Last updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2006
VOLDEMORT VOTED TOP VILLAIN
HARRY POTTER baddie LORD VOLDEMORT has been voted the best villain in children's books, according to a new poll.
The spooky nemesis of the popular boy wizard beat off competition from JRR TOLKIEN's evil THE LORD OF THE RINGS character SAURON in the survey, conducted online by BigBadRead.
Potter author JK ROWLING says, "I am thrilled and honoured beyond words that Lord Voldemort has been voted best villain in the BigBadRead poll. I am not sure how he would react to knowing that he had won a Muggles' (non-wizards) 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."
The top five villains are as follows:
1. LORD VOLDEMORT - HARRY POTTER series
2. SAURON - THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy
3. MRS COULTER - HIS DARK MATERIALS sequence
4. LEX LUTHOR - SUPERMAN graphic
5. THE JOKER - BATMAN graphic novels.
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