Why Fret About Voldemort Considering Riddle?

[garybec]

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Louis Badalament

 But my question is... why?  Why does he even *feel* this guilt?  
> > Remember book 2?  He killed Tom Riddle easily enough.  He was, 
in 
> > fact, rather proud of the accomplishment, even years later...
> I think it's just the difference between heat-of-the-moment, 
desperate *reaction*, and this sober reflection on what it's going 
to feel like
> to actually have to deliberately kill someone else.  Plus, I don't
> think that Harry actually KNEW that stabbing the diary would kill
> Riddle - he took a chance because he was desperate and had nothing 
to
> lose, and it paid off.  As he said himself, he was lucky.  It's 
quite
> a different thing to contemplate and plan someone else's death.
> 
> Wanda

Becki's thoughts;

Perhaps Harry's ponderings are not that he has to kill LV, but is 
questioning his own ability to do it.  Even in DD office Harry says 
(when told about the prophecy), "But I haven't any powers he hasn't 
got, I couldn't fight the way he did tonight, I can't possess people-
 or kill them-".  (OoP pg.843 am)
It could be numbness setting over him of the whole situation and now 
he is doubting himself and wondering how he can kill LV?

Becki, (a huge fan of the boy who WILL live)