Why Tom Riddle Murdered His Father and Grandparents

[@jenniferchoate5600]

3:00 Let's not forget that Tom was born in an Orphanage, grew up DURING the GREAT DEPRESSION, and went to school for his 1st year literally DAYS before WORLD WAR 2 started, and went back every single summer even when the LONDON BLITZ of all things was happening and graduated just after WW2 along with the defeat of Grindlewald. It is no frakking wonder why he turned out the way he did!! And it completely justifies with his boggart being his own corpse too!! Edit: It also didn't help that the Gaunt's were extremely incestuous because of their extreme belief in blood purity. Add in that, and you got a child with extreme disposition towards mental instability. Though it didn't help that Merope used a love potion to "bewitch" a man to "fall in love" with her just to escape her messed up family. Not justifying anything, but it happened.

[@harringt100]

Idk, I mean lots of people have grown up during depressions and wars and NOT become vicious murderers.

[@mariakezan4271]

That's what I've always thought. No wonder that man had a pathological fear of death.

[@ashwinsmagicandcardistry]

Jennifer Choate the reason he turned out the way he did was because he wanted to become immortal. No other factors. He just changed because he already was an unstable child to begin with. It doesnt have to do with WW2 and stuff

[@Pur9leRain]

On point

[@MsAnemoi]

It is very scary to realize that he didnt even finish school by the time he already murderd his father and grandparents. From that point on, it just could get darker..

[@thestar2471]

To be fair he was already a psychopath before he attended Hogwarts

[@stevenbass732]

Pretty simple really. His father abandoned him and his mother and he wanted revenge. The grandparents were just a bonus because they were as bad as his father.

[@AlexandreFortesYT]

I wouldn't blame the father for abandoning them. He was victim of a Love Potion at the end of the day, so he never loved Voldemort's mother. He was forced to live a life he didn't want, so he left as soon as he could

[@gray7344]

he also hated the fact that his father was a muggle cos he spent his time at hogwarts trying to find if his father had attended hogwarts but when he found out he wasn’t a pure blood he hated that he shared the same name as a muggle so he killed them

[@angeieticals3059]

Alexandre Fortes ik but he could’ve stayed with her. not as a lover but as a father for tom. but it’s really hard to make those decisions. (Edit: Like I said this is a hard decision. it’s like a raped women gives birth to the rapist’s kid and take care of them or get an abortion. it would make sense if tom riddle ran away from his trauma)

[@angelgon06]

angeieticals Yes but understand where the father is coming from to be under a love and all the things that you’ve been doing is a lie he don’t have a choice when you’re given that potion because it makes you feel things that you don’t really feel so just imagine the trauma he might’ve had as well yes he could’ve been in his sons life he should’ve been and I’m not trying to justify him leaving his son but perhaps he just couldn’t be around his son due to everything that happened

[@faizahsthebest2283]

His father was like, “gotta go get milk!”

[@StarWarsTheory]

great video man. Loved it.

[@harrymatheson7028]

Yo man you make my day everyday can’t wait for the next video

[@BiteMe5664]

I am a huge fan of yours I want you to do a collab with Harry Potter Folklore

[@Eclipse-mf6hc]

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[@Cflynn2001]

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[@LeaveNow.]

He was a meanie. Thats why

[@LiterallyEveryone217]

hello. Why are you not fighting Perry da Platypus

[@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479]

@@LiterallyEveryone217 "curse you Perry platypus!"

[@prbzgooomn8449]

His father was a meanie

[@yosantsegai1965]

No because his father abandoned him and his mother that’s why but this grandparents I don’t know

[@z_ed]

@@yosantsegai1965 op clearly explained the reason why: Tom Riddle was a, "meanie."

[@user60223]

Me: Preparing for exam. *Notification of Harry Potter folklore having the thumbnail of Tom riddle pops* Me: throws the books aside and "let's find out what's up-to him.

[@njcg3658]

Harry Potter Folklore over studying any day

[@myfavoritethings3626]

Any day Everyday

[@woetroe070]

Yeah literally😂😂

[@lillilly8453]

@@njcg3658 I was studying on YT and I saw this in my recommend don't regret a thing

[@kahntaylor2246]

Despite the drama surrounding Harry Potter, you’re doing a great job with these uploads So thank you

[@HarryPotterFolklore]

i think artist should be separated from art in this case...We don't speak her name here anymore..

