Why didn't Voldy tip off the ministry about break-in at MoM...

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 93038

> Kashelkar replies:

> As regards the plan of Voldy, I believe it is 1) to kill Harry, and
2) 
to rule the world (Conquer the Death). And getting the prophecy 
is just a step towards it. By tipping off the MoM about the 
break-in, Voldy shall definitely achieve Harry's expulsion from 
Hogwarts. And under given situation, I won't be wrong if I expect 
Fudge to put Harry in Azkaban. If this can be achieved, then the 
prophecy thing doesn't matter, does it??<<

Ah, you wish that  Voldemort would behave like a rational person 
instead of an Evil Overlord. But the Evil Overlord, like all myths, 
exists to convey certain universal truths. For example, sadism is 
at cross-purposes with deterrence. The need to feel invincible 
will inhibit  the paranoid from discovering the flaws in the 
elaborate defenses they construct for themselves. The 
psychopath, unable to recognize others'  fear and pain, may be 
deceived into thinking the enemies are beaten when they've still 
got fight left. 

If Voldemort weren't a paranoid, psychopathic sadist he wouldn't 
have tried to get the prophecy, but he wouldn't be trying to kill 
Harry and take over  the world either.

Pippin