Why did Moody wait?

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 4742

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "milz " <absinthe at m...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Susan McGee" <Schlobin at a...> 
wrote:
> > 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
>

 MILZ says: 
> Hmmm...That's an interesting point, Susan.
> 
> The problem is Voldemort is actually losing this PR War. Face it, 
the 
> guy lost 3 times to a student wizard because he miscalculated 
> something. > Hollow that night to kill Harry and not Lily and 
James. 
> 
> :-)Milz


He is losing the war in one way...which is why he tried to kill
Harry in the dramatic duel a deux at the end of GoF.

On the other hand, Rita Skeeter is helping him win by discrediting
Arthur Weasley, Dumbledore, Harry, etc. which is losing Dumbledore
et al. support. Rita Skeeter seems to be very thick with the 
Slytherins...is she a tool or ally of Lord Voldemort?

Susan