4 Voldemort Phases

[Tamee Livingston]

No: HPFGUIDX 78973

I'm combining my responses to two posts into one.
Salit:
>>>My best guess is that the MOM must have hidden security measures that
would have been triggered had Voldemort tried to enter. Note that he never
actually entered the ministry proper - he was only at the atrium. These
measures must have been set against Voldemort but as the identity of the
DE's was at the time unknown, and later they were arrested (or "cleared")
there was no cause to set them against the DE's so they could enter
freely.<<<

That's a good point, though I'm guessing these defenses probably date back
to the first Voldemort war since the official position is that he's dead.
However, the fact is that the ministry knew that there were 10 unregenerate
and probably insane DEs were on the loose (and there are 6 or more of them
at the MOM that night), so why aren't there defenses up against them?  Or is
it just to emphasize the incompetence of Fudge's ministry (I for one refuse
to believe that either he or Umbridge are DEs.)


aussie:
>>>The DE didn't have to be there for hours, however. LV misused Harry's
"dream-like" experience to think Sirius was taken those hours ago, but the
DE only had to appear after DA arrived. <<<

My problem with that is the same as my problem with the entire setup.  How
could they guarantee an empty ministry when Harry got there?  I guess
Voldemort could have tracked Harry's movements through their connection, but
that still doesn't satisfy me.

I think what it boils down to is that I want more show and less tell when it
comes to Voldemort as ultimate evil wizard.  I think that's why I got chills
when Cedric was killed.  There it was right in front of me, no need to
wonder about it.  That was evil at work.  I think that's also why I reacted
so strongly to Umbridge.  I could see what she was doing.  So I guess that
what I really need isn't out there yet.  I don't know what Voldemort is
planning, so it's easy to judge him by the mess that was the whole MOM
debacle.  I want to know how what he's been doing fits into some long range
strategy and that it's not just a random series of actions to shore up a
weak front.

Thanks for the replies.  They do help.  I guess I need my evil plans spelled
out and a reason to believe that apparently stupid ideas are actually dead
clever.  Also, I'm jazzed because this is my first unmoderated post.

Tamee