Why Voldemort doesn't challenge Dumbledore?

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 29171

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Adrienne Williams" <DRIhpffw at h...> wrote:
> I was reading a fanfic, and a sudden thought hit me: why doesn't
> Voldemort challenge Dumbledore? Jo is always saying that Hogwarts is
> the safest place because Voldemort wouldn't dare face Dumbledore, 
but
> why? Do y'all have any theories on that?

Hi. I was re-reading SS/PS last night, paying careful attention to 
the "Keeper of the Keys" chapter. Hagrid says that Voldemort began 
gaining power 20 years before that night he faced Infant Harry. Now, 
Hagrid doesn't say exactly HOW Voldemort was gaining power, but he 
did mention that he was getting stronger and killing off some of the 
most powerful wizards and witches (the Potters, the McKinnons, the 
Bones, and the Prewetts). Voldemort AK'd the Potters and tried to AK 
Infant Harry but for some reason failed.

What if the AK Curse not only kills the victim, but also tranfers the 
victim's powers to the curser? If it does, then that would explain 
why Voldemort went around killing powerful wizards and witches (per 
Hagrid). That leads me to speculate that maybe Voldemort was getting 
more powerful in order to battle Dumbledore. Maybe absorbing Harry's 
magical power would have given Voldemort that little bit extra  to 
defeat Dumbledore?

Milz