An unofficial Harry Potter parody series from Books of Brilliance. Blackthorn Capital, its portfolio company, and the office characters are fictional.
He has commanded Death Eaters, pursued immortality, and attempted to conquer the wizarding world. But can Lord Voldemort survive a corporate job?
Voldemort on Wall Street follows the Dark Lord’s attempt to turn his terrifying résumé into a respectable business career. His experience includes recruitment, institutional takeovers, and an uncompromising approach to employee retention. His weaknesses include Excel, constructive feedback, and accepting that other people can leave at six.
What begins as a job interview becomes an office comedy about ambition, power, and the surprising difficulty of getting a purchase approved.
New to the series? Start with Lord Voldemort Goes to a Wall Street Job Interview.
Already caught up? The latest published installment is Part 4: The Performance Review.
Voldemort on Wall Street Reading Order
Read the stories in this order to follow Voldemort’s career and the relationships developing around him.
| Part | Story | The challenge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wall Street Job Interview | Convincing recruiters that Dark Lord experience belongs on a résumé |
| 2 | The Dark Lord’s First Week | Surviving IT, team building, and a demanding board |
| 3 | The Corporate Retreat | Turning a leadership offsite into an opportunity for conquest |
| 4 | The Performance Review | Facing anonymous feedback and an employee with career ambitions |
Part 1: Lord Voldemort Goes to a Wall Street Job Interview
Voldemort arrives at Blackthorn Capital ready to explain why a history of dark magic makes him an exceptional candidate.
Karen from talent acquisition has questions about his management style. Managing director Brad Mercer finds certain aspects of his background surprisingly relevant. The Dark Lord’s Horcrux strategy receives a warmer reception than his technical skills.
Unfortunately, commanding an army does not automatically qualify someone to complete a spreadsheet.
Begin with Voldemort’s Wall Street job interview to discover how his corporate career gets started.
Part 2: The Dark Lord’s First Week
Getting hired presents Voldemort with an entirely new set of problems.
Passwords have requirements. Employees have questions. The board expects a plan with numbers in it. His new assistant, Ethan, quickly discovers that translating the Dark Lord’s vision into an acceptable presentation is a specialized skill.
Meanwhile, Voldemort’s approach to team building gives human resources—and facilities—plenty to discuss.
Continue with The Dark Lord’s First Week for his introduction to daily office life.
Part 3: The Corporate Retreat
A lakeside retreat promises leadership development, trust, and a shared vision.
Voldemort brings a takeover plan.
Between vulnerability exercises and a particularly unfortunate trust fall, he discovers a company structure full of committees, overlapping responsibilities, and recurring invitations. For someone accustomed to elaborate schemes, the organizational chart offers intriguing possibilities.
Read The Corporate Retreat to see what happens when the Dark Lord applies his talents to corporate bureaucracy.
Part 4: The Performance Review
Voldemort has dealt with enemies who wanted him defeated. Now he must deal with colleagues who think he should work on his tone.
An anonymous feedback process threatens his dignity, Brad offers suspiciously helpful advice, and Ethan begins considering his next career move. The Dark Lord must decide what leadership means when loyalty comes with a job description rather than an oath.
Catch up with The Performance Review, where an ordinary employee assessment becomes a deeply personal insult.
Meet Voldemort’s Colleagues
Karen handles recruitment and human resources matters with a composure that Voldemort finds increasingly inconvenient. She expects even the Dark Lord to complete the correct form.
Brad Mercer is Blackthorn Capital’s managing director. He speaks fluent corporate optimism and has a talent for making responsibility someone else’s problem.
Ethan becomes Voldemort’s executive assistant and an essential guide to spreadsheets, office procedures, and instructions that other people can safely follow.
Priya works in operations. While others discuss their vision, she would like the ordering system to function.
Denise works in IT. Voldemort may possess extraordinary magical abilities, but she controls administrator access.
Do You Need to Read the Stories in Order?
Yes, starting with Part 1 gives you the best introduction. Each installment has its own office predicament, while the relationships, rivalries, and running jokes develop across the series.
Familiarity with Harry Potter adds to the humor, especially the references to Voldemort’s history. Familiarity with frustrating meetings may be equally useful.
This is an unofficial comic reimagining of the character, separate from the original books’ continuity.
More Harry Potter Reading
For a closer look at the story behind the satire, explore our Harry Potter books-in-order guide.
Our Half-Blood Prince book-versus-movie comparison examines Voldemort’s past and the memories left out of the adaptation.
Ready for your interview? Start reading Part 1. No résumé required.
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