Character Sketch: Lord Voldemort

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No: HPFGUIDX 13739


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> 1. What is Voldemort's primary motivation?  To live forever?  To rid 
> the world of the non-pureblood (I know, he doesn't qualify 
> himself--racism knows no logic)?  Sheer lust for power?

Gosh, I think it is all of those things.  Powerful people (uh, beings) 
seem to want nothing more than more POWER.  He also lives to 
continually avenge his father's abandonment of his mother (like many 
survivors of abuse who grow up to abuse do).
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> 2. Can he be killed?  Hagrid surmises that by the time he killed the 
> Potters, he was no longer human enough to die (PS/SS 4); Dumbledore 
> says "not being truly alive, he cannot be killed" (PS/SS 17); 
> Voldemort himself surmises that his experiments in immortality were 
> successful enough for him to survive a deflected AK, albeit barely.  
> However, Voldemort also describes his new (post-1995) life as a 
mortal one, not yet the immortality he's seeking (GF 33).

Killed, vanquished - sure, but I worry that he will kill Harry along 
the way (the heartbreak of that is overwhelming just to think about).  
I am quite sure that Dumbledore will also die along the way.  Believe 
me, Voldemort will not go peacefully!  
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> 3. How will having been restored by Harry's blood affect him?

I'm not so sure about that one.  I was excited to see how many others 
picked up on Dumbledore's triumphant look when he heard of this, so we 
know it is significant.  However, whether Harry's blood weakens poor 
old Voldie or makes him mortal or maybe gives him a little bit o' love 
remains to be seen.
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> 4. Does he have an heir, and does he want one?  (I hate to ask this, 
> but it seems obligatory:) Is he going to prove to be related to 
anyone we know?

Please NO!  I hate the idea of Harry being related to him.  Am I the 
only one who is tired of that surprise ending?
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> 5. Is he your typical Evil Overlord who repeatedly makes 
unbelievably dumb mistakes, or are we underestimating him?

I think his mistakes are all ego motivated.  You know, serial killers 
like to collect memorabilia from their victims and brag about their 
deeds.  Voldie sense of logic is almost gone, and when you lose focus 
of your quest, you will get sidetracked and may not succeed.  Then 
again, Voldie is no dummy.  I'd like to think that we are 
underestimating Harry.  I also go back to point I made earlier: plot 
development.
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