Voldemort's Resurrection WAS The Spying Game and the Shrieking Shack

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 39802

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "bluesqueak" <pipdowns at e...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "marinafrants" <rusalka at i...> wrote:

> > No, no matter how I look at it, it still seems that Dumbledore
> > would've done much better to clear Sirius and hand Wormtail over
to
> > the Dementors.  The benefits of the life-debt just don't outweigh 
> > the resulting drawbacks.  (Well, there's a good chance that the 
> > life-debt will be crucial in the end, because of the foreshadowing 
> > JKR has done about it, but that's metathinking. :-)
> > 
> > Part of successful strategy is knowing when *not* to make a move, 
> > when to sit tight and let the enemy dig his own grave.  From that
> > perspective, it seems that Voldemort proved to be the better
> > stragetist post-PS/SS, patiently biding his time in Albania until
> > Dumbledore obligingly sent him a willing servant.
> > 
> 
> Except Voldemort didn't patiently bide his time....
> 
> In CoS Dumbledore says:
> "What interests me most is how Lord Voldemort  managed to enchant 
> Ginny..."
> 
> [This is a Voldemort plan]
> 
<snip>

> At the beginning of PoA Dumbledore has just fought a battle in CoS  
> with Lord Voldemort; Voldemort came close to killing Harry, nearly 
> closed Hogwarts, caused one of Dumbledore's most loyal supporters to 
> be carted off to Azkaban, showed the DE's have enough influence to 
> (temporarily)  remove Dumbledore from Hogwarts, nearly ruined the 
> Weasley's standing, and only failed to kill several students by the 
> most incredible good luck.

I still think the events of CoS were planned by Diary!Voldemort, not
Vapor!Voldemort, but even if I'm wrong, that doesn't mean everyone
isn't better off for the time being with a disembodied Voldemort. 
Because the bottom line is, Harry is still a kid who, at the time of
PoA, hasn't even figured out Accio yet.  He's nowhere near ready to
defeat Voldemort.  A certain amount of time must pass befor he's
ready.  Now, Voldemort can spend that time as a vapor, or in a body. 
Even if he is active and dangerous as a vapor, that's nothing compared
to how active and dangerous he's going to be in a body.  It's all very
well for Dumbledore to say, "he's mortal now, we can kill him," but
they can't kill him, because their big weapon is sitting in the
infirmary trying not cry.  
> 
> Part of successful strategy is knowing when you *have* to make a 
> move; sending Voldemort Peter turned Voldemort's mind towards 
> regaining his body, rather than making further (and more successful) 
> attacks on Hogwarts. 

Allowing Voldemort to regain a body isn't going to stop him from
making further attacks on Hogwarts.  It will only allow him to make
bigger, better, stronger attacks while Harry is still in no position
to stop him permanently.

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com