LV and Fear

[Whirdy at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 34508

Fiat has asked what does LV fear, more precisely What is he afraid of, at 
that point?  Why is he afraid of it?   What does *he* have to be frightened 
of, anyway?

Jo Ellen opined that is was "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."

and to paraphrase mellienel2,  Voldy didn't count things happening that did 
happen and now he has that chaos factor and the Phoenix Song both to contend 
with.


However I think that LV fear is forced by a realization that HP came to his 
first year at Hogwarts.  He learned it from Prof. Dumbledore that death is 
perhaps not the end of one's existence, but as he says 'the next great 
adventure."

Here LV has been gleefully murdering wizards and muggles, left and right, and 
maybe, just maybe, he's been doing them a favor.  But more than that, his 
victims are not "permanently dead"  -- they can return and interfere with his 
plans, give advice to his enemy (HP, himself) and embarass him in front of 
his supporters.

His fear may also arise from a realization that he is inept - that a 
semi-trained 14 year old wizard may not be able to beat him yet, but can hold 
his own; that HP's instincts are truer that LV years of studying the DA.  And 
can you imagine his chagrin to find that the wand of a teen-ager has bested 
his.

It is probably time for LV to seek counselling about his unresolved conflicts 
and excessive aggression.  Stress management should also be added to his 
time-schedule.

whirdy







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