The Female Students -Voldie underestimating women

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No: HPFGUIDX 33520

Hi all!  Responding to Kimberly's really interesting analysis-- 

> Which brings to mind something positive that JKR has done in 
respect to women.  V discounts them, and quite to his detriment.  

<snip great description of Mrs. Lestrange's strength>
  >Perhaps if he'd sought to get her <(Mrs. Lestrange)> out of 
> prison, he'd have had a loyal servant who didn't have the strangely 
> counterproductive urge to teach Harry to resist the Imperious 
> curse :D I love minor characters!
> 
> Second woman he should've given more credit - Lily Potter, of 
course!
> "Step aside woman!" is pretty dismissive.  Too bad he didn't take 
> into account her strength, her love, and her determination to 
protect 
> her child.  I'm guessing that in the future this tendency to 
discount 
> the power and importance of women will bite him in his creepy 
tush.  
> I could see that happening with Hermione, McG, Molly... any of 
> several women.  Just something that popped into my head.
>  

Somehow I never focused on this flaw of Voldemort's!  But now that 
Kimberly's spelled it out, I can see it might have a real bearing on 
future plots.  With Hermione especially--as a female and Muggle-born, 
Voldie may really underestimate her in future.

Can't you just see it---  "I'm going to take over the world, and 
there's nothing you can do to stop me, Muggle girl!"  To which 
Hermione replies, "But I read _Obscure Spells and Little-Known 
Magic_ , and I know all I have to do is (fill in the blank)!"

This makes me worry about Hermione though--might she be the one who 
is sacrificed while doing something dangerous?  That might be kind of 
unexpected, and we know how JKR likes surprises.

Caroline