[@Jessidafennecfox]

@@HarryPotterFolklore similar to Lord Voldemort

[@njcg3658]

This fandom is bigger than the author. The books, these films, this fandom the entire thing has become bigger than her. Hogwarts has become a place that welcomed everyone. Let’s please please keep it that way.

[@cassafrass7928]

This is what I've been saying. It's my story my world now. I do not support the author's discrimination. It's so awful.

[@bookworm7076]

When a story is released into the world, the world and its characters belong more to readers and fans than the creators.

[@butterflysnme724]

Isn't it odd that Harry was, so to speak, an orphan practically. He wasn't raised in any love at all after his parents were murdered. Lily blessed him with that protection spell and somehow he knew love. What if Tom's mother had done the same for him. Maybe he wouldn't have turned out like he did. Just something I was thinking about.

[@mariakezan4271]

It was actually stated that if Tom's mother would have chosen to save herself for the sake of her son, things would have turned out different.

[@josephwatson1931]

Harry was conceived in love and had known it until NIV 1, 1981. Even though he did not remember this time it still affected him in a positive way.

[@jorgebersabe293]

And that's what makes Tom such an effective antagonist to Harry: Tom is essentially a dark reflection of him.

[@jaanvikamalia9196]

Yaa.. But if this would have been done this fantastic story we all love watching series wouldn't have been there.. 🤣🤣🤣

[@shannonhill5676]

@@1337Stereotyp J.K Rowling was the one who said that if his mother was still alive, he would have been a different person. I dont know. Rowling contradicts her work or retcons it alot so, who knows. He may have been different ( maybe not as cruel but still suffering from sociopathic tendencies I suspect) but he still would be a troubled person due to being born from a love potion.

[@joheljimenez696]

Tom riddle was a seriously messed up kid but I don't blame her mother for falling in love with his dad he was one good looking man but I really don't like how she used a love spell on him that was a way too scary and knowing that Ron went through the same thing and it almost killed him

[@crispysatyr0355]

Those conceived using a love potion cant feel love.

[@AT-9777]

@@crispysatyr0355 yeah

[@AT-9777]

The love potion caused Tom to get that messed up

[@klaudiagrob]

Voldemort was based on Hitler as Rowling stated. He had a rotten soul from the start and I feel no sympathy for him. He was a psychopath who enjoyed murdering people. I can't believe that people defend that.

[@usmanmajid7837]

The love potion given by Romilda Vane via the chocolates isn't what almost killed Ron, it was the beverage he drank when visiting Prof. Slughorn which was poisonous and was originally supposed to be given to Dumbledore to kill him.

[@tantejorun5670]

I really wish that the confrontation between Voldemort and his father was included in the movies and books

[@leaffall985]

“If I can kill my family...” “I certainly can kill the Potter Family!” (Kills all but Harry) “But I couldn’t kill an infant? My reputation is now threatened.”

[@annaqaddams9108]

I respectfully disagree. Tom Riddle, Sr. and Merope Gaunt were legally married so just leaving her didn't terminate the relationship. He could have sought an annulment, but Merope was pregnant with his child, who like it or not, was his legal heir and most laws are strict about annulment if children are involved. Even if Tom, Sr. married after Merope died, the younger Tom was his legal heir and preceded any other offspring he might have. So he would have to explain to any future wives about Merope and how he left her and already had a son. It is interesting to note that Tom, Sr. never married (and we're talking about in the 30's when there was a worldwide depression and i have to believe lots of ladies would have overlooked his personality). So imagine the comments made by the Riddle family when young Tom appeared. I suspect he was unprepared for seeing them at all, probably figuring that they were dead, only to find out they were all very much alive and most probably aware of him since the day he was born. Imagine the anger and resentment at having to livie in an orphanage while his father and grandparents lived in luxury. Worst of all, i dare say none of them cared anything about him. They probably thought of him as the garbage that ruined his life. Remember what he told Dumbledore in the orphanage, I can hurt people who are mean to me. Sixteen years of anger, hurt, and rage bubbled up in him and i dare say, he lost control. It's a behavior we see repeated in him a lot.

