Why doesn't Voldemort have a nose?
I was wondering why the Dark Lord from the Harry Potter series has a very different appearance. The bald head, white skin and of course the nose. He has slits for nose. Is there an explanation to his appearance?
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Voldemort's appearance became more snake-like as he delved deeper into Dark Magic, and his face became more serpentine, which would presumably explain the flattening of his nose. Mention of Voldemort's serpentine appearance is mentioned in every book. It's theorized that each murder Voldemort committed, the more distorted his face became. There is a scene where Dumbledore shows Harry a memory of Voldemort after he resurfaced after being gone for ten years. He came to hide the Ravenclaw Horcrux and to ask Dumbledore, who was newly appointed headmaster, for the Defence Against the Dark Arts position, and his appearance is drastically changed (this would be been around circa 1956) from when he had gone to work at Borgin and Burkes ten years prior. It's fair to speculate Voldemort was deeply involved in Dark Magic; Dumbledore notes that he hopes "half of what he's heard (about Voldemort's Dark Arts activities) isn't true."
Regarding the movies, super short answer: CGI removed Voldemort's nose. There's a segment in the extra scenes where Voldemort's nose is discussed extensively. Ralph Fiennes was very opposed to the flat nose and had to be convinced of the scary aesthetic value of that choice.
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One of the most notable aspects of Voldemort is his physical appearance. When he is at last resurrected by his minion Peter Pettigrew, he is a truly hideous man, with no nose and a distinctly snake-like appearance.Why does Voldemort not have a nose or hair?
Voldemort does not have a nose because his physical appearance changed due to him delving deeper and deeper into the dark magic. That made his face more serpentine and his nose changed into two snakelike slits.Why does Voldemort have no face?
It was because of creation of his horcruxes. His soul got mutilated because of it's ripping so many times and thus Voldemort grew less human in appearance.Why does Voldemort only have a nose in the first movie?
Another way to look at it is: different films, different directors with different views on what Voldemort looked like. It wasn't until GoF that LV got his body, and therefore didn't have a nose. Before he rebuilt his body, he likely had a nose.Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) [Official Video]
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