Duel Harry II with a side of Moody/Crouch

[malady579]

No: HPFGUIDX 42980

Grey Wolf wrote:

> Voldemort gives a wand to Harry because Harry's more powerful
*without* a wand (check post 40044 for the complete theory, or just go
down to the "Harry is more powerful without a wand" section). <<

Now me:

No, he gave Harry his wand because that is what you do in a duel.
Both opponents choose thier weapons and turn and face each other.
Duels have always been around to "show" the more manily of man.  Think
rams butting heads or snakes wrestling...it is purely a showdown for
the strongest to win.  Usually it the winner gets to mate but that is
beside the point here in Hogwarts-land.  Voldemort believes and feels
he has the upper hand and likes playing with his food.  What better
way than to "follow the rules" of proper etiquette and duel like
"civilized" gentlemen/gentlewizards.  He is being civilrous and ironic
with literature lovers love.  It gives the bad guy a sense of
elegance.  In our muggle world we use pistols and swords; thiers are
wands.  It is, as Voldemort said,  what Dumbledore wanted, right?

Voldemort thought he had Potter caged where he wanted him and forgot
about all the possibilites as he did before in the chamber as Riddle.
 Excitement can cloud the mind, so can the carnal lust to be right.

You know, the etiquette part is what made Crouch/Moody so scary.
Crouch/Moody never lied once in GoF.  Never once.  He obeyed all the
rules and still managed to be evil undetected.  Had to unnerve
Dumbledore a bit.  GoF is scarier the second read when you can follow
Crouch/Moody's charater as see he in a way was always the Brilliant
Bary Crouch Jr. in Moody's sheepskin.

Melody