Hill Overlooking Little Hangleton

• Type: Geographic Feature
• Location: Little Hangleton, England
• Owner/Residents: Formerly the Riddle family. The graveyard contains the remains of Tom Riddle Sr., Mary Riddle, and Thomas Riddle.
• Key Features: Site of the Riddle House, a church, and a graveyard.

The hill is a steep geographic feature that rises above the village of Little Hangleton. A winding lane leads up its side from the village. At the crest of the hill stands the Riddle House, once the grandest home in the area but by the 1990s, it had fallen into a state of dereliction and decay. On the slope of the hill, opposite the Riddle House, sits a small church surrounded by a graveyard. A prominent, ancient yew tree stands within the churchyard. The graveyard itself is overgrown, with many old graves. The most imposing tomb belongs to the Riddle family, marked by a large marble headstone. For fifty years after the murders of the Riddle family, local Muggles avoided the hill and the Riddle House, which they believed to be the site of the killings. The hill became the clandestine site for the rebirth of Lord Voldemort.

This hill is the setting for the climactic events of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It serves as the destination for the Triwizard Cup, which had been turned into a Portkey. Upon arriving, Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory were ambushed by Peter Pettigrew. On Lord Voldemort's orders, Pettigrew murdered Cedric Diggory using Avada Kedavra. In the graveyard, Harry was bound to the headstone of Tom Riddle Sr. and his blood was forcibly taken as a key ingredient for a dark rebirthing potion. Using a bone from his father's grave, flesh from his servant, and blood from his enemy, Lord Voldemort was restored to a full physical body. After his rebirth, Voldemort touched Pettigrew's Dark Mark to summon his Death Eaters to the graveyard. Following his speech to his followers, Voldemort engaged Harry in a duel. The magical phenomenon of Priori Incantatem occurred when their wands connected, causing echoes of Voldemort's recent victims—including Cedric Diggory, Frank Bryce, Bertha Jorkins, and Harry's parents, James Potter and Lily Potter—to emerge from his wand. These echoes provided a momentary distraction, allowing Harry to break the connection, retrieve Cedric's body, and escape back to Hogwarts by summoning the Portkey. This event marked the official start of the Second Wizarding War.

• Riddle House: The large, derelict manor at the top of the hill, former home of the Riddle family and temporary hideout for Voldemort and his followers.
• Graveyard: The burial ground located on the slope of the hill. It is the precise location of Voldemort's rebirth ceremony and his duel with Harry Potter.

In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the graveyard on the hill is depicted with a more pronounced gothic and menacing aesthetic than described in the novel. It features numerous large, ornate statues, including a prominent Grim Reaper-like figure on the Riddle tomb where Harry is bound (film).