HARRY POTTER-mania!! What would happen if LORD VOLDEMORT became the MINISTER of MAGIC?!?

Question

TOM MARVOLO RIDDLE a.k.a LORD VOLDEMORT as Minister of Magic?!? It’s not that crazy. Remember that in “Half-Blood Prince”, Professor Slughorn expected Tom to rise to Minister of Magic within fifteen or twenty years. What do you think would happen then if Tom Marvolo Riddle took Slughorn’s advice seriously? Instead of working at Borgin & Burkes and starting creating Horcruxes, Tom decided to build his career at the Ministry while in the same time gaining followers, power, and influence? What do you think would happen to the whole Harry Potter series if things go this way? What would happen to the whole Muggle and Wizardry world? What would Albus Dumbledore do then? Would there still be any confrontation between Order of Phoenix and Death Eaters? Would Tom ever change his name into Voldemort? Would he still do his entire infamous act just like the “original” Voldemort? Would Voldemort still make Horcruxes after all?

Well, I believe that Tom Marvolo Riddle would have kind Mafia-like government if he ever rose to Minister of Magic. He would still do all his great but terrible things as the Dark Lord, either legally (using his influence as Minister) or illegally (using his power as the Dark Lord). I also believe that he would leave the “live and let live” policy and declare TOTAL WAR toward the Muggles! It’s payback time for all the witch-burning and humiliation from the hard time in the Medieval Age!

Anyway, what do you think would happen then? What would happen to Harry Potter, his family, his friends, and his life under Riddle’s regime?

Well, I want to press on the "hard times" during the Medieval Age... not the "witch-burning". But anyway, thanks for the reminder, Kami!

Answer 1

I think it would've been entirely possible for Voldemort to have taken Slughorn's advice and gone on to become Minister of Magic. He was quite handsome, charismatic, very powerful, highly gifted, brilliant, was descended from one of the most powerful wizards within recent memory, and had the respect and admiration of most of his fellow Hogwarts students and his professors. Basically, he had all the qualities that would make a successful politician. We also know that he was quite ambitious and cunning, cleverly keeping his true agenda private while quietly gathering followers. He certainly would've had the support of all the old, wealthy Slytherin families, like the Black's and Malfoy's. Many people agreed with his beliefs that Purebloods ought to be in charge and he could be very pursuasive, either with his charm or darker means.

Even if he had pursued a career in politics instead of working at Borgin and Burkes, Voldemort would still have created Horcruxes; remember he began creating them while as a teenage student of Hogwarts, not afterwards. Besides, he has always been terrified of his own death and would've continued his quest to prevent it. He had expressed disgust for his mother upon learning that she had been a witch because she had succumbed to death, believing that she should've prevented it. Her decision not to live caused him to be raised as an utterly ordinary boy in a Muggle orphanage and denied him his rightful place in the wizarding world as an heir of the great Salazar Slytherin. He was certain that he was special even as a young boy and hated everything ordinary, including his own common name. Once his status as a wizard was confirmed (at 11 years old) he was determined to become powerful and I believe that is when he first decided to seek immortality. Therefore, his creation of Horcruxes would've still happened regardless of his job. It might have made a difference in how many he chose to make though, perhaps being less inclined to sacrifice his good looks in making so many if he had a job in the public eye.

Had Voldemort maintained a legitimate face, as Tom M. Riddle, Minister of Magic and continued to gather followers secretly as Voldemort it would've changed the series dramatically. He would've been able to waltz into the Dept. of Mysteries and claim the prophesy, which would've alerted him that either Neville or Harry presented a danger to him. He is shrewd, so I bet that he would've done the prudent thing and waited to see which child the prophesy seemed more likely to apply to. He probably would've made his choice and then attacked when James and Lily weren't expecting it, having never gone into hiding. But, even if Lily were able to give Harry the protection by her sacrifice, Voldemort would've had years to work from within the Ministry to pass (and supress) laws according to his agenda, to use his position to undermine Dumbledore (like Fudge did with Umbridge, only more effectively because he is smarter), and he would've had access to high security information/objects within the Ministry. I can only imagine how he would've manipulated the population of the wizarding world with such advantages. He might even have passed that Ministry Bill Sirius's relative wanted and made Muggle hunting legal. He would certainly have used all his resources against his enemies.