[@angelgon06]

They were never married toms father was given a love potion

[@annaqaddams9108]

@@ashwinsmagicandcardistry , everyone always referred to Merope as Tom Sr's wife, Dumbledore refers to her as "wife", the expression "run off" is a euphemism for got married in hurry, and in the 1920s when this occurred, simply being alone with a man for an extended period of time without a chaperon - the expectation was that you would get married. Plus, it is on the Harry Potter fan site. While it may be argued that legally, coercion is grounds for annulment, it's hard to do with a baby on the way.

[@mrsdixon3524]

Same situation in fantastic beasts with Leta Lestranges mum why didn't she turn bad or was it a different spell? Either way Tom Riddle Snr was raped

[@annaqaddams9108]

@@ashwinsmagicandcardistry , it's canon, Riddle Sr and Merope were married. Dumbledore mentions it several time in the Half Blood Prince (The House of Gaunt). Riddle Sr. knew no one would believe he was under a love potion, so he couldn't argue that for an annulment. Regardless of how he got there, in the eyes of the law, they were married. Plus, 1920's morality would have insisted Tom remain with his pregnant wife. No respectable family would ever allow their daughter to associate with him afterwards, especially since they knew Merope claimed she was pregnant.

[@annaqaddams9108]

@@ashwinsmagicandcardistry , i think non-magical and magical law are quite similar in this case. Marriages that take place due to fraud or deception can be annulled, but that doesn't happen "auto-magically". Neither party ever presented themselves before any magistrate and pleaded fraud, so the assumption might have been that both sides were accepting. However, Tom Riddle's life would have been "ruined" ... this was after all, the 1920s. After Tom Sr. was released from the spell he probably handed Merope some money and left her in London. She remained, hoping he would return to her. He on the other hand returned to his village where it was well known he'd been married (for whatever reason). No decent family would have him. I don't think Tom (Voldemort) knew his father or grandparents were alive. He seemed surprised by Morfin's response that "he came back". Imagine that cheery, Riddle family reunion. They would have blamed Tom for ruining their lives, of the marriage that never took place, or the grandchildren that were never born (ignoring the fact that he was their grandchild). Tom was only sixteen, but being told to his face that he wasn't wanted was probably more than he could bear.

[@njcg3658]

Could you do one explaining a bit more about Tom and Harrys relationship with Hogwarts? Love ur vids!

[@klaudiagrob]

Harry and Voldemort were similar only in terms of backgrounds. Harry, Voldemort and Snape view Hogwarts as their home. Harry acknowledges that in the Deathly Hallows after seeing Snape's memories.

[@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479]

They both saw Hogwarts as home, in ways. They both didn't want to go back in the muggle world, Tom in the orphanage, and Harry with the Dursleys. But Tom Riddle wanted to use his skills and knowledge in a different way from Harry's. He wanted to learn about The Dark Arts and to use them to destroy all muggles, half-bloods and muggleborns. For both of them it was the only place that they weren't considered as weirdos.

[@njcg3658]

Nice ideas!

[@sueannevangalen5186]

Question : when the Riddle murders first happened, the Muggles of Little Hangleton were all convinced that the gardener, Frank Bryce was guilty of the crime. If I remember right, the police even brought him into custody for questioning, but then he was suddenly released when they could find no physical evidence that the deaths were murders. But everyone still seemed to believe they were murdered. We know that the Ministry of Magic found who they believed to have committed the murders: Morfin Gaunt, who Voldemort had framed. If Muggle Little Hangleton knew about the existence of the Gaunts, which they clearly did, why would they not have noticed that Morfin disappeared right and that time and blamed him? It sounds like Frank Bryce bore the stigma of being a suspected murderer for the rest of his life. I guess the ministry couldn't step up and publish the fact that they'd arrested the (framed) culprit because then they would have had to admit that the Riddles had in fact been murdered and that would lead to more questions that would threaten the Statute of Secrecy. But seeing as Little Hangleton would also have known about Tom Riddle's marriage to Merope Gaunt and his abandonment of her, it shouldn't have been too hard for the town gossips to establish motive for Morfin Gaunt, a lot more motive than Frank Bryce would have had, I'd think. That couped with Gaunt's disappearnce should have appeared suspicious. Unless the Ministry of Magic did step in and erase all memory of the Gaunts from the Muggles of Little Hangleton, which I'd think impractical. Hmm...

