Voldemort: Evil Overlord or Careful Planner? (WAS: Is Harry More Powerful..)

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grey_wolf_c" <greywolf1 at j...> wrote:

>> Massive Edit

> And the tricky question here is that "who's more powerful" business. In 
> a power scale, who would you put at the top: Voldemort or Dumbledore? 
> Dumbledore has more raw power, but he doubts he could win Voldemort 
> because there are certain spells he would not do. Voldemort, on the 
> other hand, probably thinks that if he confronted Dumbledore directly, 
> he could very well push him into using those pwowers, and would thus be 
> killed. Where does Harry fit, then? He's no way more powerful than 
> Voldemort, that's for sure. Everyone knows that: Dumbledore, Harry, 
> Voldemort and the DEs. They know that he's no match whatsoever for 
> Voldemort. The only reason why Harry is still alive is that a magical 
> shield used to protect him, and now a freaky coincidence called priori 
> incantatum saved him (yes, I know it's not really a coincidence, but 
> still, he's geting more and more vulnerable). Harry has a defence that 
> Voldemort, so far, hasn't been able to overcome, but that's not good 
> enough for Harry: no war is won from a defensive position, and they all 
> know it. Just bcause Voldemort cannot kill Harry doesn't make Harry 
> more powerful than Voldemort, just equally protected: Harry cannot kill 
> Voldemort, and Voldemort cannot kill Harry. Volemort can still take 
> over the world, and there isn't really anything Harry can do about it. 
> Which is why Dumbledore is collecting allies at the end of GoF. Harry 
> is good enough as a defensive mechanism, but Dumbledore knows that it's 
> going to take more than Harry to win the war (and he's got plans to 
> help him along, according to MAIC DISHWASHER, even if we don't know 

>> Massive Edit

Ok, now me.

Power, who is the most powerful?  Hummm, who has the power to kill 
to kill another?  Who has the power to topple the dark lord?

To me this is not a question of who is the most powerful, but who 
knows how to use it.  Just because a football player weights is at 
245 and can bench press a small car, doesn't mean they are the 
strongest player on the team.  Just because a train packs more power 
than a motorcycle, doesn't means it will get to the finish line 
first.  There is more to a wizard than just power.  There are more 
tools that a wizards posses than just magic.  There is more to a 
warrior then bravery.  Young Harry Potter shows qualities that are 
truly valuable? Bravery, power, and best of all quick thinking 
common sense.  Countless times Harry finds himself in a heap of 
trouble, or the trouble finds him.  Every time when he needs it 
most, magic doesn't play the part, simple quick thinking common 
sense does.  This is harry's secret weapon against the evil lord.  
True, a knife thrust into the chest may not kill the dark lord in a 
way we think a wizarding duel may take place, but one way or 
another, the dark lord is just as dead.  Hint SS9, page 153, what 
does Malfoy say to Harry?  More importantly is what Ron tells him 
what to do on the next page if nothing comes out of his wand. 

Mike