By the way, Voldemort wouldn't have been able to rally educated witches and wizards to go to war against Muggles over the issue of witches having been burned at the stake by Muggles in Medieval times. Real witches shouldn't have died when they were burned at the stake, only Muggles wrongly accused. In fact, we learn about the famous witch, Wendelin the Weird who was burned at the stake 47 times in various disguises (using a Flame-Freezing Charm to protect herself from the fire). Also, in his third year, Professor Binns assigned Harry an essay about why "Witch Burning in the Fourteenth Century was Completely Pointless". I think the majority of witches and wizards would be opposed to an all out war with Muggles because they would consider it unnecessary; they are vastly outnumbered and they don't consider them a threat. The typical attitude among wizards about Muggles seems to be that they are stupid, since they are for the most part oblivious to the entire society of magical people which exists alongside their own, thanks in large part to Muggle repelling charms and Obliviators. Attaining immortality has been Voldemort's top priority most of his life and a war with Muggles would only detract from his goal, so I imagine that he'd put it off until after killing both Harry and Neville.

Answer 2

In the sixth book first chapter, the old minister of magic was replaced by a new fiercer looking Minister named Rufus Scrimguer. Later in the book he tries to manipulate Harry into making public appearances for him, as means for his magical war propaganda. It might be that Rufus is being controlled/manipulated by Voldemort? I digress, if Voldemort never went Borgin & Burkes then it would be safe to assume that if he was in the ministry, he would have known the secret to destroying Harry Potter much earlier, and he would have found another way to kill him without losing his power. Albus Dumbledore would have surely fought with Voldemort for a long time but all in vain. Dumbledore would have most likely never learned about the Horcruxes, unless on a off chance from Slughorn, and even then both would have been snuffed out before any real damage could be done.

IN conclusion there wouldn't be a Harry Potter series for sake of name, he would be dead. If there had been a series, it probably would be the magical equivalent of 1984.

Answer 3

Um, I think J.K. Rowling would explode, and a random puppy would die. Seriously though, if Riddle had become a politician/businessman, he would still be corrupt (aren't they all...just kidding) but he would never have had reason to kill Harry. The series wouldn't have existed. He would have gathered political followers, etc., and gained power that way. Then he would have eliminated half-bloods and "mudbloods" through official channels. Dumbledore wouldn't have had as many supporters, and either would have been killed or imprisoned for assassination attempts on the Minister of Magic. And for all I know, he still would have made Horcruxes so he could survive longer and kill more muggles. That's my best bet.

Really though, this IS all purely useless speculation. But it's fun to think about. Here's another one for YOU: what would have happened if Benjamin Franklin had chosen to be a gigolo (he actually wasn't far off) instead of a statesman/inventor? Just kidding...this is an example of how random the comment you just threw out was...it has a grain of possibility, but DIDN'T happen, regardless.

Answer 4

chapter 13 in hp-6 tels us about characteristic of tom marvolo riddle as child had well -developed ,ominously of all he had some measure of control over magic and used magic to control to punish hurt others .even if he had taken slughorn's advice seriously he would have made the members of ministry of magic as followers and use them to do his dirty work .

the phropecy cannot go wrong tom riddle would become lord voldermort . He would use the hocruxes to make him self immortal,invincible if hp series goes this way then people against voldermort would form THE ORDER OF PHOENIX which would include dumledore and members of phoenix. tom disliked his dad's name as he was a muggle hence created the mask of lord voldermort behind which he has been hiding . I think you would like to know about tom so email me @ [e-mail] this is the best answer i could give.

Answer 5

JKR said that Umbridge would come back, but...that would be too much. I think we're stuck with Scrimgeour. I was frankly surprised that she still worked with the Ministry in Book 6, but that's the way it goes. As for the rivalry...According to HP Lexicon (which I trust), Umbridge's birthdate is unknown but McGonagall was born around 1925, on October 4 (JKR said) and that therefore she went to Hogwarts from around 1937 to 1944. This means that she attended while Voldemort did, and Umbridge seems a tad too young for that. I would put her at around fifty, maybe. Voldemort was born around 1926 (HP Lexicon subtracted fifty years from 1992, when Book 2 came out, to find the date of the first Chamber of Secrets incident and went from there) on October 31 (JKR said). HP Lexicon's approximations would have McGonagall as a 6th year when he opened the Chamber, which makes her at least three years older than Hagrid (who was in 3rd year at the time). Interesting, no?

Answer 6

I don't believe that would happen. BUT, the ministry of magic doesn't seem to want to believe Lord Voldemort is back and has been ignoring harry and professor dubledore reports. This could give a little hole within the ministry's power.Where Lord Voldemort could get in and take some power and kill more people within the ministry. Lets just hope that doesn't happen.

Answer 7

I seriously doubt that Lord Voldemort would ever be the minister of Magic

Answer 8

Party in the totally misunderstood, yet evil, new Minister's office!

Answer 9

It would be a whole different story that would not be about harry potter it would be a magic story more about him and dumbledore.

Answer 10

Well, although the author has gotten darker and darker with each book, I do believe there will be a happier ending than that.