[HPforGrownups] Re: What drives You Know Who? [Non-sequitur]

[Melete]

No: HPFGUIDX 111471


--- Sarah Henson <chris.henson at ntlworld.com> wrote:

> Dungrollin wrote:
> 
> > I originally thought that 'flight from' was better
> (ie. it fit in 
> > with my secret theories), though with Riddle's
> (and later You Know 
> > Who's) extreme arrogance in the chamber at the end
> of CoS, 'flight', 
> > implying fleeing, doesn't entirely fit, and now
> I'm not sure... 
> > 
> > Unless he has a secret terror of death.
> 
> 
> My French is *very* far from perfect, but I was
> under the impression
> that flight (as in fleeing) would be fuite, not vol?
>  Vol seems to be
> flight as in flying.  That's rather disappointing as
> I thought the
> idea of fleeing from death fitted Voldemort quite
> well, but in this
> case I'll have to go with vol de mort as meaning
> theft of/from death. 
> 
> -- Sarah.    
> 
> 
> 
Hmm I like to think both translations have some
accuracy towards painting Voldemort's character. 
Truly think of how insecure he must have been when he
was still Tom Riddle.  He was an orphan, unloved and
perhap s then insecure in himself and therefore
wanting attention, power, vengeance.  I definately see
a trend in these books where personal insecurity leads
to moments of faltering.  Voldemort's hunger for power
and fear of death are the prime motivators for his
hunt for Harry Potter. Why else would Voldmort try to
discover the prophecy?  He wanted to eliminate any
possibilities of his own downfall.  Its an easy step
to realize that belief in a prophecy is what lends it
power.

    As for the Harry Potter/Tom Riddle connection in
personality.  Harry's friends provide the needed
security to differentiate his life from the path Tom
Riddle took.  Its the moments when Harry is feeling
insecure, alone and afraid that we see him at his
worst.  i.e. all of his explosive moments towards
Hermione & Ron in OOTP, his charge into the Ministry
of Magic, etc.  It is fear that drives Harry to these
moments of anger and isolation.  Luckily his fear is
not one usually of personal death (more often its fear
for the safety of others that he loves).  

At any rate, Voldemort as we see does steal death and
flees from it too during his first confrontation with
the toddler Harry.

And I certainly hope everyone will excuse this hastily
put together ramble.  There are some ideas I wanted to
market but I'm not sure how successfully I've done
this.  (or if I've just repeated ideas already spoken
of on this excellent list).

Melete 


		
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