[@abdirahmanidris290]

The ministry probably did wipe the memories of the town. When Pettigerew blew a muggle street up to frame Sirius, the muggles thought it was a gas leak as their memories were probably modified

[@dakotaenloe8035]

Morfin never came around the village and everyone knew the Gaunts were anti-social. Maybe they didn't know anyone was still living in the shack. Plus, Morfin probably avoided muggles after being imprisoned for three years, since he lived next door to the Riddle family for years and could've killed them at any time.

[@mathiasgustavsen2312]

The "bad impression" was actually amazing

[@shadowfuryy9]

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[@Emmamgraversgaard111]

The legends are false.

[@halibutler1486]

Carnage Vortex to my office NOW

[@melvinkelly9200]

Voldemort is so evil, yet so talented and fascinating. A true genius.

[@lol-tb4lg]

Seriously. BEST KZbinR EVER. Every time I need some info about one harry potter character I know this is the channel for me

[@henrywayne5724]

Voldemort: I can speak to snakes. They... Dumbledore: AVADA KEDAVRA!!!! Two simple words could have solved everything.

[@SarahZi1998]

Yeah except that Dumbledore would’ve been sent to Azkaban for using the killing curse on a child

[@trinas48]

Sarah Zimmerli better than so many people dying

[@TheBookloverforever]

@@SarahZi1998 Errmm I don't think so.. if Dumbledore really wanted to make a clean job out of it. Nobody would get to know. Although imperiusing Tom Riddle to jump off the building would be neater. I'm getting so dark.. :(

[@ninjaked1265]

Parseltongue isn’t a dark art

[@ebonesmith2649]

He could've just beat his ass. Could've taken a branch from the whoomping willow and wore his ass out.

[@iamtheimpossible267]

I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS FOR YEARS NOW AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING HARRY POTTER INTERESTING TIME AND TIME AGAIN.. YOUR VIDEOS HAVE SO MUCH THOUGHT PUT IN, VERY CREATIVE AND DEFINITELY INTERESTING.. YOU HAVE MY LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR ALL THE ENTERTAINMENT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO US.. THANK YOU! THE RIDDLE ANIMATED SERIES IS ALSO LOOKING GOOD, GREAT WORK, KEEP IT GOING MAN!!

[@laurent6699]

I've only recently starting watching the Harry Potter movies. I'd seen bits and pieces of them in the past but had never properly sat and devoted my attention to a full HP film. So glad I've started now and so thankful there are people like yourself making videos like this!! Just makes the experience way better 🥰

[@OrangeHatReviews]

This is a great extensive look into it. Great video.

[@PeerlynChowMusic]

Your biggest supporter Dean. Keep it going!

[@GalenGTV]

So, you're his biggest muggle

[@bluefirewolf1991]

@@GalenGTV Lmao 😂

[@brandonford5993]

There's quite a few people saying that they can't blame him or he's a tragic character... he murdered countless people indiscriminately, to further his own goal, because he didn't understand love. That isnt tragic, he is solely to blame, he is simply evil, that's what evil looks like.

[@krishan8735]

I think it's not a case of that he's not to blame, and more just how fucked up his life was. He was born into an unloving orphanage with no parents, and an inherent inability to feel love. No friends, no support, nothing. And he also descends from an incredibly incestuous line, making him especially prone to mental instability/issues. And to make matters worse, he grew up during the era of the great depression and world war 2. It's less that people are justifying him, and more people realising just how fucked up his life was.

[@nichola10901]

Well he’s a psychopath, essentially incapable of empathy, so sure “evil” or just fear with no conscience, he was scared to die more than anything, obvs don’t make it okay tho lol

[@cityman2312]

The grandparents just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Voldemort never had a problem with hurting bystanders and peripherals.

