What was Voldemorts mistake?

Philosophy of Voldemort: Voldemort's biggest mistake wasn't creating Horcruxes, believing in Prophecies or going after Harry, but underestimating everyone. He was so arrogant that he believed everyone else inferior to himself & incapable of achieving the slightest of his own achievements.
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What was Voldemort's biggest mistake?

Harry Potter: Voldemort's 10 Biggest Mistakes That Cost Him...
  • Making Horcruxes. ...
  • Talking To Slughorn. ...
  • Underestimating House-Elf Magic. ...
  • Assuming No One Knew About Hogwarts Secrets. ...
  • Giving Lucius The Diary. ...
  • Listening To The Prophecy. ...
  • Trusting Narcissa. ...
  • Assuming The Elder Wand Transferred With Murder.
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Why was Voldemort taking Harry's blood a mistake?

The use of Harry's blood in the potion, however, would come to be a mistake as it prevented Voldemort from killing Harry because the blood passed Lily Potter's protection to Voldemort and anchored Harry to the living world through him, ensuring the Dark Lord's defeat three years later.
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What was Voldemort's reason for being evil?

Voldemort is motivated by immortality, superiority, racial cleansing, and more than a bit of self-hatred. Many of these things are shown in earlier books in the series, but become crystallized in the sixth. Tom Riddle has a witch mother and a Muggle father, making him a half-blood wizard.
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What was Voldemort's fatal flaw?

While Flamel and Dumbledore ultimately understand that eternal life may not be such a good goal, Voldemort's fatal flaw is that he is misinformed about what is important in life but is never able to realize it.
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5 Massive Mistakes Voldemort Made



What is Harry Potter's fatal flaw?

For Harry I'd say his primary flaw is his savior complex ("saving-people-thing"), which his insistence on doing things alone is probably an offshoot of. He also has an awfully hard time expressing himself to others.
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What is Hermione's fatal flaw?

For all of Hermione's many strengths, one of her biggest weaknesses was that she could be close-minded. She often thought her way of viewing the world was the only right one, and she would shut down anything that seemed illogical to her.
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Is Voldemort a virgin?

By the time he was Lord Voldemort (despite what I said earlier about the graveyard scene), Tom Riddle had become fully and completely asexual. So my answer to the question is yes, Lord Voldemort was a virgin.
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What was Voldemort's end goal?

Voldemort's short-term goals are well defined: Killing Harry and achieving immortality. The former is a means to the latter. Voldemort needs to kill Harry for two reasons. First, Voldemort believes in the prophecy and needs to eliminate “the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord” (OotP 831).
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Was Voldemort abused?

Not surprisingly, the one person who always seemed to see through the act was Dumbledore. Dumbledore had seen the true Tom Riddle when they first met: the boy who tortured, stole, and completely abused his powers.
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Why didn't Voldemort realize Harry was a Horcrux?

Voldemort wasn't aware of Harry being a pseudo-horcrux because he didn't plan it, and Harry didn't know either until Voldemort “killed” him, but he actually killed the piece of soul kept in him.
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Why can Voldemort touch Harry?

In the graveyard in the Goblet of Fire, Voldemort was able to freely touch Harry without harm once he possessed Harry's blood (which contained Lily's sacrificial protection).
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Why does Voldemort have no nose?

Following is the accepted answer from there. Voldemort's appearance became more snake-like as he delved deeper into Dark Magic, and his face became more serpentine, which would presumably explain the flattening of his nose.
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How many times has Harry Potter been knocked out?

— Battling Death Eaters inside Hogwarts Castle, a terrible explosion knocks Harry to the ground and covers him in debris. Disoriented and confused, he realizes the explosion has killed Fred Weasley. The Tally: 7 books, 13 concussions, 4 of them severe, all before the age of 18.
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How much does Hogwarts Castle cost?

The castle alone would cost $169,740,000, according to the company's projections. Hogwarts is 414,000 square feet in size and was designed in the manner of Windsor Castle. The Great Hall, which is 5,800 square feet in size, would cost a stunning $870,000 on its own.
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Does Harry Potter have plot holes?

It's not easy being an inquisitive Potter maniac, even after comprehensively detailed author interviews, Reddit theories, academic studies, and fan fiction, there are still so many plot holes and errors in the Harry Potter universe which do not add up, even if a fan has read every book cover-to-cover.
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Is Tom Riddle a villain?

Tom Marvolo Riddle (December 31, 1926 - May 2, 1998), better known as Lord Voldemort, is the main antagonist of the Harry Potter franchise. He is the archenemy of the franchise's titular protagonist, as well as the murderer of his parents James and Lilly Potter respectively.
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Is Voldemort a Mudblood?

It is perhaps interesting that Voldemort himself is not a pureblood; while his mother, Merope Gaunt, was a member of one of the oldest Wizarding familes in existence, his hated father was a Muggle. In spite of this, he is still considered the heir of Salazar Slytherin.
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Who was more powerful Grindelwald or Voldemort?

Not only is Grindelwald more powerful than Voldemort, but he's also a more compelling villain, which is why audiences will be seeing more of him in Fantastic Beasts 3.
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Was Bellatrix pregnant in the Half-Blood Prince?

Helena Bonham Carter, who portrays Bellatrix in the films, was pregnant during the filming of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Her pregnancy seems noticeable (but not too far along) during the scene at Spinner's End.
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Who did Voldemort love?

Voldemort's own actions matter more than Dumbledore's words. Even then, Dumbledore more or less proved that Voldemort cared for Bella because many things he said about Voldemort were correct but Bella was the one exception.
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Was Dumbledore a virgin?

Now, even after the show finished airing, people are still talking about his virginity. Similarly, it's been nearly 12 years since J.K. Rowling declared in 2007, that Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, was gay.
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What is Ron's strength?

One of Ron's biggest strengths that often helped the trio was his knowledge of the wizarding world. While Hermione might have been the smartest of the group who knew the most about magic and history, Ron knew things about the culture that the other two couldn't know as they grew up in the Muggle world.
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Who is Hermione crush?

She is the love interest of Ron Weasley. Hermione is a student at Hogwarts and is friends with Harry and Ron. Although it is never outright said, it seems that Hermione and Ron had crushes on each other throughout the entire series.
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Is Hermione selfless?

Good Qualities

Aside from her moral character, intelligence, and courage, Hermione possesses many other admirable qualities. She is friendly, selfless, and unfailingly loyal.
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