of Horcruxes. He first emerges by taking the bodies of snakes, and eventually sharing a form with Professor Quirrell, but he is thrust out of that form. It is in 1994 when Peter Pettigrew finds and serves him that his path back to power begins. Using teenage Harry’s blood in a ritual, Voldemort is reborn in his final monstrous form. Unable to kill Harry, Voldemort and the Death Eaters become once again active in the wizarding world. Voldemort, finding his and Harry’s wands shared a common thread, decides to seek out the famous Elder Wand, which he finally takes from Dumbledore’s grave. Voldemort then realises Harry and his friends have begun to destroy Horcruxes and returns to Hogwarts to wage a final battle. Demanding Harry offer himself instaving off death drove him to his discovery and production of Horcruxes. His fixation on Harry Potter, and then his pursuit of the Elder Wand all tie back to his tyrannical obsessive actions. Like many other villainous characters it is such flaws and paranoias that bring about what they most fear, for Voldemort it is death, numerous times.

Nature versus Nurture

Nature versus nurture, regardless of its real world actuality is a common trope in literature. The concept concerns whether human nature is driven by innate biological forces or the product of learning and environment. This debate of whether evil is born or influenced by early childhood or environmental factors continues to be engaged in, and many thriller/murder-mystery/serial-killer novels deal with this question. A number of common scenarios are ones