Editing Lord Voldemort (section)

== Reception ==
Several people have drawn a parallel between Voldemort and some politicians. Rowling has said that Voldemort was "a sort of" [[Adolf Hitler]],<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/fall00-bbc-newsround.html| title = Transcript of interview with J.K. Rowling, BBC Newsround, Fall 2000}}</ref> and that there is some parallel with [[Nazism]] in her books.<ref>{{cite news | title=New Interview with J.K. Rowling for Release of Dutch Edition of "Deathly Hallows" | date=19 November 2007 | url =http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/11/19/new-interview-with-j-k-rowling-for-release-of-dutch-edition-of-deathly-hallows | work=The Volkskrant | access-date =6 March 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Tina|last=Jordan|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2007/10/20/rowling-outs-du/ |title=J.K. Rowling outs Dumbledore! |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]]|location=New York City|date=20 October 2007|access-date=8 July 2014}}</ref> Rowling also compared Voldemort to [[Joseph Stalin]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/11/19/new-interview-with-j-k-rowling-for-release-of-dutch-edition-of-deathly-hallows| title = New Interview with J.K. Rowling for Release of Dutch Edition of "Deathly Hallows" – The Leaky Cauldron| date = 19 November 2007}}</ref> [[Alfonso Cuarón]], director of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' compared Voldemort to [[George W. Bush]] and [[Saddam Hussein]], who he said "...have selfish interests and are very much in love with power. Also, a disregard for the environment. A love for manipulating people."<ref>{{cite web|first=Nev|last=Pierce|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/07/28/reel_life_july_28_2003_article.shtml|title=Reel Life|website=[[BBC Films]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|location=London, England|date=28 July 2003|access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Carla|last1=Power|author-link=Carla Power|first2=Devin|last2=Gordon|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/152656/page/1|title=Caution:Wizard at Work|magazine=[[Newsweek]]|publisher=[[IBT Media]]|location=New York City|date=4 August 2003|access-date=1 May 2009|archive-date=5 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705023238/http://www.newsweek.com/id/152656/page/1|url-status=dead}}</ref> Andrew Slack and the Harry Potter Alliance compare [[media consolidation]] in the US to Voldemort's regime in ''Deathly Hallows'' and its control over the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' and other media saying that "Once Voldemort took over every form of media in the wizarding world, [[Dumbledore's Army]] and the Order of the Phoenix formed an independent media movement called 'Potterwatch'. Now the HP Alliance and Wizard Rock have come together to fight for a Potterwatch movement in the real world to fight back against Big VoldeMedia from further pushing out local and foreign news, minority representation, and the right to a Free Press."<ref>{{cite news|first=Sharon|last=Steel|url=http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid53334.aspx|title=Challenging Voldemedia|newspaper=[[The Boston Phoenix]]|date=20 September 2007|publisher=Phoenix Media|location=Boston, Massachusetts}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Slack|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-slack/harry-potter-fans-and-the_b_77235.html|title=Harry Potter Fans and the Fight Against 'VoldeMedia'|website=[[HuffPost]]|date=17 December 2007}}</ref> Julia Turner of ''[[Slate Magazine]]'' also noted similarities between the events of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' and the [[War on Terror]]. She said that Voldemort commits acts of [[terrorism]] such as destroying bridges, murdering innocents, and forcing children to kill their elders.<ref name="osama">{{cite web|first=Julia|last=Turner|url=http://slate.com/id/2123105/|title=When Harry Met Osama; Terrorism comes to Hogwarts|website=[[Slate (website)|Slate]]|publisher=[[The Slate Group]]|location=San Francisco, California|date=20 July 2005|access-date=30 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926225422/http://slate.com/id/2123105/|archive-date=26 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rowling compared Voldemort to [[Donald Trump]] during [[2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign|his 2016 presidential campaign]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/4140185/j-k-rowling-donald-trump-voldemort/ |title=J.K. Rowling Just Compared Donald Trump to Voldemort and Guess Who She Thinks Is Worse |magazine=Time |last=Rhodan |first=Maya |date=8 December 2015 |access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref>

Voldemort has also been compared to other fictional characters, such as [[Sauron]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''; they are, during the time when the main plot takes place, seeking to recover their lost power after having been considered dead or at least no longer a threat, and are also so feared that they are sometimes unnamed.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=GreenBooks. TheOneRing.net |url=http://greenbooks.theonering.net/guest/files/050102.html| title=How Much Was Rowling Inspired by Tolkien?| first=Caroline | last=Monroe|year=2002|access-date=21 May 2006}}</ref>

The entertainment website ''[[IGN]]'' listed Voldemort as the seventh best ''Harry Potter'' character, calling him "truly frightening".<ref name="IGN Top">{{cite web|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/100/1002569p4.html|title=Top 25 Harry Potter Characters|first1=Brian | last1=Linder|first2=Phil | last2=Pirrello|first3=Eric | last3=Goldman|first4=Matt | last4=Fowler|date=14 July 2009|work=[[IGN]]|access-date=3 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831203220/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/100/1002569p4.html|archive-date=31 August 2011}}</ref>