In the Harry Potter books Lord Voldemort is portrayed as the main source of evil. He goes out of his way to ‘purify’ the wizarding race of non pure-blooded wizards and witches. In other words, rid the world of people that he thought unworthy. In doing so, Voldemort hopes to conquer and achieve total dominance over the Wizarding world. Something that I never understood was a person’s desire for power. How they can become so consumed in the single-minded thought of power that they go through such great lengths just to acquire it. For instance, Lord Voldemort already had an unusual amount of control over his magical abilities but he decided to take it further and go on the path to immortality, something that only a few other wizards have achieved.