Harry Potter · Character

Tom Marvolo Riddle

Also known as Tom Riddle, Riddle, T. M. Riddle

  • Major
  • First seen · Book 2 · Ch. 12

Tom Marvolo Riddle is a major character in Harry Potter (Book 2).

Gender
male
Age
16 (appears)
First appears
Book 2 · Ch. 12
Books
1

Description

A tall boy of about sixteen with jet black hair stands much taller than average students, his form initially surrounded by a misty light and strangely blurred around the edges as a memory from the past. He possesses long fingers that twirl wands with dexterity, while his face contorts or forms twisted smiles that never reach his hungry eyes which can show an odd red gleam. As the scene progresses he becomes clearer and more solid, revealing the fair skin and strikingly handsome sharp features of a 1940s Hogwarts prefect wearing a pointed hat and silver badge on his chest, every inch the image of a gifted yet dangerous young wizard with an aura of dark charisma.

Connections

  • Ginny Weasleypossessor

    Riddle manipulates Ginny through the diary, using her to reopen the Chamber.

  • Rubeus Hagridframed schoolmate

    Riddle frames Hagrid for opening the Chamber fifty years ago.

Story so far

  1. BOOK 2Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Key events

  1. Book 2
    Ch. 17
    The Basilisk BattleHarry descends into the Chamber of Secrets, confronts Tom Riddle's memory possessing Ginny Weasley, slays the basilisk with Godric Gryffindor's sword, and destroys the diary.

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