Voldemort's Smarts

[cynthiaanncoe at home.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 27069

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Eric Oppen" <oppen at c...> wrote:
> So Voldemort's spellcasting might be just about as sharp as ever, 
while his
> judgement's severely impaired.  It would be interesting to observe 
the Death
> Eaters if they ever came to the conclusion that Voldemort was not 
as sharp
> as he once had been, and wasn't on the ball as much any more.  They 
strike
> me as a backstabbing lot, and they might very well be pretending to 
follow
> Voldemort until he destroys all opposition (his spellcasting's 
still good,
> after all) at which point they intend to turn on him and destroy 
him and
> take over the wizarding world, which he so kindly cleared of 
possible
> opposition to their rule.
> 


I wouldn't be at all surprised if the DEs challenge Voldemort at a 
particularly vulnerable moment.  We see this all the time in the 
animal world (the Head Lion has an injury, and the young lions seize 
the opportunity to make a snack of him).  I think all of Voldemort's 
mistreatment of Wormtail is going to come back to haunt him.  In 
other words, it might not be Lupin who should fear Wormtail's silver 
hand.

Cindy (remembering how the hyenas turned on Scar in the Lion King)