Going for the Vold (was: Why the time turner stinks

[Talisman]

No: HPFGUIDX 79769

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Deirdre F Woodward" 
<dwoodward at t...> wrote:
> Deirdre
> Here's why the time turner stinks. <snip> why hasn't Dumbledore or 
someone else gone back and killed pre-powerful Voldemort?
<snip> surely it would be ok to turn back time when Voldy starts 
making his killing-you-all-I-am-evil-leader moves?
 
Talisman, assiduously ignoring the dirty "T" word, notes:

DD isn't trying to kill LV.
I'm quite certain that DD knew Vapormort was protruding from the 
back of Quirrell's head in SS, yet he made no attempt to swat him.

In CoS, DD reveals that his "sources" (328) keep him appraised of 
the barely-clinging-to-existence Moldyvort's whereabouts.  It seems 
like a good Scourgifying Spell would mop the blighter up, but DD 
takes no offensive action.

DD was monitoring the Little Hangleton papers because he expected LV 
to appear there on his come-back trail.  Nonetheless, there was no 
intervening attempt to squash Pupamort.

And, of course, in the Atrium LV notices that DD is not using fatal 
Spells against him. "You do not seek to kill me, Dumbledore? . . . 
[T]here are other ways of destroying a man, Tom . . . Merely taking 
your life would not satisfy me . . .."  (814) 

Is it the Prophecy hoo-haw?  Does DD have a plan for LV, too?

Talisman, who is just too sleepy to get into it all now, but can 
guarantee it has nothing to do with those icky turning things.