Dumbledore the General.

[kempermentor]

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Eggplant wrote:
 In book 1 Harry defeated Voldemort twice, once with no help at all 
and the other time Queral was almost dead from fighting Harry by the 
time Dumbledore showed up. In book 2 Harry defeated Voldemort again 
with no help at all from Dumbledore. In book 4 Harry magically arm 
wrestled with Voldemort and won with no help from Dumbledore and in 
book 5 Voldemort had to retreat after just a few seconds when he 
tried to possess Harry. Dumbledore's record in these matters just can 
not compare with Harry's and Harry is only 15.

Kemper now:
Harry first beat LV because of Lily's blood sacrifice.
Harry beat Quirrel because he couldn't touch Harry because of Lily's 
blood sacrifice.
Harry beat VoldeTom because DD's bird wept on Harry's mortal wound, 
saving him from death and giving him the opportunity to use Fang-on-
Diary.
Harry beat LV in the grave yard because LV was prideful enough to 
hand him back his wand.  But granted, he won the prior incantantum.
Harry did succeed in kicking LV out of his head (though through no 
conscious skill of his own), but LV left because the ministry was 
coming and of course DD was still around.

LV and DD had quite a battle.  I don't think DD tried to kill LV, not 
for any noble reason, but because DD knows LV can't die.  Sure, he 
can get knocked-the-effed out by a rebounded killing curse, but you 
never know when he'll return.  Maybe you'll be dead by then and then 
all the experience you had in dealing with him directly would be 
lost.  But I'm starting to ramble onto a different post topic... so 
DD is good general for all his experience in dealing with LV from 
when he was a student through to when he is the foe.

-Kemper