Horcrux By Horcrux - Every Stage Of Voldemort's Physical Transition

It's not really a big secret that Voldemort’s appearance changed drastically with the creation of his 7 horcruxes, even before his unintentional Horcrux with harry. It’s also no big secret that the dark lord wasn’t aware of the extremities of the physical changes neither. I think that part is just swept under the carpet, what was the mental effect of watching his face literally fall apart, hair fall out, eyes changing shape and colour, nose, skin, body distortion the works. He sacrificed quite a lot in order to split his soul and achieve immortality so that's what I want to talk about today. I want to take a detailed look at what happened to his body horcrux by horcrux and discover when the changes started getting considerably noticeable. I think this is quite an interesting topic so if you do enjoy this video then please hit the like button as it really helps the video grow.

[lucasmiguel]

Videos about Tom Riddle actually intrest me the most. He is so mysterious and Rowling basiclly left us with not much info about him. This is why your work is so valuable

[barbiquearea]

The reason I think why Voldemort decided to stop after making seven Horcruxes and didn't make anymore, even to replace the ones the Golden Trio had destroyed was because he may have been afraid the next one will strip him of his intelligence. Little by little the Horcruxes had chipped away at his humanity. The more horcruxes he made the more animalistic and less human he became. It's possible that the next Horcrux he creates could have turned him into an unintelligible rabid beast, one devoid of mental capacity and cunning, and living off primal instinct. Perhaps Voldemort was aware of this and thought it wasn't worth the risk.

[Sasukea]

The Dark Arts are a pathway to many possibilities, some are considered to be unnatural.

[The_Jam_of_Love]

I imagine horcruxes have a ‘deal with the devil’ style lore to them, yes you’re immortal, but have to ‘live’ fragmented in inanimate objects once your body is completely gone and have no one to latch onto.

Sort of Death’s way of punishing those who try to get away from ‘him’/it, just like how death caught up to the Peverell Brothers

[nicholasweigand]

I think a Riddle TV series is where the franchise should go.

Season 1 start with the orphanage and the cave and end with him discovering he is Slytherin's heir.

Season 2 finish Hogwarts and show the creation of the first Horcruxes.

Season 3 show what happened before he interviews with Dumbledore and end with him hiding the Diadem in the Room of Requirement.

Season 4 the prelude to the first Wizarding War.

Season 5 the war and end with Godric's Hollow.

What are your thoughts?

I would say that the horcruxes made him snake-like, but also not snake-like. Describing him as a walking skeleton is a much better description I think. He came so close to the undead, without actually dying and pass over. The horcruxes allowed him to have one foot on the side of the living and the other on the side of the dead, thus making him immortal.

[AugustusR]

Given how much he already knew about the dark arts even at age 16, I believe he must have been aware to a degree about the consequences of his grand immortality project, specially with regards to his physical appearance. It is understood both in and outside of the Harry Potter universe that the extensive use of dark magic will deform the sorcerer and make them look like the monster they are on the inside (it is in fact a common trope in fiction, Star Wars does it with Palpatine). Surely Riddle knew but just did not care, power was far more important than good looks to him seeing as he never showed any interest in anything else. Come to think of it since his looks came from the father he so despised he might have been happy with the result as a mark of his superiority as a wizard.

[matchesmalone]

I think that Voldemort looked more human in the first war than in the secound. During one of Harry's lessons with Dumbledore were they looked into pensive we see a glimpse of how Voldemort looked in his mid transformations. The dark magick did take a hevy tool on his apparence however he wasen't fully bald and his nose haden't fully disapeed. Att that poit he had five horcruxes, the diary, the locket, the ring, the cup and the diadem. He didn't create anymore horcruxes until that night in Godric's Hollow were the spell backfired on him and his final horcrux being the snake. So based on that I would say that Voldemort looked more like the way he was when he returned to Hogwarts to apply to the DADA position in 1971 rather than his apparence in the secound war in 1995.

[masterzen]

I cant be the only one who would literally listen to your videos if you read an HP book chapter by chapter. Audiobook style.

[felixnimo]

Many physical changes were because of the usage of venom from his snake Nagini before his return in Harry's fourth year 🐍
In his first reign as the Dark Lord, he propably looked more like he did in the first movie on the back of Quirrell's head 🎭

[DBLCreations]

That's the thing that is so frustrating for me personally as well! I get that JKR didn't want to tell about the horcruxes in the very beginning, when most of us were still very young as well. But the PotterHeads (like myself) who grew up with the books and movies are all grownups now. I mean i'm 36! It would be so interesting to see a very dark movie about the dark arts and Tom Riddle becoming Voldemort, on the search of his power etc... I would not only like to see how a Horcrux work but also how his mom did slip the love potion into his dad's drink. I would like to actually see his story. Completely! Also the applying of professor for the DADA! His changes of appearance along the way. I think there is still so much left to tell.

Also, the fact that Harry is an "unwanted" horcrux means that the ritual didn't happen. It's a part of Voldemort's soul that latched on him. A bit as if he was possessed like Prof. Quirl. Though in a very different way of course. But the fact that the ritual didn't happen means that the possibility of cannibalism is still a possibility as well. I honestly can't really see what is more repulsive than killing someone and then eat a body part. (Maybe the heart or something.) I mean, sure, there could be visual wounds but with magic, almost anything is possible. And then, of course, we also have the "Death EATERS."

[johnnyd]

I always wondered if Voldemort was always bald before attempting to kill Harry as an infant.

[horakhtythecreator]

This also begs the question if whether or not transfiguration could still be used to “fix” the physical changes. Would a Metamorphagus be able to just shift their features back once the physical changes occurred or would the dark magic impede or negate them from doing so?

[AnthonyWLeone]

Thank you so much! For years, I have often wondered what Voldemort's appearance was like as he slowly changed.

[paulcowlishaw]

Great video Dean. Keep up the good work and producing great content.

[jordansefton]

This should have more views, great video!

[carly]

I feel like he was more dangerous when he was younger and attractive cause he was able to charm his way out of anything and use his charms to get what he wants

[adamfranich]

One of my theories is that the spell to create the horucrux has to be spoken in parseltongue based on the only know creators of horucruxs are herpo and voldemort

[alaskatikiroom]

Thanks for another well detailed video! I really love your passion for Harry Potter!

[AustinJASMR]

Rowling has said she told someone about the complete process of creating a horcrux, but the guy then immediately vomited and so she decided to not reveal the process publicly.