Why he is still alive?

[Melody]

No: HPFGUIDX 110264

Yes, I know.  *Everyone* is talking about JKR's two questions we
*should* be asking.  We *have* been asking them JKR, but you have not
ever acknowledged them.  But I am not bitter...really I am not.  ::grin::

So I was thinking about why Dumbledore has not killed Voldie yet.  I
mean he *can* do it.  But why not kill him.  I am wondering if it is
not that he can't kill him, but that he does not want to yet.  A good
general of war knows when to extinguish his enemy.  If you can save
twenty lives by killing two, then a general has to choose the two. 
And that is why his job sucks.

But I digress.  Ok follow me here.  

I think Dumbledore has not killed Voldie because it would accomplish
nothing really...yet.  Much like Dumbledore had to have the Minister
of Magic physically see Voldemort and be forced to admit he exists in
OoP, Dumbledore realizes that if the WW does not recognize that
Voldemort is back as a bigger, badder, and more pissed off Voldie,
then just killing him accomplishes *nothing*.  They need to get over
the fear or the name, which would still be around even after his
death.  If Dumbledore can extinguish the fear of the name by proving
the person carrying the name is not the worst thing ever, then Voldie
is completely eradicated from the WW.  He truly will die.  Right now,
Voldie will live forever because he is the worst thing ever.  If
Dumbledore does not eradicate him publicly, obvious to all the wizards
and witches, then the fear of Voldie still resurrecting survives, and
even if Voldie were in fact gone forever, he would never have left.

Have I talked myself into a circle?  
I pray this makes sense.


Melody