Is Lord Voldemort scared of Dumbledore?

Throughout the Harry Potter series, we are led to believe that Dumbledore is one of the only people Voldemort actually fears; and for good reason. Albus Dumbledore is a well known and very powerful wizard in the Harry Potter series. Voldemort certainly does his best to avoid dueling Dumbledore directly.

What is Dumbledore’s greatest fear?

For most of his life, Albus Dumbledore was afraid that he was the one who killed his sister Ariana in the 3-way duel between him, Gellert Grindelwald, and his brother Aberforth. So it would be the corpse of Ariana, confirming his worst thought that he was to blame for her death.

Why is Voldemort so afraid of death?

Voldemort fears death because he doesn’t know how to manipulate it to his advantage. He only knows that people disappear. One feels their presence through memories, but as far as Voldemort is concerned, there is no magical component to death.

Was Dumbledore more powerful than Voldemort in Harry Potter?

Dumbledore was, in a way, more powerful than Voldemort because he was powerful without having to go through with a dark way of life. Dumbledore DEFEATED Voldemort in the end, thus proving that he was more powerful than Voldemort. “Voldemort had powers I’ll never have.”

Why did Albus Dumbledore call Voldemort “Tom”?

Because Albus knew more about the future Lord Voldemort than Tom did himself, like the awful things Tom had done at Wool’s Orphanage and about Tom’s cruel streak that eventually flowered into real evil. “They do not call me ‘Tom’ anymore,” he (Voldemort) said… “I know what you are known as,” said Dumbledore…

Is Dumbledore the antithesis to Voldemort?

Dumbledore also literally founded a rebel organisation (the Order of the Phoenix) to match Voldemort’s Death Eaters; he is THE antithesis to Voldemort. And yet, Voldemort has never sought to eliminate him?