In the End, Voldemort Got What He Wanted

[paul_terzis]

No: HPFGUIDX 100764

Jen Reese <stevejjen at e...> wrote:
> It just struck me that Voldemort got exactly what he wanted at the 
> end of OOTP. <snip> 
> Suddenly, the Daily Prophet is reporting that LV infiltrated the 
> MOM & the DE's are back as faithful servants; Fudge has spent a year 
> denying LV's existence and wasting precious time; the Dementors left 
> Azkaban and are in league with LV.
> 
> And to top it all off, members of the Order spent the entire YEAR 
> making false moves, baiting and fighting with each other, and 
> generally tearing down what they built up in the First War.
> 
> Now Harry doesn't trust Dumbledore, he's enraged at Snape and 
> grief-stricken by the loss of Sirius--not exactly what you want from 
> the *only* person with the Power to defeat LV.
> 
> He has never been in a better position to crush the WW. And the 
> Order, as the only group with a chance to stop him, has never been in 
> a *worse* position.


Paul: Right. Quite right. It is logical. After all LV is in offence. 
He has the advantage of the moves while the others  are simply 
waiting and reacting. If we add the fact the the minister of magic 
is too little for his rank we can expect that LV will play in 
offence for a long long time. It is a win - win situation for LV.