Voldemort the Cartoon (was Re: Draco = Evil?)

[northsouth17]

No: HPFGUIDX 124818




lupinlore wrote:
> 
<snip> We just can't take Voldy 
> seriously. 
> > The man is *such* a cartoon!  I mean, who can read a Voldemort 
scene
> > and not laugh?

>  > phoenixgod2000:
> I cannot agree with this statement more. Voldemort is a walking ad 
> for the Evil Overlord list (do a search for it if you don't know 
what 
> it is).<snip>

I couldn't resist looking up the Evil Overlord list. And then I could 
resist quoting it. (http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html) 
It includes the following, IMO, particularly pertinent points: 

#6. I will not gloat over my enemies' predicament before killing them.

#20. Despite its proven stress-relieving effect, I will not indulge 
in maniacal laughter. When so occupied, it's too easy to miss 
unexpected developments that a more attentive individual could adjust 
to accordingly.

#34. I will not turn into a snake. It never helps.

Ok, that was just for fun. 


I don't find Voldemort scary, but I can't dismiss him either. He is 
redeemed, for me, from total cartoondom by his back story. As a 
villain, he is silly and daft (See maniacal laughter and the snake 
thing. He just so perfectly fits all those cliches.) but as a person, 
he is quite scary. Theres this whole *road* there, his entire, not-
yet-fully-revealed past and descent into evil, that happened for some 
reason. Voldemort is cheesy, Tom Riddle is scary and intriguing. (and 
I hope coming back, is some sense or another. DD callin LV "Tom" was 
one of my favorite moments of the book. )  

Northsouth
Who realises it is her sneaking desire to see Voldemort redeemed. 
Draco can stay a nasty prat.