[@danostrom205]

Tom Riddle Senior was magically enslaved for some time. Voldemort's mom used magic to either control his mind or his emotions. Tom Senior knew magic was real. If Tom Senior had realized Voldemort was the son of the woman who'd enslaved him, he would run for his life. So: I doubt Voldemort and The Riddles talked. Most likely Voldemort just broke in and immediately used Avada Kedavra.

[@Mairi930]

I see Tom Riddle more as a tragic character than a villain. Orphanages at that time must have been terrible and I can comprehend as to why he killed his family members. Before Lord Voldemort he was just a boy who took all the wrong choices and could have been saved

[@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479]

Tom Marvolo Riddle was born becouse his mother used a love potion on Tom Riddle senior. He didn't truly love her, and that's why Tom Riddle couldn't feel, give, or even understand love. He couldn't understand the fact that death was a part of life, and thought of himself as superior to all people. That's why he was so determined to live forever, he believed that death could be forever avoided. He wasn't just a little boy with a lot of trauma, he could: "make bad things happen to people who annoy me." And he terrified the orphanage kids. He wanted all muggles, halfbloods and muggleborns dead, destroyed.

[@klaudiagrob]

Seriously? Just so you know Voldemort is based on Hitler. Rowling said that. Hitler was becoming evil from the start after his father was telling him about powerful Germany. Voldemort was a villain. He had a rotten soul.

[@tokyovan8307]

@@klaudiagrob The person above you literally explained why he was what he was.

[@mariakezan4271]

If his mother would have chosen to be there for him, things would have turned out to be completely different. It's even stated in the books. He was never shown love from the very start. There is an African saying that goes like this: it takes a village to raise a child. If the village doesnt show that child warmth, the child will one day burn the village down just to feel its warmth.

[@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479]

@@mariakezan4271 that's very wise

[@ritikarakshit5377]

He killed his father to get his nose 😂

[@yeti9961]

I’m in class rn Shhhhhhh I’ll watch this laterrrr You can’t stap me from being early

[@yeti9961]

Ok I watched it and that is a reasonable theory

[@seanamcgarry9765]

Fantastic video as always, Dean very enjoyable

[@sefalimahanti9848]

Love the new intro mate

[@livealittlebeth296]

What an incredible theory

[@crow_g1639]

This channel makes other hp YT Chanel’s like little kids in the playground you actually have ideas that don’t show in the books or movies and I are in the books which makes the video watchable.

[@SergioBecerraII]

I still want to know how Tom Riddle found the location of the Chamber of Secrets.

[@ashwinsmagicandcardistry]

frankensteinia1 it took him 5 years of extenisive research, while it took hermione harry and ron about 6 months.

[@lonewolfatari475]

@@ashwinsmagicandcardistry I can understand him eventually stumbling upon the entrance after five years of extensively searching the castle, looking for any insignia associated with Slytherin, and then speaking the word "open" in parseltongue. However, it is unknown how he knew that he had to recite the phrase "Speak to me Slytherin, Greatest of the Hogwarts four" in order to summon the basilisk from the statue. I highly doubt that he would be able to simply guess the correct password, as it was very specific.

[@Knowledge.to_Come]

The chamber found him

[@danielstoddart1148]

I really love your videos even after all these years your uploads are still brilliant! Please keep up the great work!

[@msrainbowbrite]

I personally think that is unfair to assume that Merope's love for her son wasn't enough to keep her alive. l believe she had depression and convinced herself that Tom jr was better off without her

[@monabohamad2242]

Yeah that seems to be what and/or how depressed people think

[@johnjohnsten4158]

I don't think it's his mother's fault. She was terribly run down and had suffered much exposure and malnutrition. She lasted long enough to give her son a life at the cost of her own.Tom should fault no one for his mother's death but his father and Marvolo Gaunt for treating his mother worse than a House Elf. As for all the magic Tom could do some dark wizard was teaching him, maybe a Grindelwald operative. He came to Hogwarts a fully practicing dark wizard.

[@carolynhendrix9805]

@@johnjohnsten4158 I don't think it's his fathers fault he was put under a love potion and pretty much raped. While her life was tragic I can't blame Tom Sr. for her actions. Tragedy or not it was her decision to use the love potion.

[@Userinvalid4217]

I think Merope had obsession and not love.

