What does Voldemort fear?

[jrober4211]

No: HPFGUIDX 34503

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Fiat Incantatum" <fiatincantatum at a...> 
wrote:
> We know from PoA that what Harry fears is "fear itself", but what 
about 
> Voldemort? 
> 
> In the graveyard scene in GoF, when the shadows have come out of 
his wand, 
> Voldemort is afraid.  "Livid with fear" is what is in my copy.
> 
> What is he afraid of, at that point?  Why is he afraid of it?   
What does *he* 
> have to be frightened of, anyway?
> 
>I asked a similar question a few weeks ago "Why is it important to 
Voldemort to have immortality and why is he wrecking havoc on the 
wizarding world to obtain power?" I got the impression that Voldemort 
wants physical immortality because he said that he could not hold a 
wand in his unincorporated state. If he can't hold a wand, he can't 
perform spells. Obviously the wizards consider the spirit as an 
immortal being because ghosts are roaming Hogwarts. Evidently, this 
wasn't what Voldy had in mind as an acceptable immortal form. I think 
the fear factor in seeing the spirits of the his murder victims being 
ejected from the wand was not the spirits, themselves,  that 
frightened old Voldy. It was the fact that Harry could force the 
reversal of spells from Voldy's wand, and all that implies, that 
frightened him. After all, it was crucial that he have a physical 
body in order to use his wand and there goes Harry, causing his wand 
to backfire on him, which put a major glitch in his plans for wizard 
world domination. Whether Voldy ever realized that Harry's wand was 
his wand's twin is unclear. Voldy may assume that Harry has 
capabilities he really doesn't have based on this reversal 
action....who knows, it remains to be seen what Voldy will make of 
this "fly in the ointment".

Jo Ellen