[HPforGrownups] Why "Lord"?

[george faubert]

No: HPFGUIDX 33174

  
> Carrie wrote:
> I was wondering why everyone refers to Voldemort as "Lord". <snip> I see Lord > as being a term that implies some respect.  I know that some people would 
> probably call him that out of fear, but for those who are actively 
> against him I think them referring to him as Lord is the least of 
> their worries.  I don't think that he deserves to be called that.  Plus,    > > don't you think it would really make Voldemort very angry if people referred > to him as Tom.  No greatness implied, no reverence.  It would be a huge 
> shot to his already overinflated ego.  It would just be another way 
> of saying that they are not with him. << 
    
We don't know what happened during the years he was in power.  He could have taken over the minsitry of magic and had himself called Lord.  Or he could really be a lord.  He is from a muggle family but maybe that family has a title.

George