LV in the MoM (Was re: ESE!Fudge)

[garybec]

No: HPFGUIDX 113474

Colin wrote:

This has been bothering me, given as Bella mentions, that for Voldy 
to turn up at the Ministry would alert the world to his return, why 
does he turn up after the fight when nothing can be done to save 
prophecy which he has spent 6 months encouraging Harry to come get?>>

snipping some of Hannah;

What bothers me is that Voldy doesn't have to alert the world to his 
return by entering the Ministry of Magic.  Unlike Hogwarts, there do 
not appear to be any restrictions on apparating or disapparating 
within the Ministry...
*big snip*
  ...So as far as I can tell, the prophecy itself was unguarded and 
could have been 
snatched by Voldy with very little effort on his part and with very 
little risk of his being caught.

~Phyllis now;
  
*snip*
What I don't understand is why Voldy not only proceeds to try to hit 
 Harry with an AK, but also possesses Harry.  Voldy has spent all of 
 this time trying to obtain the prophecy so he can hear what it says 
 in order to have his next attack on Harry succeed.  Granted, he now 
 knows the prophecy has been destroyed, but has he no back-up plan?? 
 He just recklessly AKs and possesses Harry without a single clue as 
 to what the potential ramifications are.  Voldy is definitely *not* 
a  master strategist in this scene.

Becki now;

My thought has been all along that Voldy's downfall will be his own 
ego.  (If it weren't for that dang prophecy!).  He constantly 
underestimates Harry in his quest for power.
He proclaims that he is the most powerful wizard, well, he may be 
powerful, but not too bright.  Remember what Hermione said in the 
Chamber of Secrets, (paraphrasing here), that many wizards may be 
good at magic, but don't have an ounce of logic (could also mean 
common sense).  Could this apply to Voldy?  He makes many mistakes.  
One of his biggest ones, (IMO) was when he gave Harry his wand in 
the graveyard to duel.  What was he thinking!?  Again, his ego.  He 
wanted to prove to the DE that a "kid" could not be greater than 
him, therefore underestimating Harry yet again.  

There is a reason that Harry is the chosen one.  Perhaps one day, he 
will be known as the greatest wizard of his time.

Becki