Voldemort's Goals (WAS: New Magical World)

[bugaloo37]

No: HPFGUIDX 46335

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "erisedstraeh2002" <erisedstraeh2002 at y...> 
wrote:
> <snip> 
> I don't think he's really all that interested in Muggle or Mud-
>blood cleansing.  While his younger 16 year old self talks of 
>carrying on Slytherin's "noble" work by opening the chamber in CoS 
>and ridding Hogwarts of Muggle-borns, it doesn't seem to me that the 
>Voldemort that Tom Riddle grew into is actually focused on this 
>objective.  He lets his DEs have fun torturing Muggles (in GoF, it's 
>referenced that half of the Muggle killings when Voldemort was in 
>power the first time were for "fun"), but it doesn't appear to be 
>his ultimate objective.  
><snip>

However, in Gof, his extreme, vehement resentment of his muggle 
father is still very much part of his personality.  I am not saying 
it is his prime motivation-but IMO, it's still an important part of 
who he is.  My feeling is everytime a muggle suffers, Voldemort gets 
somewhat of a kick out of it-as do all of the DEs.  In previous 
posts, the comparison between Voldemort and Hitler has been explored 
(a likeness between the two has been verified by JKR herself).  IMO, 
when someone gains the amount of power that Voldemort (Hitler also) 
has, whatever started the whole quest for power can be lost.  So I 
guess what I am saying is, I do agree that at this point in time 
ridding the world of muggles AND muggle-born wizards is now low on 
Voldemort's list of priorities-however, I do not believe he has given 
up the idea altogether.

bugaloo37-who thinks what urks Voldemort the most about Harry's 
survival is the fact that Harry's muggle-born mother had something to 
with it.