Bang! You're Dead. (was:Voldemorts animus...)

[dj_bagshaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 85869

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote: 
> > I have speculated in the past that, in the end, it will not be a 
> > show of raw force on Harry's part that defeats Voldemort, but an
> > act of compassion, of benevolence, mercy, and charity that causes Voldemort 
> > to crumble in the face of a power he can never understand. 

Wow, this is such an intersting idea, and out of all thoughts I had 
about what it is in Harry would finally destroy Voldemort, I never 
thought of an act of kindness towards him, or even that an act of 
love would bring about his demise...

But the more I think about it, the more it makes sense.  I mean, 
everything we hear about the great wizards ie. Dumbledore, Voldemort, 
even Snape, Sirius and James, is that they had great ability even at 
a young age.  Snape came to Hogwarts already knowledgeable about a 
great deal of magic, Dumbledore "did things with a wand that [the 
ministry of magic OWL examiner] had never seen before", Dumbledore 
himself said that Tom Riddle was the most brilliant student he ever 
taught, and Sirius and James were so brilliant that they learned to 
be anamagi by their fifth? year, all on their own.  

I guess what I am trying to say is that Harry, though bright enough, 
and maybe a little bit outstanding in the dark arts, shows none of 
this brilliance.  It would be fitting, therefore, if how he defeated 
him in the end was not with malice, but with kindness and love (the 
force which "he possesses is great quantities and of which Voldemort 
has none").  

It brings about another question:  if the prophecy hadn't been made 
at all, would Voldemort have reached his demise? (assuming that he 
DOES reach his demise via Harry in the 7th book)...Just think about 
it, Voldemort would have had no reason to try and kill baby Harry, 
therefore no ancient protective magic...In a way, Voldemort learning 
about the prophecy is what got him into this predicament in the first 
place...but I guess that's the thing about a prophecy, once it's been 
set into motion, there is no going back.

I've confused even myself.

~Kate