[@thecajunphoenix]

And let's not forget Merope Gaunt Riddle had already been horribly abused by her brother Morfin and their father Marvolo before Bob Ogden called for backup and both Marvolo and Morfin were arrested and sentenced to Azkaban. Merope's magical abilities markedly improved with Marvolo and Morfin in Azkaban, and they faltered when she learned the hard way that Amortentia, the strongest love potion of all, has to be continually administered or the drinker loses interest, as Tom Riddle did when she stopped giving him the Amortentia and he bailed on her and their unborn son.

[@meghanasrinivas5195]

Love your videos. Great job ☺

[@mind_slayer2.0]

Can u do life of Sirius explain ed video? Please do!

[@watermelonroaming]

he has! i think it was around three years ago

[@luzzatto5312]

Love these vids man keep them up!

[@kenlee7539]

I'm from Asia but your impressions are great!

[@DamonNomad82]

One thing I've always found interesting, and telling, is that Tom chose to murder his father and grandparents, as opposed to simply putting them under the Imperious Curse, enslaving them, and using their wealth to live a life of luxury from then on.

[@lonewolfatari475]

It is possible that Tom was able to inherit their wealth sometime after he killed them, especially since they had no other heirs.

[@johnhanifin1952]

In movies and books Voldemort is just one of the most delightfully evil characters ever

[@muckfichigan4484]

Why isn't the cannon issue of Tom and Morphin's conversation being spoke in Parsaltongue brought up?

[@ayonc2575]

Why is it a problem?

[@Caakano]

Hey, sorry to bother u, can u tell me where to find these scenes of HP? Is it in the books? I've only watched the movies but I wanna dig deeper :)

[@ayonc2575]

@@Caakano it's in The Half Blood prince, can't remember what chapter tho

[@Caakano]

@@ayonc2575 thank u

[@mezmerized4lifejay654]

Your voice overs are iconic

[@justinjairam8534]

Loving the new intro 🤗

[@njcg3658]

Ikr! I love it!

[@estherxia6846]

Tom was the product of love potion, not true love. His father didn't love his mother, so he's destined to live without love throughout his life. I think not finding any evidence about Riddle in Hogwarts have already upset him. His unsatisfaction rose after hearing his uncle's words, plus he's proud of being the heir of Slytherin. Maybe his father's rudeness leads to his final killing of his father and grandparents

[@theparrot6516]

His father didn't do anything wrong

[@rathnaisaac9905]

Whoop whoop early yoo you are amazing Edit: Thank you so much!!! This made my day and no joke a Harry Potter add played right before this

[@mattthesilent777RED]

Sorry for skipping your ad, but I have literally seen/heard it a thousand times

[@himelrahman891]

You should make a video on what would have happened if Merope never had given Tom Riddle Sr the love potion, and voldemort was never born. How everything could have been

[@shubhajitsen6015]

I'm just imagining 11 year old tom riddle saying " AVADA KEDAVRA " ..... 😂👌

[@legowinnertoy]

Hey potter what house you sorted in?????

[@njcg3658]

Ravenclaw

[@legowinnertoy]

Im a hufflepuff

[@AleXirHeX]

Ravenclaw

[@Zeppelee]

Horned Serpent/Ravenclaw.

[@legowinnertoy]

So I actually did the sorting ceremony apparently I’m a gryfonder

[@J04_s02]

Amazing this feels better then the book version of HP GOF. 👏👏👏👏

[@viggohenriksson8223]

Voldemort had the trace didn't he when he killed the Riddle family. How come the Ministry Of Magic never found out?

[@ashwinsmagicandcardistry]

ViggenH hmmm good point

[@katjayne4757]

Because there’s wizards living near by, the trace can’t tell exactly who used the magic. The ministry never expected Tom to be in that area so he wouldn’t have been a suspect. The books explain how he implanted a fake memory into his uncles mind so he was blamed, he had attacked Tom sr previously so they didn’t bother to investigate

[@ashwinsmagicandcardistry]

Kat jayne yes, but his uncle was well above the trace, so it seems to be a plot hole of some sort. Its specified that the trace cannot be place on someone above 17 years old. So how would it show up if his uncle was the one that seemingly killed the riddles?

