[HPforGrownups] Voldemort, the Scheming Villain

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 21506

At 03:52 AM 6/26/01 +0000, find_sam at hotmail.com wrote:
>The answer, I believe, is that Voldemort is a Scheming Villain. He
>wants to succeed, but he wants to scheme, too. He's so sadistic that
>there's no fun in it for him if he's not scheming.

This reminds me of the following passage from L. Frank Baum's
_Ozma of Oz_:

"You are a fool to waste so much time upon these people."

"What!" cried [the Nome King], ... "How dare you call me a fool?"

"Because I like to speak the truth," said the Steward.  "Why didn't
you [curse the Oz people] all at once, instead of allowing them to go
one by one...?"

"Why, you stupid rascal, it is more fun this way," returned the King,
"and it serves to keep me amused for a long time."


So it would appear that Voldemort and the Nome King are kindred
spirits, as far as sadism goes.  (As evil overlordism goes, the Nome King
is so bumbling that if he were to offer his services to Voldy, he would
take one look at the Nome's record and say, "I think I'll stick with
Wormtail, thanks."



                         -- Dave