Voldemort voted Baddest Baddie in the BigBadRead
Lord Voldemort was voted the number one villain in the BigBadRead, an online Bloomsbury poll to find the UK's favourite literary villain from a children's book.
Here's what Jo had to say about this "honor":
Here's what Jo had to say about this "honor":
I am thrilled and honoured beyond words that Lord Voldemort has been voted best villain in the Big Bad Read poll. I am not sure how he would react to knowing that he had won a Muggles' unpopularity poll. A mixture of pleasure that you recognised his power and menace, coupled with fury at your nerve at mentioning his real name, I think. His author, however, is absolutely delighted.Rounding out the top ten were The Joker (Batman), Count Olaf (A Series of Unfortunate Events), The Other Mother (Coraline), The White Witch (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe), Dracula, and Artemis Fowl respectively.
I am sorry not to be there in person to join your celebration of literary evil, but Lord Voldemort requires my constant presence at the moment, as his Dark plans are unfolding in all their grisly glory. I hope those of you who voted for him in the Big Bad Read enjoy reading about him in book seven, where he finally gets the legroom for which he has been aching during all those years in exile.
I have always felt that cardboard baddies make weak heroes and that Harry deserved a really deluxe model, so I have done my best to make Lord Voldemort a real person, red eyed and snakelike though he might be. He, of course, is one of the reasons the Harry Potter books are often banned, but I remain of the firm belief that we need our imaginary villains, the better to brace ourselves for the ones we need to fight in reality.
Voldemort heads an extremely distinguished list, and I shall enjoy picturing him at the head of the table, while Sauron [#2], Lex Luther [#4] and Mrs. Coulter [#3, from His Dark Materials] glower at him, awaiting their chance to topple him. In the meantime, thank you again, on his behalf and mine, for the great honour.
Posted by Emerson on Sep 4th |
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wow!!!!!! he is a big bad baddie. he really does deserve it!!!
lmao. yeah he sure is.
sweet top 5?or 10
haha. Wonder how he would react to that? 3rd?
what does legroom mean? 3rd???!!!
that amuses me xD
wow. thats cool Top 5?
Oh yeah he is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats Baldie-Mort. Or Moly-Poo. Or Voldy-Ness. Whichever you like
leg room means space. I s'pose jo meant to develop his evilness. Yay! but Mrs. Coulter is a villain from The His dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman, not Artemis Fowl. She's a great villain!
But Mrs Coulter is from His Dark Materials, not Artemis Fowl!! Good to hear that thers lots of Voldy in bk 7, but when we JKR update her site?
woohoo go voldie!
!!!woot voldie!!!
cool or "cruel" ahaha
go voldie...mrs coulter is in dark materials though isnt she?
I had a feeling he would win. :)
I love Jo's comments on his winning. Congrats Voldie. :P (Oh dear, I'm going to be murdered by Death Eaters as I sleep tonight, aren't I?)
That's so cool that Voldemort won that award! He really is a Big Baddie. I absolutely love Jo's acceptance speech-it's really funny!
woohoo! go Voldemort! errr, i mean you know who...
I don't know if I should congratulate him for his evil, so I will congratulate Jo! I hope Harry vanquishes him and gives him a lesson or two! Really interesting what she says about book 7!!
oh he's bad alright!
of course he's the biggest baddie! but folks, let's not congratulate him for being bad, what good'll that do for harry? but, CONGRATS, JO!!!!!!
Personally, Voldie doesn't always do it for me. His minions are kind of freaker than he is half the time, but I'll give it up for him all the same. Rock on, Voldie baby!
lol he deserves it! go voldie! personally i actually think that the white witch is scarier than him but whatever.
Of course Artemis Fowl is more of a hero than a villan, but either way he's not a cool as voldemort. He Who Must Not Be Named strikes again! we should throw him a congrats party!