[@yungkheals1]

@@ashwinsmagicandcardistry He also used his uncle’s wand I believe so that probably could’ve had some to do with it.

[@ashwinsmagicandcardistry]

yungkheals1 yes, thats true as well

[@cupidxcreamy572]

Great video dean as always

[@davidortiz3094]

Tom was ruthless af but not surprising. The greatest serial killers came from similar backgrounds

[@yama5182]

I concur completely!! 👍👍 I cannot imagine anyone not understanding this.

[@lutheroid]

Love the video and I love your channel

[@ichiyo5634]

Could you please tell us some harry potter wand wood types I would like to hear more information about that :)))

[@mattthesilent777RED]

If there was a film about Voldemort's early life and his mother's family, I'd call it "THE GAUNT RIDDLE"

[@LiterallyEveryone217]

Great video! You just untangle the whole harry potter universe

[@arranmcgown2386]

Great video!! I know it really doesn’t matter at all but at 0:33, isn’t it his paternal family rather than his maternal? Paternal is his dads side and maternal is his mums side. As I said, I know it doesn’t matter but I just thought I’d mention it! Great video though Dean!!

[@ownitervi241]

Also what were Tom's motives for doing what he did. I'm pretty sure that Tom wasn't the only person born because of a love potion.

[@officialwalldoe6988]

I wish they made a origin movie of Tom riddle

[@cameronadkins2310]

I wonder how dramatic the killing of the Riddles would be in Riddle: An Animated Story. Can’t wait to see it!

[@josephwatson1931]

Unfortunately the animated story will never happen. It cost too much to produce. I've suggested to Dean that he try a radio play like Broad Stokes did with the Great Wizarding War. The tenth episode went up the other day. It's called The Unforgivable Potion.

[@HuggiMa]

I'd love to see a 10 part Netflix series on Tom Riddle/Voldemort and the Hogwarts years of the Marauders/Lilly marrying James/their death.

[@ketreenawilliams1320]

Great impression mate!

[@brandonsmith1198]

Great videoMan I loved it

[@Jack-morris06]

Isnt a reason why voldermort was so heartless because he was conceived under a love potion. 😬. That's why he enjoyed killing people

[@redjirachi1]

Rowling has said that it's meant to be symbolic, not literal

[@vxddr]

So Tom wants to be the only gaunt to exist in the world? Sheesh that must be lots of pressure

[@ThePiinkcoco]

Keep the content going! I want to know where did Tom Riddle go on his summer breaks when he went to Hogwarts

[@josephwatson1931]

Good one. I suspect he did not go to the Orphanage. He may have even gone with the Hitler youth and born arms against the United Kingdom.

[@christianmarshal6117]

I agree, I always assumed it was just vengeance and prejudice but the erasing his connection to the muggle world, I hadn’t even thought of that but it makes perfect sense. Something I think would make an interesting g video, how do you think things might’ve turned out differently if Voldemort’s dad stayed with his mom after she stopped using the potion. How different would things have been if he developed genuine feelings for his wife and preborn son before the potion stopped working?

[@nacubera2239]

I really love ur vids dean keep it up. I am an avid fan of Harry Potter and of course Harry Potter folklore keep it coming!!!!!

[@ethemerdogan1855]

”Insulted his mother”? Not sure that would affect at all. Did he have affection to her? Eventhough he never saw her

[@madi_softball4614]

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[@madi_softball4614]

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[@subaru9639]

Instead of one sided love you could say unrequited love, I know I'm being picky but I love this video, sorry my English class is rubbing off on me. Lol

[@Xehanort10]

8:20 Voldemort even sarcastically says "See how useful he has proven himself in death." He'd have been in deep shit if Tom Sr's corpse had completely rotted away though.

[@veebhushah9667]

Damn good video good job

[@Raymondtembo]

Luv the corkney accent mate

[@vcpf]

Love your videos dude

[@dietdrpepper15]

Goodness I want to read the scene when Tom meets...Tom. I'd love to see what set him off to murder everyone. And also tossing his uncle in prison.

[@hananeblanton5129]

To skip promotion 2:30.

