When it comes to killing in Harry Potter, nobody does it like Lord Voldemort. The villain spends the bulk of the seven books and eight movies slaughtering anybody who stands in his way, using his loyal Death Eaters to spread fear and terror across the magical community.
And while the movies did a superb job at giving fans an enthralling and entertaining experience, they didn't show all of the Dark Lord's murders - for various reasons. We now take a look at those we didn't get to see on screen, even if some may have been pretty important in the source material.
Thomas Riddle
Intrigued by his own backstory, Lord Voldemort takes a trip to Little Hangleton in order to get to the bottom of where he comes from and who he is. He does this just after his sixth year at Hogwarts, aged just 16. And while people that age would like to do something fun on their vacation, the villain already had murder on his mind.
Voldemort ends up finding out the truth about his origins and takes a trip to his grandparents' house. One of the first people he kills upon entering is his grandfather Thomas Riddle, whose body would later be found by the house maid.
Mary Riddle
Voldemort actually kills three people during his little trip to Little Hangleton. And another victim of his bloodthirsty spree is his grandmother Mary Riddle.
The reason his grandparents die is merely because they're muggle-borns. Despite being half muggle himself, it's a part of Tom Riddle's identity that he loathes and can't make his peace with. What's even more chilling is that, even after slaughtering two elderly people, he's able to go back to Hogwarts after it all as if nothing's happened.
Tom Riddle Sr.
Just because Tom Riddle shares his name with his father doesn't mean he was going to let him off the hook. And, along with his parents, Tom Riddle Sr. is another character who is unable to prevent an untimely demise.
Riddle Sr. was tricked into falling for Voldemort's mother, Merope. She used love potion and, when she stopped giving it to him, the character fled and went back to his normal life. While leaving a pregnant wife is a pretty bad thing to do, it's clear that Voldemort believes his crimes to be worthy of death. All three of the Riddles' deaths were widely blamed on Frank Bryce, the house's gardener, despite their being no evidence to back this up.
Hepzibah Smith
In the Half-Blood Prince book, we get numerous insights into Lord Voldemort's backstory through flashbacks. And, in one of them, Harry and Albus Dumbledore pore over a visit paid by the villain to a rich old lady named Hepzibah Smith.
Smith is besotted with Tom Riddle, noting how handsome he is. What she doesn't know, though, is that the young man she's obsessed with is actually keen on acquiring Helga Hufflepuff's old cup from her. Voldemort ends up killing the witch and blames it on her house elf, Honky. He does this through poisoning, too, whereas most of his other murders were carried out via the killing curse.
A Muggle Tramp
Voldemort pays a visit to the Gaunt household while in Little Hangleton as well. These are his magical relatives, with the vile Marvolo Gaunt being his grandfather and Morfin Gaunt being his uncle. Despite that link, however, the Dark Lord doesn't entirely let them off the hook.
He steals a family heirloom, a ring that is Morfin's prized possession. After doing this, it was later revealed by JK Rowling that Voldemort murdered an old muggle tramp into order to turn the ring into a horcrux. This would certainly have been a scene a bit too dark for a franchise that, by and large, catered to young audiences.
Dorcas Meadowes
We don't really get told too much about the first wizarding war in the Harry Potter movies - which means we often don't get to hear about the people Lord Voldemort slaughtered during that time period where he was operating at the peak of his powers.
Dorcas Meadowes was one of those. She was described as a fine witch and key member of the Order of the Phoenix but her death isn't mentioned on screen. This was perhaps the case due to the fact that she actually had no significance to the story the blockbusters were trying to tell,
An Albanian Peasant
Voldemort loses his amazing powers when his attempt on Harry Potter's life backfires, rendering a shell of the wizard he was and forcing him to flee. Knowing he has to keep a low profile in order to avoid being killed off for good, the mass-murderer travels to Europe and hides in the country of Albania.
It's here he grows attached to a snake named Nagini (who we later learn in the Fantastic Beasts series actually started off as a human being.) In order to turn Nagini into a horcrux, the villain murders an Albanian peasant. Again, given this happened long before Harry's story, that would perhaps explain why this was never shown or even mentioned.
Bertha Jorkins
After spending years lying low in Albania, Voldemort is reunited with one of his old Death Eaters, Wormtail. And the loyal servant doesn't come empty-handed, bringing the Dark Lord a Minister of Magic employee named Bertha Jorkins who, via torture, reveals all about the Triwizard tournament.
Her absence from work is a big part of the Goblet of Fire book but nothing is ever mentioned in the big-screen adaption of JK Rowling's masterpiece. Instead, Voldemort learns of the Triwizard tournament through Barty Crouch Jr instead.
Woman In Gregorovitch's House
Gregorovitch is a wandmaker, Europe's equivalent to Ollivander. And he makes a brief appearance in the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 blockbuster, dying via Voldemort's hand after revealing the Elder Wand had been stolen from him many years previously.
What the movie doesn't show, though, is Tom Riddle also killing a woman who is with the wandmaker. We expect Warner Bros wanted to keep the death toll as low as possible...
Wormtail
The last time we see Wormtail is in the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, when he is knocked unconscious by Harry Potter and Ron Weasley as they attempt to escape from Malfoy Manor. He is then absent from the sequel and never seen again.
There's no clarification on his fate, unlike in the source material. The man formerly known as Peter Pettigrew actually hesitates as he ponders letting the duo flee from their prison - only for his silver hand to turn and choke him to death as punishment for his treachery. This was perhaps too violent to be shown given, once again, how young the target audience is.
