UPDATED: 110 Ways to Annoy, Harass, Confuse, or Generally Scare Lord Voldemort
Sure-fire ways to get yourself killed, or at least Crucio‘d round the block and back again.
- Ask him why he “doesn’t have such a cool scar?”
- Laugh at him.
- Wake him up by singing Beach Boys songs in his ear. “Round, round, get around, I get around…”
- Knit him things. Really hideous things.
- Give him kangaroo-ears for a month.
- Smile during Death Eater meetings and say you taught him everything he knows.
- Chew bubblegum all the time. Should he address you, your only response will be a series of huge bubbles in quick succession, the last of which will burst everywhere and make a mess.
- Dance the Funky Chicken.
- Ask him when was the last time he took a bath.
- Pat him on the head and give him flowers when his plans are foiled yet again.
- If you ever need to say, “Like taking candy from a baby,” be sure to add, “Of course, SOME of us might find that harder than others.” Stare pointedly at him.
- Play “knock-&-run” at his bedchamber door late at night.
- Call him “The-Man-Who-Let-the-Boy-Live.”
- Ask why the Dark Mark couldn’t look like something “more socially acceptable?”
- Insist that you have met chunks of cheese with more cunning plans than his.
- Pinch him. Make sure he squeals.
- Be cheerful.
- When he tries to impress you with his powers, say, “Awwwww, lookit. Voldie’s got a twiggle!”
- Try to teach him to play a mouth organ.
- Roll your eyes during plotting sessions and say things under your breath like, “You’re the boss, boss,” or, “It’s your funeral.”
- Greet him in the mornings with a sarcastic, “My sir, you look particularly menacing today.”
- Taunt him about his middle name. “Marvolo? What’s that – a washing detergent?”
- Keep a “good-behavior chart”. Award points and give out gold stars.
- Magic-marker Potter-style glasses on him while he sleeps.
- Apparate into and out of his room rapidly. Do this non-stop for an hour. *poof* there *poof* gone *poof* there…
- Play cards with him. Tell him he has no poker-face, and how does he expect to rule supreme without one?
- Let off party-poppers in his face whenever the urge strikes you.
- “Did you even HAVE a girlfriend? Like, ever?”
- Get a pair of finger puppets closely resembling himself and Harry Potter. Re-enact all of Harry’s victories over him in a spectacularly childish way. Be sure to give them both squeaky voices.
- Anytime he enters any room, insist on entering first and announcing him grandly.
- In these announcements, fake a trumpet noise and give him an equally fake drumroll.
- Exclaim sarcastically, “You’re breakin’ my little heart here, O Dark One,” whenever he starts to talk of what caused him to become who he is.
- Encourage him to “think happy thoughts!”
- Ask him to give you written summaries of his sinister plots for revenge and war. Correct his spelling.
- Mock his choice of Quirrell as a “host.”
- Tell you think a yoga class could “cure him of his wicked ways.”
- Get the song “Mr. Tambourine Man” stuck in his head.
- If he’s having evil-plotter’s-block in one of his scheming sessions, Wingardium Leviosa a light bulb to float above his head. Turn it on. Look offended when he gets angry and say you thought you were helping!
- Tell him constantly to stop repressing his anger.
- Buy him a stress ball.
- Hint that he is only a character in a book and will never triumph.
- Call him Tommy-boy.
- If you’re feeling gutsy, call him Voldie-poo.
- Whack him in the arm and say “mosquito” every few minutes.
- Say he “looked better under the turban.”
- Eat his pet snake. Offer him some.
- Endeavor to teach him to steeple his fingers, lean back, and say “Eeeexcellent.”
- Start drawing outlandish parallels between his life story and Star Wars. Talk at great length.
- Be generally in awe of him and never look away.
- Imperio his Death Eaters into a rousing chorus of “All Things Bright And Beautiful.”
- Shower him with confetti and rice, anytime you think he needs to make a “grand entry.”
- Paint all the Death Eater masks with bright colors and glitter.