[@thetheorizermoore7476]

He didn’t just murder his dad and grandparents he murdered his his dad entire new muggle family which meant that day he kid a few dozen humans

[@micheleminor1106]

Tom Riddle Jr. wanted revenge on his father for leaving his mother when she was pregnant with him maybe not realizing a love potion was involved. Also his grandparents probably supported his father in leaving Tom's mother since they felt she was beneath him in status since she came from a poor background. Tom Jr. saw his father is being beneath his mother since he was a muggle though why was his father even living with his parents and not fighting in WWII or was he injured in the war where he was physically unable to fight?

[@lonewolfatari475]

My best guess is that Tom Sr. used his wealth and influence to avoid be drafted into service.

[@remonb6294]

He cannot feel love. Only lots of anger at his father. I think he slaughtered them without any regrets. He must have been furious.

[@magiclover4940]

Great video

[@chendror872]

This intro is awesome love it

[@theinvisiblewoman6783]

Imagine if Tom Riddle senior had took baby Tom from his mother and raised him. He would still have strong magic, he would have been raised privileged with a muggle family, he would have still went to Hogwarts and probably still been Slytherin.

[@Boogeyyyman]

The Riddle Family could have taken advantage of young Tom. Tom junior makes business and influences clients with his magic without them knowing it. The Riddles were idi*ts to not include young Tom as family member and heir into their family. It just got them killed.

[@Enrobdoolb]

He murdered them cuz Tom asked for a PS5 and his father said "No!" Total misunderstanding, typical behavior 😳

[@sd81a46]

It's PS5 bruh....anything goes.

[@dennisxu1]

I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE HARRY POTTER STORY: HOW DID HARRY SAY "Number 12 grimmauld place" to contact and see if sirius was safe in the 5th book even though harry was not the secret keeper?

[@ashwinsmagicandcardistry]

Dennis but has no last name everyone that knows about the place can contact it

[@thatonereallyoldbaguette]

He killed them because they didn’t want him

[@bittersprout3694]

I've heard somewhere that the fact that one of the children's worst fear is becoming more like their parents. But this is ... Woah. Yikes!!

[@bffsquad1547]

2:30 is when the ad ends

[@jenniferwettervik4495]

So so you think Voldemort then saw himself as less of a half-blood, since eliminating that part of him by killing them?

[@williamoconnell1233]

Or he's just hurt from their abandonment, and harbored ill feelings from it, and it grew into madness.

[@jorgebersabe293]

Tom is essentially Harry, but gone horribly wrong.

[@curtislangford3181]

That's a ridiculous theory. If Voldemort was NEVER capable of love...then he's NOT really responsible for his infirmity or the actions that resulted from it! Ergo...he wasn't truly EVIL...only disabled!

[@михаиливановский-ю2н]

Of course he was still evil

[@titsmcghee1086]

Last time I was this early, J.K. Rowling wasn’t getting bothered by SJW’s on twitter.

[@emilijaromic288]

Alas, I hope people calm down and actually talk about the things they find problematic, instead of the smear campaigns going on

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

Her latest tweet actually got tons of positive responses. I feel like she could restore her reputation.

[@cynthiab5034]

I feel like J.K. Rowling says all these controversial thing for attention. Wasn’t her new book about to drop at that time? She knows the reaction she’s going to get it, but does it anyway because none of her other books have ever reached Harry Potter famous.

[@titsmcghee1086]

Sabina Kunze a wild TriggerSaurus appears!

[@mariakezan4271]

Excuse me, but could anyone tell me what's going on? Because I have no idea what you're talking about.

[@karlbergen6826]

Tom not only Killed the Riddle Family line he also slew the Gaunt Family line because he framed the last Gaunt for murder. He murdered the Riddles with Uncle Morfin's wand and modified Morfin's memory so that he believed he was the killer. Morfin pined away and died from Dementors at Azkaban. Was it just easy or did Tom hate the Guants too?

[@Ascension7707]

Because they wouldn’t get him the PS5 he wanted

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

He wanted PS5 to play Hogwarts Legacy

[@susanpotenzano1328]

Never thought of him speaking them before killing them. Makes sense he would. I guess the surprised looks related in the book made me think it was busy in an green sparks.

[@homestudios5647]

I love that theory it’s awesome Mr. Dean