What was V-mort's goal? (was: There is only power)

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Janet Anderson" 
<dorigen at h...> wrote:
> It's just a theory, but:
> 
> 1) We know that Albania is a place where Voldemort and his minions 
have 
> hidden at least twice.
> 
> 2) We have reason to believe that Durmstrang is somewhere cold, 
mountainous, 
> and secluded (Hermione's deduction from the fur cloaks and Krum's 
> description of the landscape there).
> 
> Could Durmstrang be in Albania or someplace near it? This would 
explain the 
> emphasis on the Dark Arts, Voldemort's influence on Karkaroff, and 
possibly 
> another reason why Lucius Malfoy wanted to send Draco there.
> 
> Maybe Voldemort was hoping to build a stronghold for himself, with 
> Karkaroff's help, similar to the one Dumbledore has at Hogwarts. 
For all we 
> know, when the Durmstrang students get back home, Karkaroff will 
be waiting 
> there for them, pretending nothing much has happened ...

Now Me:
I speculated for some time that Durmstrang was located somewhere in 
the Balkan States (Albania, Bulgaria, etc.), but there is a comment 
by Viktor Krum that made me rethink. He mentioned that in the summer 
there was no nighttime (or was it the other way around? Sorry, don't 
have the books handy). At any rate, I don't think the Balkans are 
far north enough to experience the arctic seasons. My geography 
skills are lacking though, I could be wrong. :D 

And Karkaroff...I think he may originally be from that area, but he 
doesn't appear to have an accent. Leads me to believe he was at 
least raised in Britian. -Tanya