Editing Lord Voldemort (section)

=== ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' ===
[[File:Voldemort in Movie 1.jpg|thumb|right|Voldemort, voiced by [[Ian Hart]], on the back of [[Professor Quirrell]]'s head in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'']]

Voldemort makes his debut in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''. In this story, Rowling introduces him as the Dark Lord who tried to kill Harry Potter because the boy was prophesied to destroy him. Voldemort murdered Harry's parents, [[James Potter (character)|James]] and [[Lily Potter|Lily]], but as a result of his mother's love and willingness to sacrifice herself for him, baby Harry survived when Voldemort tried to murder him with a [[Avada Kedavra|Killing Curse]]. Voldemort was disembodied, and Harry was left with a mysterious, lightning bolt-shaped scar on his forehead as a result.

In the book, Voldemort unsuccessfully tries to regain his dissolved body by stealing the titular [[Sorcerer's Stone|Philosopher's Stone]]. To achieve his objective, Voldemort uses [[Professor Quirrell]]'s aid by latching onto the back of the latter's head. However, at the climax of the book, Harry manages to prevent Voldemort from stealing the stone.