Voldemort's Fear of Dumbledore

[boyd_smythe]

No: HPFGUIDX 107424

> SSSusan wrote about Dumbledore: <snip>
> (I know some would argue that if he was all that powerful, he'd have 
> killed Voldy there, but I think DD believes, because of the prophecy 
> & his views on death "not being enough", that there's something else 
> in store there for Voldy, and that it'll come about because of 
Harry, 
> not DD.)
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan

Two reasons for DD to not kill Voldy:

1. Due to his quest for eternal life LV can't be killed in any way 
available to DD. We still don't know why Harry is The One who can.

2. LV may be a dual being, part Tom Riddle and part someone else. 
(Salazar Slytherin? Some other ancient evil spirit?) Maybe DD doesn't 
want to kill Riddle, just destroy the evil spirit in him?

By the way, has anyone else wondered where Voldy's body went in the 
MoM scene after he (assumedly) disapparated from DD's water trap? Did 
he have to stay close so he could attempt to possess Harry? or was the 
bond so strong that wasn't necessary, and if so why didn't he try this 
before?

I'm constantly torn between wanting to assume it'll all come clear 
when secrets are revealed in books 6&7, and thinking that in a series 
of this complexity she has necessarily left a few small plot holes.

--boyd
who is still disturbed by JKR's use of time travel and foretelling the 
future