Author's note: This is my first and probably last fanfic here.

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Is Voldemort Hitler?

by E. C. Florek

Is Voldemort Hitler? Let me make myself clearer: is Voldemort, also known as Tom Marvolo Riddle, a sort of Adolf Hitler? J.K. Rowling wasn't so wrong: who better to choose as an antagonist than Hitler himself? There are many reasons leading me to this conclusion.

First and most obvious, Voldemort's intense hate for muggle-born wizards resembles a whole lot to Hitler's own prejudices and discrimination towards Jews. Voldemort wants only pure blood wizards in the magical community, just like Hitler wanted only blond, blue-eyed people in Germany.

Then, there is Voldemort and Hitler's genetic material, if it could be called so. Though muggle-hating, Voldemort is still half and half, just like Hitler was part Jewish himself, and not at all like the blond, blue-eyed people he so respected. Other resemblance: both the "muggle-ness" and the "Jewish-ness" come from their respective father.

Very much linked to the first and second point, the antagonists' upbringing. Both men have been abandoned at birth by their father, leaving them in broken homes. This is a rather small difference between them: Voldemort is an orphan while Hitler was "mono-parently" raised.

Finally, their followers. Whether they are called Death Eaters or Nazis, they are extremely devout admirers of their leader, and see no harm in the massacre of millions of innocents. What's more they both bear the symbol of their membership (the Dark Mark and Swastika, respectively) on their left forearm.

Of course they are similar: they are both trying to "cleanse" the population, be it Muggle-born wizards from pure blooded ones or Jews (among others) from Aryans. The main difference between them remains that there was no midget in glasses meant to stand up to Hitler.

With all these strong reasons, I see fit to assume that J.K. Rowling has based Voldemort's character (intentionally or subconsciously) on Adolf Hitler. Maybe I am stating the obvious, what everyone has figured out years ago. Maybe I am just creating fiction with my hands, stringing together illogical sentences. The reader shall decide the answer.

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May I add I have done no particular research on Hitler prior to this (just History class), so if any Nazis out there find a mistake on the Fuhrer, let me know.

Just joking about the Nazis.