Why Voldemort doesn't challenge Dumbledore?

[Megan]

No: HPFGUIDX 29188

<Milz wrote>
> 
> What if the AK Curse not only kills the victim, but also transfers 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?

I really, really like this theory because it solves several dilemmas.
1. Where Harry's Parseltongue comes from.
2. Why Aurors were not previously granted rights to kill (apart from
morality issues)--before so they would not kill in order to gain more
powers; greed.
3. Voldemort's reason for killing James/Harry.
4. No death penalty in WW (besides obvious moral implications)
5. Killing vs. torture (for Voldie)

However, this does leave off a shaky explanation of why Voldemort
didn't "need" to kill Lily.  We know she is a powerful witch, as she
was Head Girl (obvious excellent at magic).  This COULD be explained
by perhaps Voldemort was killing James/Harry to gain a SPECIFIC power
that is traditionall genetic?  Or maybe to stop the line of this
genetic power.

Good job, Milz!  Does anyone spy any holes with this theory?

-Megan