He was the most feared Wizard in all the world. His reign of terror had begun in England but had soon spread East and West reaching the Easternmost regions of Asia and the Westernmost reaches of North America. His name was not spoken for the saying the name struck fear and terror into the hearts of all witches and wizards.
It was during one late night on July 31st when that very wizard had been finally defeated. The demise of the Dark Lord had taken place in the country from he had originated, in England itself. In a very important house, which the location was known to only to a single person. The defeat wasn't by any strong magic or powerful spell. It had begun when that single person, the only one who knew the location of this important house, revealed his secret to the Dark Lord.
This house had belonged to the Potters, James and Lily and their son, Harry. It was on the night of July 31st that the location of the house revealed. The Dark Lord meant to murder the Potters that night and with the help of his secret aid, he had been able to do so that night. He murdered James and Lily Potter. They had tried to fight back The Dark Lord but to their own demise they had fallen under the wand of the Dark Lord. Lily had begged Him not kill her son. But his intentions were set, he was to kill the Potters. He killed Lily as she sacrificed her own body to save Harry. Harry, at the mere age of one was then struck by the spell.
But then something happened that The Dark Lord did not intend, baby Harry had indeed been struck by the spell, but all that remained was a scar on his forehead. The spell had been deflected and struck the Dark Lord instead. The murderous spell had not affected the young boy but instead took its effects to the Dark Lord himself. He had all but an inkling of life left inside him. Therefore the Dark Lord had fled and was not heard from again...