[HPforGrownups] LV as Blofeld/Dr Evil?

[Taryn Kimel]

No: HPFGUIDX 92958

nymphadora1:
      After listening to Goblet of Fire for the nth time, something struck me as 
rather odd. After having Harry tied to the gravestone to bleed him, and then 
being resurrected, why did Voldie free him and give him his wand back so he 
could duel with him? This strikes me as being totally out of character for 
you-know-who. He's tried to kill Harry three times, once as a baby when he 
should have been totally defenseless, and failed. Why would LV give Harry 
the opportunity to fight back? What a berk!

Taryn:
I think it has a lot to do with Voldy's pride. This is a kid who almost destroyed him as a mere BABY without even DOING anything, who has thwarted his attempt to return in PS at 11 and the attempt of his past self in CS at 12. Lord Voldemort, one of the most powerful wizards of the time, has been beaten by a baby and a pre-teen. Sounds rather pathetic, huh? So now he's going to prove, in front of a company of Death Eaters, that those were flukes. He's going to set up a fair match and PROVE that he's, by far, the better wizard. And note that by FAIR, I mean both opponents are equipped in the same manner. Sure, Voldy would've wiped the floor with Harry if it hadn't been for the brother wands. But that's called a fair fight--it determines who's the better of the two opponents.

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