- Throw him a “Carebears”-themed birthday party.
- Tell him what Snape’s really up to.
- Politely exclaim now and again that you don’t know how he can be so afraid of “dear old Dumbles.”
- Sing “California Dreamin” at the top of your lungs when he’s trying to have an “evil moment.”
- Should you ever be eating with him, drum tunes with your cutlery, play with your food and blow bubbles in your chocolate milk.
- Ask him to dance a polka with you.
- Work cutesy phrases like “pushing up daisies” and “smooth as a baby’s bottom” into conversation as much as possible.
- Ask him if he’s sure “the whole evil-maniac-out-for-power-and-revenge thing isn’t getting a bit old?”
- Get him to play “Twister” with you.
- Tell him you know this great therapist in London….
- Throw Tupperware parties. Insist he sit through them.
- Tell him you’ve met plenty of people more evil than he.
- Hide his teddy bear. That ALWAYS makes him cry.
- Get him a plant. Act mortally offended when he doesn’t water it and it dies.
- Steal, snap and bury his wand.
- Tell him Lucius did it.
- Give Rita Skeeter full knowledge of his whereabouts and contact details.
- Remind him that he isn’t even really alive.
- Write him a theme song. Start singing it whenever he is about to do or say something particularly clever and nasty.
- Offer to sacrifice Draco Malfoy “to the cause.”
- Insist on reading him bedtime stories. Include The Ugly Duckling.
- Make vague allusions to Harry Potter being his son.
- When he’s done something particularly nasty – cross your arms, waggle a finger and say, “Now now, do you really think Salazar would have approved of that?”
- Ask him how he can possibly wish to harm a single hair on the head of “that sweet, innocent, cute little boy.”
- Tell him Wormtail has a crush on him.
- Finish all your sentences with the words, “in accordance with prophecy.”
- Leave disgusting and rotting dead things near him. Insist that it is “Aromatherapy.”
- Begin any question you ask him with, “Riddle me this!” Emphasis on Riddle.
- Do not EVER act in the slightest way intimidated by him. Treat him as you would an eccentric acquaintance.
- Cuddle him at random moments.
- Sign him up for Little-League.
- Ask him why he’s afraid of a frail old man with a beard the size of a beehive and can’t fight babies.
- Throw biscuits at him. Constantly.
- Tell him you think evil master plans of world domination are “kind of girly.”
- Quote Argus Filch. Insist HE will one day rule the wizarding world.
- Wonder aloud whether the name Voldemort commands as much respect as, say, Potter or Dumbledore.
- Mimic everything he says in a sing-song voice.
- Mimic everything he does with exaggerated limb-movements.
- Write sonnets for him.
- Insist he help you with the newspaper crossword every morning.
- Follow a few paces behind him, spraying everything he touches with a can of disinfectant.
- Tell people he’s “really just a big softie.”
- Psychoanalyze him. Conclude that he is “mildly depressed” and “a bit of a control-freak.”
- Mock his baldness.
- Smile and say loudly, “Who loves you, Volders?” at inopportune moments. (Ie: another of his attempted “evil moments”)
- Get him drunk.
- Drag out a banjo at Death Eater revels and start playing “Kumbayah.”
- Let him catch you trying on Death Eater robes.
- Be Harry Potter. Be alive.
- As he’s plotting dark deeds, pretend to cough and mutter things like, “Not gonna work,” or, “stupid.”
- Call him “Champ” or “Tiger.” Refer to yourself as “Coach.”
- Three words: Potter Puppet Pals.
- When he gives you an order, stare at him blankly and drool.
- Kill Harry.
- On the next Valentine’s Day, decorate his lair.
- Paint his fingernails hot pink while he’s sleeping, then place a permanent sticking charm on them so he can’t remove the color.
- Trade his black robes in for pink pajamas.
- Insist that it’s opposite day and paint a lightning bolt on his forehead.
Submitted by: by Amanda Lack (@stars_planets_clocks)