Why did Moody wait?

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 4715

I'd just like everyone to factor into their analyses the 
psychological terrorism that Voldemort is inculcating...

He wants everyone to believe that he will prevail, that he
is all powerful, that resistance is futile..

He could have reanimated by finding (as Wormtail suggests --wait!
JKR persistently renounces Tolkein, but Wormtongue/Wormtail)
a run of the mill enemy.

BUT, he wanted the confrontation with HP. He wanted to show all
that the boy who had withstood him THREE times before, could not
continue to stand against him. The only better target would be
Dumbledore and Voldemort did not think he could win against 
Dumbledore.

In some ways, Voldemort is waging a pr war...he wants to terrorize 
the magical community so that he can gain more allies, and neutralize 
the opposition.

He fails. I hope Dumbledore has a strategic general who will let 
people know that Voldemort failed AGAIN...that he could NOT kill HP
AGAIN.....I don't see evidence of that. Dumbledore seems to scorn 
the media.....too bad..

Susan