[HPFGU-OTChatter] Grindelwald and Tom Riddle, and end of LV

[Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force]

My whole take on this is probably going to be from a Christian slant.  I
have no facts or history or texts to back it up; this is all simply my
opinion.

We know that there is good, (God), and evil (the angel of Light who cursed
God).  I put it this way because the dark power which is so tempting comes
from the Prince of Darkness who was once this angel of Light and still knows
how to look like one, so to speak.

So, in this context, it's sort of like the power of the one ring to rule
them all and in the darkness bind them.  Seduce with light and the idea that
there really is no good or evil, only power; once seduction is complete,
then the binding, be it to an ideology or whatever.

In Salazar's case, the whole idea of the pureblood probably started with the
best of intentions but became corrupted; no doubt this "Prince of Darkness"
power settled in to work planting thoughts and ideas in Salazar's mind,
working and weaving a lovely deception which Salazar felt was a truth.

After him, we get Grindelwald, a wizard similarly corrupted and seduced into
using his power for purposes most would consider evil, except those who
would also be led/seduced into that ideology.

After that, we have Tom Riddle, a young lad disillusioned with life, wanting
to control his own destiny, easily a target for such lovely seduction and
deception.  He's a perfect candidate for such a tempting power...the power
to control not only his destiny but that of others, etc., etc.

The personality of Tom can make a choice and chooses to follow the seductor,
so to speak; it's easy, it feels good, it can open him to power beyond his
wildest dreams...and it's the bad way to go for most thinking wizards, but
he doesn't see it this way.  He falls into this trap an is now ruled and
bound by this power.

Harry, on the other hand, has within him the capacity to love honestly, love
deeply; these are products of the good (god) and abhorred by the Dark One.
It is this power, IMO, which stay's Harry's hand, so to speak, and gives him
the stability to make his choices and try to do what's right.

Dumbledore, of course, the one wizard that LV fears, is like Gandalf, IMO;
Harry is a desperately searching Frodo.  Voldy is a Soromon who could have
been the White but is now "all colors," so to speak, ruled and bound by/in
the darkness.

Anyway, that's sort of my take on this.  Forgive the length and rambling.

Again, this is all just my opinion.

Cheers,

Lee :-)

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