Why is Lord Voldemort after Harry Potter?

It referred to a boy born at the end of July, who has the power to defeat Lord Voldemort (which Voldemort took to mean Harry Potter) and Lord Voldemort himself. ... to defeat him, Voldemort attempted to murder him when he was a year and three months old, shortly after murdering Harry's parents as they tried to protect him. read more

Sybill Trelawney, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Snape had been listening at the door while Trelawney made the prophecy, But did not Hear it completely. He repeated what He remembered, and so Voldemort sought to kill Harry as an infant in hopes to avoid being vanquished. read more

And after Harry caused his downfall at the age of one, Voldemort became even more obsessed and thus made him his enemy. Source: I copied the lines of the prophecy from Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy but the original source is the book Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. read more

Lord Voldemort (/ ˈ v oʊ l d ə m ɔːr /, /-m ɔːr t / in the films; born Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in J. K. Rowling's series of Harry Potter novels. Voldemort first appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which was released in 1997. read more