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"I understand those things that I did not understand before. I must be the one to kill Harry Potter, and I shall be."

— Lord Voldemort^[src]

The plot to kill Harry Potter was one of the main purposes of the Second Wizarding War, in which various witches and wizards attempted to assassinate Harry Potter, due to the influence of Lord Voldemort.

Harry was declared Undesirable No. 1 (with the pretense of being wanted for questioning regarding the death of Albus Dumbledore), with a ten-thousand galleon reward for his capture. He was to be turned over to the Ministry of Magic, that was under the control of Voldemort.

History

Attempts

Return of Lord Voldemort

"Don't you turn your back on me, Harry Potter! I want you to look at me when I kill you! I want to see the light leave your eyes!"

— Voldemort during duel with Harry to face him.^[src]

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Over the summer of 1994 Voldemort, Wormtail , and Barty Crouch Jr. plan to put Harry in Triwizard Tournament and use his blood in the ritual. Voldemort attempts to kill Harry in Little Hangleton Graveyard in a duel with him. Harry cast Disarming Charm and Voldemort cast a Killing Curse. Echoes of people Voldemort killed Lily, James Potter, Bertha Jorkins, Cedric Diggory, and Frank Bryce. Harry escaped with the Port key. Voldemort's plan went really wrong. Barty attempts to kill Harry but Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonagall stop him.

Battle in the Department of Mysteries

"You have mean it Harry. She killed him. She deserves it. You know the spell Harry"

— Voldemort tries to convince Harry to torture Bellatrix^[src]

Voldemort planned to lure Harry into Department of Mysteries. Bellatrix killed Sirius during the battle. Harry chased Bellatrix cast Cruciatus Curse on her. Voldemort was about to finish Harry off but Dumbledore arrived. They began a duel. Then Voldemort began to possess Harry hoping Dumbledore would give up the teenager to kill him. Harry overpowered Voldemort and he never possessed Harry again.

Wedding of Bill and Fleur

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Bill and Fleur's wedding right before being invaded by Death Eaters

In August 1997, William Weasley and Fleur Delacour married at the Weasley family home in Ottery St. Catchpole, the Burrow. Late that evening, Death Eaters overtook the British Ministry of Magic, killing Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour and replacing him with Pius Thicknesse, who was at the time under the Imperius Curse. They then crashed the wedding; mostly all of the guests got away alright and went into hiding.

Raid on the Hogwarts Express

"Hey, losers. He isn't here"

— Neville Longbottom faces the Death Eaters^[src]

DH1 Death Eaters inside Hogwarts Express 02 — Death Eaters search for Harry on the Hogwarts Express

Shortly after the Death Eater take-over of the Ministry of Magic, they conducted a raid on the Hogwarts Express in order to capture Harry Potter. The Death Eaters stopped the train while en route to Hogwarts Castle, in Scotland on 1 September, 1997, but found nothing but other Hogwarts students, as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger were (at the time) in hiding at 12 Grimmauld Place.

Ambush at the Lovegood House

"They took my Luna because of what I’ve been writing. They took my Luna and I don’t know where she is, what they’ve done to her. But they might give her back to me if I — if I… They will be here any moment. I must save Luna. I cannot lose Luna. You must not leave."

— Xenophilius moments before Death Eaters arrive at his doorstep^[src]

Ambush lovegood — Ambush at the Lovegood home, an attempt to hand Harry over to Death Eaters

Xenophilius Lovegood revealed that Death Eaters has captured his daughter Luna in order to force him to cease his public political dissension. When the trio came to visit Lovegood to ask him about the Deathly Hallows, Xenophilius contacted the Voldemort-controlled Ministry, to inform them that Harry was in his home in the hopes that they would return Luna in exchange. Soon after Xenophilius had explained to them what the Deathly Hallows were, his house was visited by two Death Eaters. Xenophilius' shot a stunning spell at Harry but missed its target and instead struck an Erumpent horn which exploded. Hermione then blasted the floor beneath them so that the Death Eaters could catch a glimpse of her and Harry (Ron was under the invisibility cloak) before disapparating, in the hopes that they would spare Xenophilius' life and return Luna.

Battle at Malfoy Manor

Harry, Ron , and Hermoine were captured by the Snatchers and taken to Malfoy Manor. Bellatrix asked Draco if this was the real Harry. She begin to torture Hermione and carved with her knife on Hermione's arm the word Mudblood. Dobby came to rescue them left with Luna and Ollivander then came back. Wormtail had been killed by his own silver hand. Duel between Draco and Narcissa ended with Bellatrix telling them to drop their wands or Hermione dies. Dobby dropped the crystal chandelier which fell onto the floor making Bellatrix let go of Hermione. When they escaped Bellatrix threw her knife at them to stop them from leaving by killing Dobby. Malfoy and Bellatrix got punished for letting Harry escape.

Battle of Hogwarts

Voldemort's End Pottermore — Voldemort final defeat at the hands of Harry Potter

On 2 May, 1998, Lord Voldemort and his army attacked Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry so that Voldemort might finally murder Harry Potter. He gave the school until midnight to hand him over and they then fought. The siege lasted until dawn. When Harry and Voldemort faced off in the Great Hall; Harry disarmed Voldemort, and the spell caused Voldemort's wand, still shooting its final spell, flew across the hall and killed the master it would not serve.

Appearances

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-Over the summer of 1994 Voldemort, Wormtail , and [[Barty Crouch Jr.]] plan to put Harry in [[Triwizard Tournament]] and use his blood in the ritual. Voldemort attempts to kill Harry in [[Little Hangleton Graveyard]] in a duel with him. Harry cast [[Disarming Charm]] and Voldemort cast a [[Killing Curse]]. Echoes of people Voldemort killed [[Lily Potter|Lily]], [[James Potter]], [[Bertha Jorkins]], [[Cedric Diggory]], and [[Frank Bryce]]. Harry escaped with the [[Triwizard Cup|Port key]]. Voldemort's plan went really wrong. Barty attempts to kill Harry but [[Dumbledore]], [[Snape]], and [[McGonagall]] stop him.
+Over the summer of 1994 Voldemort, Wormtail , and [[Barty Crouch Jr.]] plan to put Harry in [[Triwizard Tournament]] and use his blood in the ritual. Voldemort attempts to kill Harry in [[Little Hangleton Graveyard]] in a duel with him. Harry cast [[Disarming Charm]] and Voldemort cast a [[Killing Curse]]. Echoes of people Voldemort killed [[Lily Evans|Lily]], [[James Potter]], [[Bertha Jorkins]], [[Cedric Diggory]], and [[Frank Bryce]]. Harry escaped with the [[Triwizard Cup|Port key]]. Voldemort's plan went really wrong. Barty attempts to kill Harry but [[Dumbledore]], [[Snape]], and [[McGonagall]] stop him.
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