OOP: Voldemort as Herod (Was: prophecy nagging flint?)

[ezzleberry621]

No: HPFGUIDX 64519

(Errol):
> 
> Ah, you see, I think Voldemort intended to go after every child 
born 
> within that time range, making him the wizarding equivalent to 
Herod. 
> Only perhaps he wanted to do it personally – afterall, it's a
> narrow field after the `thrice defied' parameter for the
> parents.Maybe he already killed a girl (the entire Bones family 
was 
> killed right? Susan Bones cousins included? One of those 
cousins 
> could have been a wee baby.) In fact, I find it strange that he got 
> to Harry more than a year after the prophecy – I'll lay my
> money on
> him having tracked down and killed quite a few families with 
babies 
> by then. And all those babies died. None of them were `the
> one'. 
<snip>


Me:
According to Dumbledore, the only 2 children born at the end of 
July to those who "thrice defied" Voldemort, were Harry & Neville. 

I'm more inclined to think that the reason it took Voldemort more 
than a year to find the Potters was because they had a secret 
keeper-- therefore he couldn't find them even if he was standing 
right in front of their house (just like Harry couldn't see 12 
Grimmauld until he got invited by the secret keeper).

Erin