Eye Roll

[prefectmarcus at yahoo.com]

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., john at w... wrote:
> Amber said:
> 
> > 
> > My biggest eye roll? At this exact line in GOF 33, pg658 USed:
> > 
> > "Now untie him, Wormtail, and give him back his wand."
> > 
> > Now, I *know* everyone will say that Voldemort needed to do this 
to 
> > prove to his followers that he was stronger/better than Harry. 
And I 
> > see that point, I truly do. But the MOMENT I saw the above line, 
I 
> > knew Harry was going to escape. And at the moment I 
> > thought, "Voldemort, you idiot, you should kill Harry, sweep his 
> > remains under the rug, and make plans to terrorize the wizarding 
> > world. You do NOT untie him, give him his wand back, and 'duel'. 
> > Regardless about appearances, it is FAR more important to get rid 
of 
> > the kid than to 'prove' you're stronger than him. You idiot." 
> > Voldemort goes through a heck of a lot of trouble to get this kid 
and 
> > he releases him? Feh, I say, feh.
> > 
> > I very nearly stopped reading at that point, I was rolling my 
eyes so 
> > much. It was the down point in the entire series for me. I'm 
hoping 
> > that Voldemort gets his act in gear after this and doesn't make 
such 
> > a ridiculous mistake in the future.
> > 
> > Oooo, I know I'm going to be roasted alive for what I wrote. 
*dons 
> > asbestos-lined underwear in preparation*
> > 
> > ~Amber
> 
> Yeah, I agree. And the really annoying thing is that JKR is so 
multifaceted 
> in her other characters (especially the baddies -- Lockhart and 
Wormtail, for 
> example, also Sirius in PoA when we think he's a baddy) that for 
her to have 
> Vole D. More do this is totally groanworthy. If it were a movie, I 
would be 
> yelling at the screen "No! You STUPID man! Don't give him the wand! 
EVIL 
> OVERLORD BOOK!"
> 
> I guess that's what happens when a writer is pressured to get a 
book out on 
> schedule -- I'm MORE than willing to wait a few extra months for 
OotP for JKR 
> to be able to iron things like this out of her prose.
> 
> --Ivan
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> John Walton -- john at w...
> 

Well, I think it had to happen.  Voldemort HAD to give Harry his wand 
back.  Why?

Because these guys have been living free of Voldemort for thirteen 
years.  They've gone on with their lives.  Voldemort was a bad dream 
for at least some of them.  Now he's back.  He has GOT to show he is 
in control.  He cannot show it by simply snuffing out Harry.  What 
does that prove?  Nothing.  

He's murdered before, lots of times.  There is no more shock value 
left in it.  

Why did it have to be Harry?  If he was just going to murder the 
blood-giver, it could have been any number of enemies.  It could have 
even been Barty Sr.  But no, it had to be Harry.  Lily's blood-
protection?  Big deal.  When Harry is gone, what good is it to him?

Harry HAD to be snatched out of the protecting arms of Dumbledore.  
Harry HAD to die in a duel.  Nothing less would suffice.

You guys need to re-read the evil overlord's handbook, especially the 
chapter on how to sway wavering followers.  :)

Marcus