The only one he ever feared?

[amycrn4230]

No: HPFGUIDX 117102


chancie wrote:

  Why is DD the only wizard Voldemort feared?  
> 
> I know that DD is an EXTREMELY powerful wizard, and I'm
> sure that does have something to do with it, but Voldemort 
> isn't exactly weak.  Is there something that DD knows or has 
> done to make Voldemort truly fearful of him?  If Voldemort
> knows about the prophecy (and we all know that he defiantly
> does, or he wouldn't have tried to kill Harry to begin with)
> that Trelawney made, then why isn't Harry the one he fears?  
> It seems to me that since Harry is the one who all but killed 
> him at GH, and DD (as far as I know) hasn't been able to hurt 
> Voldemort in any way does he only fear DD?  
> 
Amy here:

We know that LV knows of the prophecy, but not what it says...it 
smashed before he could hear it. There has been speculation that now 
that DD let Harry hear the whole thing, now LV knows it because of 
sharing Harry's thoughts, but I don't necessarily think thats the 
case. I don't think LV can just know everything Harry thinks at all 
times, but anyway... I think DD has done some VERY powerful magic, 
perhaps which LV even studied, but then tweeked to his own liking, 
and DD did defeat Grindewald and all. It is even in canon that DD 
knows a lot of the dark magic that LV does, but just chooses not to 
use it. I guess I think that LV has done his homework, and knows that 
DD is the only wizard alive that has equal to, or more knowledge than 
he has, and that scares the begeezus out of him...

But DD knows the prophecy says that the only one that can defeat LV 
is the one born in the seventh month, yada yada yada, and so doesn't 
waste his time trying to defeat him, but nudges HP along the right 
path.

Amy C.~