"Why didn't Dumbledore try to kill Voldemort...?"

[Kathryn Jones]

No: HPFGUIDX 113504

Harriet (harriet_lupin) wrote:

> JKR says that that is one of the two questions that people should ask
> but haven't asked.  Well, I feel the reason why people haven't asked
> it is because the answer is given to us in the Prophecy in Book 5...
>
> JKR tells us that only Harry can kill V and D knows it.  I feel that
> D is stalling when he stands up to V in the MoM, when he tells V that
> there are things "worse than death".  He can only defend Harry by
> putting things in the path of V's would-be death curse.  We all know
> that D cannot kill V.
>
> Maybe what JKR is referring to pertains to the things that V did to
> himself to try and gain immortality.  I feel that Harry may be the
> only one who could penetrate this "wall" that may be surrounding V.
>
> Now, I'm really babbling on....  Any thoughts?



I suspect that the prophecy is phrased in such a way as to confuse the 
issue.  The prophecy states that neither can live while the other 
survives.  If a portion of Voldemort survives in Harry, then Harry can 
not remain alive either.  Either Dumbledore or Snape would have to see to 
that, perhaps.  JKR also suggested that we consider the question of why 
Dumbledore did not attempt to kill V at the MOM.  She also said that the 
answer given by Dumbledore when V asked him why he was not trying to kill 
him was a lie.  Dumbledore is also encouraging Harry to read the 
prophecy the same way, in that he is the only one who can kill V.  I 
think we are being had.  JKR also says Harry will survive to book 
seven.  No other promises.
                                                                                                
KJ