I kept trying to remember where Mrs.Coulter was mentioned in Artemis Fowl until I realized she's not. She's awful though. And Count Olaf was scary near the beginning of the series now he's kind of pathetic.
I love JK! She's so modest and cool!
really quite interesting, and i definately put count olaf and artemis fowl and the White Witch. Lord Voldemort should definatlely be 1st though. Good for Voldemort.
Count Olaf? Scary? WHAT? And Artemis is the good guy! But still, pretty cool about Voldie, though! Biggest Baddie! Hee hee!
Haha, I just sent a feedback form saying that Mrs.Coulter is from His Dark Materials and not Artemis Fowl, sent it, clicked "Home" and voila! it's fixed!!!!
*hisses* do not speak his name!
WAY TO GO VOLDEMORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ahaha, you guys are a bunch of Book series junkies. i would've never noticed that that one Coultrane lady wasn't in Artemis Fowl. i mean- weird. who cares? KIDDING. i care. uhmm... no, i don't. but that's ok. Anyway, it's a good thing Voldy will actually be IN this book. cause he wasn't even in the sixth book! Why not?? I've heard that harry's blood running through voldie has made him go soft. isn't that intresting, though? i don't know if it will happen, cause one of them is going to have to kill the other (although, i think both of them will end up DEAD). And also, the books are banned in some places?? i didn't know that! Where at?? they're not... like evil books and stuff! but, i guess i could see why. maybe. still that frightens me. Oh, what if the Seventh movie is rated R?! then i won't be able to see it! that would be way bad! ok- so i'm really bored. there ain't no school today. and none o' my friends are home (idiots). Anyway, uhmm.... JK rocks! someone talk to me! I NEED A FRIEND! ahahaha! lala la! THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA IS HERE- INSIDE MY MIND! Bwahaha!
Aw. I love Jo!!! Well, cheep_wand, hope you can find some friends to talk to or something....
ooo yeah i am going to have to agree with all of the baddies on the top list. mrs coulter is especially vindictive. but i agree that voldy is the top evil villan!
haha, ya gotta love Jo! Voldie definately deserves the award!
Yay, she is hard at work on seven.....keep up the work Jo
cheep_wand: well I would assume alot of us on here are book junkies as this is a website based on a BOOK. :) and have you never read His Dark Materials? Really good books though they get a little strange near the end.
"I have always felt that cardboard baddies make weak heroes and that Harry deserved a really deluxe model" Does that lead anyone else to believe that Harry WILL be the hero and defeat Voldermort? or am I just reading into things wayyy too much?
Good Job Voldermort...yeah that sounds kind of weird to say.
voldemort definitely deserves this. he gives me the creeps
Way to go, Voldie. Keep up the bad work.
*in a singsong voice* voldie got an awaaaard voldie got an awaaaard! voldie got an awaaard!! voldie: shutup u muggle loving freak, before i AVADA KEDAVRA you!!
sweet, i new old Voldykins had it in him *wipes tear*. i think the white witch should have been #1 though. *dodges curse* just kidding. (and i really am just kidding.) good thing hes #1 or SOMEBODY would have been in trouble :-). good, i mean bad job and keep up the good, er bad work!
*sings familiar Draco and the Malfoys tune* 'Theeyyy didn't knoowww that you were freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekin awesssommme' Voldy, won't you teach me about Horcruxes? pickles
Yay for you Voldie! Congrats! I'm actually like Voldemort. He's awesome. Don't get the wrong idea though, I still support the Trio and the "good guys". I read "So you want to be a Death Eater". Pretty sweet. : )
'grisly glory' - that doesn't sound good
Great, he wants to destroy all of us, and what we, stupid muggles, do? we give him an award to increase his evil ego! Wait, just wait, Harry will finish with you!! xD
Happy for Jo!! (who is ALIVE!!?! (just can't wait to have an update on her website)). And oh-my-god, what about Darth Vader????!!
Hee! Jo is the best =)
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