The only one he ever feared?

[Eustace_Scrubb]

No: HPFGUIDX 117136


Chancie wrote:
> A thought came to me as I was reading some other posts, and 
> at the risk of sounding very stupid I figured I'd go ahead and 
> throw this on out there.
> 
>     Why is DD the only wizard Voldemort feared?  

Eustace_Scrubb:
Great question, don't worry...

In addition to what others have said:

1) Voldemort believes Dumbledore has been "onto him" at least since
Tom Riddle's fifth year at Hogwarts.  Dumbledore is one of the few
people who know that Tom Riddle transformed himself into Voldemort. 
Voldemort probably either knows or suspects that Dumbledore knows more
about Tom Riddle's history than anyone else (maybe even more than
Voldemort knows himself).
2) Dumbledore defeated Voldemort's "predecessor," Grindelwald.
3) Voldemort knows that Dumbledore knows more about Harry (via the
prophecy) than Voldemort does.
4) Voldemort believes that Harry is the one with power to vanquish the
Dark Lord--even if he still doesn't know the whole prophecy--and he
probably believes that Harry can only develop his powers fully under
Dumbledore's guidance.

My 4 cents,

Cheers,

Eustace_Scrubb
"Not useless," said the Owl.  "Eustace!"