Do you think there is more to Voldie's story?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 97839

Susan (teilani) wrote:
> > Anyways... 2)Tom's not a pureblood either. Maybe that's where the
> LV/TR reconciliation will come. It seems to me that LV would think
> that compassion from HP would be revolting and moreover, a sign of
> weakness, but the part of him that's still TR might be moved by HP's
> compassion enough to make LV unstable, not so powerful, first crack
> in the dam, so to speak. Mercy at the hands of his enemies might
> make him question his actions. And remember, we don't know why TR,
> not a pureblood, goes on this purist kick in the first place. What
> is HIS motivation for killing m#%bloods?
> >
> Susan (teilani) who really hopes the theories re:ESE!Lupin are wrong.

> So sorry to quote myself, but I am also interested in how, exactly, 
> LV came to persecute m%^bloods. <snip>

Carol:
Since you've asked this twice and received no response, I'll just
throw in that IMO he hates Muggles in general, and by extension their
"Mudblood" offspring who dare to invade the WW because of the Muggle
father who deserted him. Not rational, but most boys who hate their
fathers aren't rational, and when the hatred extends to the whole
family and then to the whole "race," it becomes mania. Interesting,
though, that he killed his first Muggle-born *before* he killed his
father and grandparents. Maybe killing by means of a basilisk gave him
the nerve (courage is the wrong word) to kill using Avada Kedavra, and
killing three Muggles at once (three AKs within seconds of each other,
probably) gave him a taste for genocide.

I personally don't think there's any trace of the original Tom Riddle
left (yes, Voldemort "relived family history" in the graveyard, but
not with any intention of returning to the former self whose name he
hated). How could someone who has murdered, tortured, and corrupted so
many people ever be forgiven even if he sincerely repented? Even Tom
Riddle, judging from Diary!Tom (who had not yet killed his father but
was still, at sixteen, a murderer) seems beyond redemption. What
corrupted him? IMO, hatred and a desire for revenge. You'd have to
find Tom at thirteen or fourteen, before he entered the Chamber of
Secrets and became obsessed with carrying out Salazar Slytherins's
"noble work" in order to find a Tom susceptible to love or mercy.
Maybe even then it was already too late.

Carol, who hope she hasn't rambled too far off the topic!