Ultimately the Harry Potter movies don't go into as much detail about Voldemort's past as the books do, but they do convey enough information to make him a compelling antagonist without this information coming at the expense of effective pacing. A major plot point in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, for example, is Harry trying to discover the relationship between Voldemort and horcruxes, and digging into Riddle's personality is woven into this storyline. The main story arc concerns Harry's conflict with Lord Voldemort, a. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The year is 1977, and You-Know-Who's forces are growing stronger. With Remington Moses, Evan Vihlen, Mark Solari, Donna Sorbello. While there are few actual Voldemort flashbacks, each one contains a lot of information and is inserted relatively seamlessly into the story. Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. The Gathering Storm: A Marauders Fan Film: Directed by Aaron Rivin. The next film after this to explore Riddle is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which is the franchise entry that most delves into the villain's past at Hogwarts. The film introduces Tom Riddle, which gives audiences the first real look at the villain's human form. It's not until Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets that the franchise really delves into who Voldemort was before he became a dark lord.