What did Voldemort do that was so great?

[greg_a126]

No: HPFGUIDX 41703

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Richelle Votaw" <rvotaw at i...> wrote:

> I don't know about Ollivander--I think there's something more to 
him than
> meets the eye.  Harry is, generally speaking, a good judge of 
character
> (okay, so he hates Snape, but he WAS a DE after all, and who would 
suspect
> Quirrell or fake Moody?) and he instantly disliked him.  I think 
he'll come
> back into the picture in the future.  But how?  Is he a secret DE?  
Is there
> a lower status of Voldemort supporters, not quite DE's, but 
supporters none
> the less?

I think you're right that Ollivander's going to come back, but I 
think you've gone in the wrong direction.  Remember, during the 
weighing of the wands, Dumbledore & "the expert" were off having a 
chat.  At that point, Dumbledore knew Voldemort was coming back 
(Harry had told him about Trelawney's prophecy), the Dark Mark had 
been fired @ the World Cup, Harry's scar had been hurting over the 
summer, and a Muggle & a Ministry official had been disappearing.  
Oh, and Harry somehow got into the Triwizard Tournament as a fourth 
participant.  I think it's likely that Dumbledore was in the back, 
telling Ollivander everything he knew, so the old wand maker could 
start making preparations.

Here is why I don't think Ollivander is evil.  They say that 
knowledge is power.  What was the first thing Ollivander did when he 
found out Harry & Voldemort's wands shared a core?  He told 
Dumbledore.  He told Dumbledore something he wasn't likely to find 
out until it was too late.  Harry hasn't told a single person that 
his and Voldemort's wands shared a core.  That's something I imagine 
Voldemort would have really, really liked to know before he gave 
Harry his wand back so they could duel.  

Furthermore, I think Ollivander gives Dumbledore a "heads up" on 
which students he needs to pay attention to.  I'm pretty sure a few 
weeks ago, we were discussing cores & decided that a Dragon's Heart 
string requires you kill the dragon.  Can anyone really imagine 
Dumbledore, leader of the Good guys using a wand that killed a 
magical creature?  At the same time, can anyone out there imagine 
Lucius Malfoy, using Dark Magic & killing Muggles w/ a wand that has 
a core of a unicorn's hair, the purest creature there is?  So I think 
the wand selection is a "pre-Sorting Hat" sorting.  Into good guys-
unicorn hair, bad guys-dragon heartstrings and could go either way 
guys-phoenix feather.

Greg