The only one he ever feared?

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No: HPFGUIDX 117245


Chancie asked:

"But there is still the question of why Voldemort doesn't
seem to have any type of fear, or respect for Harry knowing
only he can defeat him. Does anyone have thoughts on this?"

Kim responds:

Well, maybe one thing is that Voldemort has the typical disrespect
many of the older generation have for the younger, of which Harry is a
member.  It could also partly be a mind-game he's playing with someone
he believes will be able to vanquish him one day, i.e. a way to try to
undermine Harry psychologically.  Or it could be just a false front
(in a lot of ways I see Voldemort as the ultimate false front, like
the perennial bully who hides a fearful child inside himself).  That
is, maybe Voldemort is pretending not to fear or respect Harry because
down inside he (Voldemort) is really petrified of Harry.  Someone who
craves power and immortality the way Voldemort does is deeply
motivated by fear IMO.

Kim