Villains in potterverse

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No: HPFGUIDX 116099


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" <dumbledore11214 at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> I had been thinking. As some posters probably know, I don't find 
> Voldemort to be a very convincing villain. Oh, sure , I hate what he 
> stands for , because JKR tells us so, but as a character I don't 
> have strong feelings about him.
> 
> Do you guys find that JKR's villains or I should qualify, Death 
> Eaters are scary?
> 

For once we agree.
Villain!Voldy is a bumbling incompetent - but unfortunately he has to
be or Harry couldn't possibly win. 
Most unsatisfactory; the Evil Overlord curse strikes again.
Mind you, it could be that you'll find that there are a surprising number
of fans that are quite happy with Voldy the way he is; that  was my
impression reading the responses to two posts (108316 & 109355)
that had a disgruntled look at Voldy's actions and his attitudes respectively.

And most readers expect Harry to win in a fairly conventional way.

I'm not sure that I do myself - and that isn't my standard "end the series
with bodies littering the scenery" whimsy speaking, it's a hope that JKR
will surprise and intrigue us at the end and might even come  up with
something that will keep us discussing what HP is all about for a long
time to come (see post 101614 -  "Which way?")

Maybe my personal expectations are set too high, but I can always hope.

Kneasy