Why Voldemort Didn't Die (was Bloomsbury Screen Saver! SPOILER!)

[rachaelmcadams]

No: HPFGUIDX 130835

> Gregory Lynn wrote:
>  
> She who made this world tells us the question
> we should be asking is not "Why did Harry live?" but "Why didn't
> Voldemort die?"


Lynn wrote :
>  
> There has been a lot of speculation on a couple of topics.  First, 
how will Harry defeat Voldemort and second, what was the gleam of 
triumph Harry saw in Dumbledore's eyes when he exammined where 
Wormtail took Harry's blood.
>  
> Is it possible that both of these things are now related?  Is it 
possible that Harry has already defeated Voldemort and at Volemort's 
own hand and Dumbledore knows this?


Rachael:
I've always thought that those two were related, but my theory is 
that Harry's blood made Voldemort human enough to die.  In the first 
book, I remember Hagrid saying something along the lines of 
Voldemort not being human enough to die. As well, in GoF, Voldemort 
says that he was willing to embrace mortal life again (instead of 
settling for nothing less than immortality).  So I think that 
Dumbledore's triumph is due to the fact that since Voldemort is now 
mortal, Harry can defeat Voldemort (and Harry is not doomed to be 
the one that dies).


>Lynn:
> Or, given that Dumbledore kept his distance early in OOP, could it 
be that he knew this exchange of blood would strengthen the bond 
between Harry and Voldemort and it is this bond that will eventually 
defeat Voldemort?


Rachael:
I think that you're right that Dumbledore realized that it would 
strengthen the bond, but I don't think the bond itself will defeat 
Voldemort (unless Harry sacrifices himself).  But I don't think the 
knowledge that their bond is stronger would have made Dumbledore 
look triumphant, because he seems to care more about Harry's well-
being than getting rid of Voldemort (though I know there's a lot of 
dispute around Dumbledore's intentions).

Rachael