Welcome, my friends.
It could be hard to understand
how an evil wizard like Voldemort
managed to gather power and followers.
It was a slow process
that started even before he was born.
The Dark Arts have been a part
of the wizarding world for a long time.
There have always been people
who chose to stand up and fight back
against these dark forces.
In this video,
we will explore Voldemort's rise to power,
the history of the Dark Arts in the wizarding world,
and how this all led to the Second Wizarding War.
While magic can be used to do wonderful things,
such as
Or
It has been decided that
And they are known as the
And they are so named?
The use of any one of them will—
Correct.
Both to protect its citizens,
and to prevent the Dark Arts
from gaining popularity.
However, just like in the Muggle world,
Fortunately, students at Hogwarts study
Defence Against the Dark Arts
to protect themselves against this Dark Magic.
Throughout history,
there have been wizards
who use the Dark Arts to achieve their goals.
However, Dumbledore realised that
With or without you,
I'll burn down their world, Albus.
No!
Dumbledore, with the help
of the international wizarding community,
tried to stop Grindelwald
gaining followers and power.
But we won't spoil everything.
During Grindelwald's rise to power,
a boy named Tom Riddle was born
in a Muggle orphanage.
When Albus Dumbledore
came to reveal his true identity.
Well, perhaps they're right.
On his mother's side,
The last living descendants of
Riddle would go on
to continue this legacy of prejudice
as he grew up.
That's right.
Tom Riddle grew up to be the terrifying
He read a lot about the Dark Arts in school,
and got some pretty awful ideas
about how the wizarding world should look.
Following this rejection,
Tom Riddle fully embraced
his new role as Lord Voldemort.
He spent years studying the Dark Arts in secret
and building an army
in preparation for his takeover of the wizarding world.
He preyed on communities
that had been looked down on by wizards,
such as
As it was easier to convince them
to turn against the wizarding world as a whole.
Other wizards who held the same prejudiced beliefs,
heard about Voldemort's plan
and joined the cause.
Voldemort's inner circle
called themselves the
And they were feared
throughout the wizarding world
for their use of the Dark Arts
to recruit people
to Voldemort's army
and silence his critics.
And this included some familiar faces who formed
For reasons we won't spoil,
Voldemort believed that the one thing standing
between him and wizarding world domination
was a baby boy wizard named Harry Potter,
who, at this point, was less than a year old.
But something strange happened.
Somehow,
Voldemort completely disappeared after this night,
with many assuming he had finally been defeated.
But some were reluctant to celebrate too soon.
Harry was taken to live with
his Muggle aunt and uncle,
far away from the prying eyes
of witches and wizards,
to whom he was now a celebrity.
Back in the wizarding world,
some Death Eaters remained loyal to Lord Voldemort,
and held out hope
that he would return one day
to finish what he started.
They continued to practice the Dark Arts in secret,
waiting for the day when they'd be able
to use it to achieve their evil goals.
Or so they thought,
until Harry Potter grew up and had other ideas.
And though Voldemort
and his followers were strong,
Harry knew one advantage
he and his friends had
over the power of the Dark Arts.
Yeah?
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