Why can't Tom Riddle love?

Rowling also stated that Voldemort's conception by influence of Amortentia—a love potion administered by his mother, a witch named Merope Gaunt, to the Muggle Tom Riddle—is related to his inability to understand love; it is "a symbolic way of showing that he came from a loveless union—but of course, everything would ...
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Who was Tom Riddle's lover?

Tom Senior was loved by Merope, who became obsessed enough to use a Love Potion on him. Tom M. Riddle was obsessively loved by one of his Death Eaters, Bellatrix Lestrange.
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Did Voldemort ever fall in love?

He was incapable of love because he never got it and he was inherently dark. Rowling said he would have been fine if he had been loved by his mother and she had lived.
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How did Voldemort and Bellatrix have a child?

Delphini was born in secret at Malfoy Manor in early March 1998 as the result of a liaison between Bellatrix Lestrange and Lord Voldemort. On 2 May 1998, both of her biological parents were killed in the Battle of Hogwarts.
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Why did Dumbledore not like Tom Riddle?

As Harry said, Dumbledore was the only person who could see right through Tom Riddle. He was already suspicious about what Tom did to the kids from orphanage and later to Myrtle and Hagrid. As one of his teachers, he knew Tom's tendencies toward Dark Arts. And yet he didn't do anything about them.
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Why did Tom Riddle turn so evil?

As Tom Riddle discovered his muggle inheritance, his hatred towards both his family and magical society increased, leading him to the path of evil and to adopt the moniker Lord Voldemort.
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Why did Tom Riddle turn into Voldemort?

It was around this time that Riddle gave himself the alias 'Lord Voldemort', to spare himself of the reminder of his 'filthy Muggle father', who he later learned had abandoned his wife after learning she was a witch (although in reality he left her after she stopped controlling him with a love potion).
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Who got Bellatrix pregnant?

In the play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," which has become part of "Harry Potter" canon, it was revealed that Bellatrix conceived a child with none other than Lord Voldemort.
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Who is Voldemort's wife?

Lord Voldemort had no wife he and Bellatrix just made a baby together. Voldemort couldn't love anyone. But the girl mother (In cursed child) is Bellatrix Leatrange.
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Did Bellatrix cheat on her husband with Voldemort?

Sometime following this, Bellatrix would secretly engage in a sexual relationship with Voldemort. Out of this union would be born their daughter Delphini, who would be given over to be raised by the Rowle family, a family sworn to Voldemort.
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Who raised Bellatrix' daughter?

She was raised by Euphemia Rowle then Rodolphus Lestrange. It would not be very surprising if they told her everything about Voldemort, his greatness, his power, his ambitions… since he was their master.
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Why is Bellatrix so obsessed with Voldemort?

It is assumed Bellatrix was at least initially drawn to Lord Voldemort because they both believe in an ideology that favors pure-blood wizards and witches over other members of the community. This elitism, shared by the Malfoy and Lestrange clans, was instilled in Bellatrix since childhood.
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Who was Tom Riddle's girlfriend?

Cecilia was a young, pretty Muggle woman who seemed to have been romantically involved with Tom Riddle Senior prior to his marriage to Merope Gaunt.
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Who is Tom Riddle's wife?

Merope Gaunt (/mɛˈroʊpi/) was the daughter of Marvolo, and sister of Morfin. Harry's first impression of her was that she looked "like the most defeated person he had ever seen". She married Tom Riddle Jr and became pregnant within three months of the wedding.
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Who is Voldemort's son?

Mason Riddle is the Son of Tom Marvalo Riddle, otherwise known as Lord Voldemort, and the only American student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Who did Tom Riddle marry in Harry Potter?

The wedding of Tom Riddle Senior and Merope Gaunt was held in either the autumn or winter of 1925. The wedding likely took place in Little Hangleton, since both the bride and groom had lived in the village prior to the marriage. Their marriage only lasted one short year, before Riddle abandoned his pregnant wife.
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Was Bellatrix Voldemort's girlfriend?

He felt nothing for his family, and only wanted his friends in school to rally around him because he wanted to hold power over them. Bellatrix Lestrange was obviously in love with him and worshiped him, but he only cared for her servitude, not her. We know that he did not date anyone, even when at Hogwarts.
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Who is Voldemort's brother?

Voldemort doesn't have a brother. But Snape is loyal to both Voldemort and Dumbledore.
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How was Bellatrix killed?

Bellatrix then started taunting Mrs Weasley over her son's death, proceeding to laugh at Molly's enraged response that the Death Eater "will never touch our children again!". This provided an opening for Molly to strike Bellatrix with a curse that hit her straight in the heart, killing her.
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Is Draco related to Sirius?

He marries Narcissa Black and together they have one son, Draco, who is the first Malfoy family member introduced in the series. The Malfoys are related to the Black family through Narcissa (a first cousin of Sirius Black, Harry's godfather), which makes Draco a nephew of both Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks.
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How old was Bellatrix when she died?

Bellatrix is approximately mid 40s in her first appearance and dies at about 46/47.
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Why is Snape the Half-Blood Prince?

Family. Snape's family background is mostly shown in flashbacks during the course of the last three novels. Snape was born to Eileen Prince, a witch, and Tobias Snape, a Muggle, making him a half-blood (hence the name, "Half-Blood Prince").
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Is Draco Malfoy evil?

By Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it's a stretch to call Draco a villain anymore. We just watched — or read — him struggle to reconcile his choices and morals in The Half-Blood Prince. He can no longer justify his actions, and is far more aware of the evil he was born and raised into.
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