Voldie was not shocked

[Melody <Malady579@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50144

Star Opal wrote:
> I interpreted Voldemort's speaking "quietly" as a calm before the
>storm.  The next time he (LV) uses his wand he doesn't say anything
>witty or wait for Harry to raise his wand, he just fires.

He still had his wits about him after he found out Harry could resist
the imperius curse.  He says after the event, (GoF Ch 34) "Harry
obdience is a virtue I need to teach you before you die..." and then
fires him with Crucio.  He did say something witty before he fired
again.

And after that, when Harry hid behind the gravestone, he still kept
his wits and teased Harry by saying "we are not playing hide-and-seek,
Harry."  He then procedes to taunt Harry to duel with him.  "..it
might even be painless...I would not know...I have never died..."
That is chilling yes, but well chosen words.  Voldemort is in complete
control there.  He is able to 'play with his food.'

Voldemort was not thrown off by the fact Harry was able to shake off
the imperius curse.  Yes, he is angry...and excited, but he was not
surprised by the imperius part.  He still had a quick tongue and calm
hand.


>This would give another reason (along with shock at Harry's ability
>to withstand Imperius) for the DEs to not be laughing anymore. Think
>about it:  There's Harry standing dazed while he's fighting the
>curse. Your master is winning, all is right with the world. Then, the
>kid breaks out of it and LV says quietly, "You won't?" All I can
>imagine is another shiver going through the circle of Death Eaters.

Now, these deadeaters are watching their master confront the little
boy that destroyed their master at the tender age of one.  They are
not sure Voldie will win this time.  They don't know what caused Harry
to defeat Voldie the first time, but they must think that now Harry is
trained a little, he must be more powerful now than he used to be.
So, they must wonder if Voldie *can* defeat Harry.   From their
viewpoint, Voldie was winning *until* Harry showed signs of strength
and threw off the imperius.  It was then, they got afraid.  Not of
what Voldie will do to *Harry*, but of what Harry could do to
*Voldemort*.  They don't know what Harry capable of, but after that
moment, they knew he is in fact special.


Melody