Sympathy for Voldemort?

[loonyloopyrjl]

No: HPFGUIDX 58898

CareALotsClouds wrote:
<snip> ... if you look at the nurture Vs. nature argument you will see
that Harry's nature obviously takes after his parents who were good
and just as said by just about every wizard that knew them in all four
books. <snip>

Loony Loopy (me) responds:
I disagree with the assumption a child must inherit his parents'
nature, especially if the child was separated so young. Although I
believe that we will find out that the Potters were good people, that,
too, is an assumption. Maybe one or both of them were bad but then
turned good (e.g., Snape). I can think of two possible reasons why
Dumbledore hasn't told Harry about his parents. Either they had
some
"superman" powers that Harry may have inherited but is not
yet mature
enough to deal with, or, they were terrible people. Imagine telling a
child that his father was a mass murderer. I think that kind of
information would generate an incredible amount of self-doubt and
guilt in a child. In which case, Dumbledore would want Harry to grow
up a bit and develop a sense of himself separate from The Boy Who
Lived.

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CareALotsClouds wrote:
<snip> Tom opened the chamber, he framed Hagrid, everyone believed him
except DUMBLEDORE.  Now, Dumbledore knew he was, knew what he had
done, but what did he do about it?  Nothing.  This is where I believe
that Dumbledore is not perfect.  He has prejudice in him to have such
lack of faith in Tom that Dumbledore didn't bother to help him. <snip>

Loony Loopy (me) responds:
Obviously Dumbledore didn't have the evidence to convict Tom
Riddle.
The absence of evidence prevented Hagrid from having more severe
punishment than expulsion and a broken wand. Of course Dumbledore is
not perfect, but I don't think he is prejudiced. He let Lupin
enroll
(and later teach) at Hogwarts. In the wizard world most witches and
wizards would rather shun a werewolf than a bright and handsome wizard
like Tom Riddle.

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CareALotsClouds wrote:
<snip> Tom has never had anyone truely care about him, not then, not
now.  Yet he feels love.  He loves his Mother.  His own behaviour is
the resentment he has towards his Father for abandoning his Mother. 
It's from that that he is driven to do the things he does towards
muggles. <snip>

Loony Loopy (me) responds:
Did Tom Riddle really love his mother? Or was it the power/abilities
that came from being a wizard that he loved? His mother died at
childbirth, so he never knew her. Because he was raised in an
orphanage, I will assume that he never met his father until he killed
him. I can't imagine loving or hating a person I've never
met. Harry
was raised by his aunt and uncle, who in my opinion are abusive, and I
would think that he has as much (if not more) reason as Tom to hate
Muggles.

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CareALotsClouds wrote:
I think [Tom] should go to the nut house.  He doesn't deserve to die
for he hasnt yet been given the chance to live.

Loony Loopy (me) responds:
Tom Riddle left the orphanage at age eleven to live at Hogwarts for
seven years, except for holidays.  In my opinion, he had been given
the chance to live a normal (i.e., loving and nurturing) life.
I'm not
going to discuss the death penalty or life imprisonment issue here
because this isn't the place for it.  From a legal or medical
standpoint, I don't know how to define "insane" or
"psychotic." But I
do think Tom Riddle can be held responsible for his actions. He chose
to find the Chamber of Secrets and put in the time and effort to do
so.  He chose to frame Hagrid, not caring whether Hagrid would go to
Azkaban or be executed. He chose to learn Avada Kedavra and to find
and kill his father and grandparents.

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CareALotsClouds wrote:
<snip> P.S. Why does Voldemort spend his life trying to find longer
life when he isn't living a life? <snip>

Loony Loopy (me) responds:
Voldemort isn't living the type of life most people want to live.
I
think if he were offered the chance to have immortal life AS A MUGGLE,
he wouldn't be trying so hard to find immortality.

Regards,
Loony Loopy