Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: The Catalyst to Riddle's Motivation

[fridwulfa]

No: HPFGUIDX 58233


  AUdra wrote:


  I happen to think many people are over-complicating why Voldemort wanted to kill Harry in the first place and why he wants to kill him now.  Back in the day, James and Lily were a couple of very talented wizards.  They were Head Boy and Head Girl at Hogwarts, weren't they?  And they were on Dumbledore's side.  Isn't it believable that Voldemort's only motivation for taking them out is that they represented a threat to him?  So do them before they do you, right?

  I do think it's possible that Voldemort would have handed Lily over to Pettigrew as a reward if she had consented and stepped aside when he warned her.  At least he already killed James and broke up the team, so to speak.  But Voldemort didn't seem to care too strongly about sparing Lily.  He just gave her one chance.  No?  Okay, then, Avada Kadavra!  Boom.  Lily died for the baby.  Voldemort forgot about that ancient mother's love magic, so the next AK meant to kill the baby bounced back onto Voldemort.  Whoops!  

  Voldemort is continues to come after Harry again and again because 1.) Voldmort is an egotist and having a baby not only survive his attack, but reduce him to Vapormort in the process really hurt his pride, so revenge, and 2.) taking care of unfinished business.  Back to the Evil Overlord Rules.  You don't leave a kid hanging around,whose parents you killed, and wait for him to to grow up and come after you for revenge.  You get him asap, while he's still young and weak, and snuff him.

  Does it really have to be more complicated than that?

  Me (Izaskun):
  Well, knowing JK, yes, it does have to be more complicated than that. There has to be a reason, maybe it's a simple one, granted, but there was a powerful reason for LV wanting to kill the Potters. And DUmbledore clearly says so, more or less. In PS/SS when Harry asks him why LV wanted to kill him, an innocent baby, Dumbledore says he can't tell him now, he'll know, some day, when he's older and prepared for the truth. I don't have the books here, with me, sorry, so I can quote. But that's more or less what DD says. To me that suggest a very powerful reason, and a very dangerous secret. Hopefully we'll know soon enough. 
  Cheers, Izaskun 





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