]

☠️

[@abdirahmanidris290]

He feared the dead.

[@daddyaf945]

@@abdirahmanidris290 i think he feared his own death. He had contempt for the dead

[@Wi-Fi-El]

How much magic can a wizard or witch do without their wand? Tom and Harry both seem to be fairly gifted with wandless magic from early childhood, and I'm wondering how far someone could push those abilities

[@silent.shaman]

You cannot watch Harry Potter on Australian Netflix they removed it early January

[@damianallen8377]

Well considering we now know that most of the magical world planet wide prefer to use wandless magic and every student that goes to Uagadou school of magic (the last magical school in the world) graduates as a master of Wandless magic. So while Voldemort as a young boy was certainly impressive it would only be impressive by the standards of Witches/Wizards of Magical Europe and America, since wands are only really popular their. Even Harry also preformed pretty impressive accidental magic as a child (accidental and safe Apparition as a child), but he unlike Voldemort did not try to explore his abilities because of the punishment of the Dursley's he feared exploring any if his "freakishness". But then again Harry was also special from the day he was born with powerful bloodline from his father side and even his mother was very powerful, talented and extremely intelligent. As for for no one replicating his army of Inferi I'm pretty sure some attacked a Quidditch cup with an army of inferi in the 2000s. And yes if he did survive he most certainly would have continued magical experimentations.

[@MasterOfTheElements]

You may not like it Dumbledore, but you can't deny. Voldemort's got style😂

[@callumwood8941]

Who would win in a fight Voldemort or palpatine

[@jldmistery6840]

Man I freakin love Tom Riddle

[@aminortriad7972]

How do 1st year kids get there house robes before the sorting ceremony?

[@nathandomke2721]

This is such a good topic because I feel like I always am asking "What makes a wizard a "powerful" wizard in this universe as opposed to just an average wizard. Why does someone like, say, Ron Weasly, seem like he inherently sucks whereas someone like Voldomort or Belletrix or whatever seem inherently powerful. Almost like their mediclorian count is higher lmao. Obviously Voldomort is powerful because he does shit that nobody else has taught themselves to do, but it also just seems like it's something beyond skill and more like raw power. For instance Sirius was a talented wizard and dueliest, but lost to Belletrix. Which is also just the plot so maybe I'm reading too much into it. Also how powerful is Snape? He seems like a boss. I guess what I'm getting at is: is it skill/knowledge? Or innate ability, or both combined?

[@nikkigtv4374]

Quick Question: When is J.K. Rowling going to write a movie for the 4 founders? Me and my husband are waiting for that...ijs

[@robertbaratheon2193]

Are all the ads the result of us not donating? Or are you playing both ends?

[@HarryPotterFolklore]

Donating? I get 170 dollars a month from donating..that's not even a fraction of what's required..

[@robertbaratheon2193]

Harry Potter Folklore Then stop doing them or stop complaining. Oooooor if it’s really your passion like you claim just do them. You don’t get some sort of money from world of tanks or something to get to the topic at 2 and a half minutes in?

[@therandomgamer4809]

Robert Baratheon Maybe let this guy enjoy doing his job. If you think you could do better then let’s see you grow a channel to almost 400K subscribers and make a living from it.

[@robertbaratheon2193]

TheMagicalSimmerYT What a terrible argument. That’s like if someone makes a terrible play in a game and I pointed it out. Do I need to be an athlete to recognize bullshit? The answer is no. Well, the answer is yes if you’re insane. Also, how is 339,000 almost 400,000? Idk where you learned to count but 39,000 is closer to 300,000 not 400,000. As far as living goes I didn’t put all my eggs in one basket I got a job that pays me every week and I pay taxes. Might be hard to grasp if you’re a neck beard in moms basement like you but if he’s trying to survive from KZbin there’s a disappointed father out there somewhere.

[@robertbaratheon2193]

TheMagicalSimmerYT I just misread that he is close to 400k. My bad I want to take away your bait for this discussion. Why don’t I do better is still a terrible argument. I can think of 10 examples of how that argument makes someone sound like an idiot and not one for your point.

[@seanking6184]

First documented case of being able to fly without a broom or wings - magical theorists and spell creators have tried this for centuries without success and even deemed it impossible First wizard to be able to control the inferi via necromancy Created an assortment of spells: flying unaided; morsmorde which summoned the dark mark; literally cursed the fucking Hogwarts DADA position: created the emerald potion and most of the traps protecting the horcruxes etc He was highly advanced in every form of magic from charms to transfiguration to potions , including the best pupil in Hogwarts history grade wise… he even had enough knowledge of alchemy to rival Nicholas Flamel and the philosopher stone. And the scary thing is he could have been better but his arrogance made him a bit complacent especially when he achieved immortality (another unique feat of magic)

[@turddude]

If he was not a dark wizard he probably would have became minister for magic and finally restored the cut between muggles and wizard

[@SarastistheSerpent]

No he wouldn’t have. Voldemort (when he was still Tom Riddle) says explicitly that he had no interest whatsoever in politics. It was one of the things that Voldemort and Dumbledore had in common. They both disliked politics. Voldemort was much more a magical warrior/inventor than a politician. He was different than Grindelwald for example, who was primarily a politician and political leader.

[@turddude]

Didn’t know that thanks for telling me any way

[@SarastistheSerpent]

Ed Chill no prob ;)

[@HuffeNuvven]

Awesome video but may I suggest you put ads/sponsors at the end of the video instead, that way it doesn't feel so forced :)

[@PumpiPie]

so Voldemort is like Leonardo da Vinci?

[@purplegirl6176]

Thank you for these amazing videos 💖💖

[@blakesuttles9695]

Love your videos man keep up the good work!

[@franceslambert8070]

This video just wasn't long enough. It was very interesting, which drew me in, but waas over too soon!!!

[@Krotas_DeityofConflicts]

Didn't the death eaters flew in the ambush scene in London? on Deathly Hallows 1

[@anansimaluma6410]

Thank you so much for not mentioning butter beer. I’m a recovering alcoholic and I like to watch your vids but that part gave me pause.

[@dxmixnj6583]

but...you just mentioned it yourself?

[@Mark-pr7ug]

I feel that he would have further explored the inner depths of his soul. And in doing this he would have eventually been made to face his lighter side which would have resulted in his self destruction.

[@Ultimatemouse]

sounds like Voldemort would actually be in the green lantern corp or the yellow corp