Reflections on Voldemort

[anna_ktrn]

No: HPFGUIDX 137378

"ushit_k" wrote:

> So far in the series we have seen Voldemort accumulating many magical
> handicaps. These are
> 1. To regenerate He used Harry's blood, (the gleam in the eye of
> Dumbledore), thus causing some sort of weakness. What exactly this
> weakness is will perhaps be revealed in book 7.
> 2. He has a servant who owe's a life debt to Harry. At some critical
> moment in the final battle I think that this will be critical.
> 3. A soul that is brutally battered.
> 4. Afraid of the unknown. A control freak?
> 5. A cursed half life for slaying and drinking the blood of the
> unicorn.


Anna adds:

6. A bunch of Death Eaters who do not trust each other, who do not trust 
him, who do not understand the power of working as a team (see the battle 
in the MoM in OotP), who do not share a common goal because each one of 
them has their very own agenda, who are sadistic, mentally unstable or 
simply pathetic, the majority of whom will be perfectly useless in a 
crunch.
7. A wand that can not be used to kill his greatest enemy.
8. Enemies who are not afraid to die.
9. A part of his soul stored in a snake that can act and think 
independently. (Which makes me wonder who the hell told Dumbledore that 
Voldemort used Nagini to kill Frank Bryce. Wormtail was the only witness.) 

"ushit_k" wrote:

> In addition to this he has the following non magical weakness:
> 1. Inability to trust anyone and a propensity to operate alone and in
> secrecy.
> 2.  A tendency to make complicated plans. For example to get the
> prophecy he could have taken polyjuice potion (transforming himself
> into Lucius Malfoy) got in the chamber of records, taken the prophecy.
> He could then have taken polyjuice potion again and gone on his merry
> way.

Anna adds:

3. Lack of empathy. Which is his greatest flaw. Every stems from this.
4. The inability to understand the power of love and friendship.
5. An insane fear of death.
6. A supreme arrogance that leads him to underestimate others.
7. The inability to pick leaders instead of bullies and sadists. 
8. Lack of leadership qualities. He wants servants, not soldiers. He rules 
through fear, not through example. And that is one of the most 
significant differences between Voldemort and Dumbledore/Harry. 
 
> I think that a combination of the above will be instrumental in 
> defeating him. 

Anna says:
I think you are right. In the end, neither his magical skills nor his 
intellectual brilliance will be enough to counterbalance Voldemort's 
weaknesses. 


Anna.