Voldemort: Born or Made Evil?

[jlv230]

No: HPFGUIDX 131246

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tamara" <buffyeton at y...> wrote:
> Do you think Lord Voldemort was born so terribly evil, or was he made 
> that way by his circumstances?
> Tamara

I'd say neither. Either way it seems to absolve Voldemort of blame, as 
if the 'victim' of circumstance or fate. It is a tricky moral minefield 
I'm walking into, so I am deliberately keeping this free of 'Real 
World' morality or explicitly religious ideas. Instead I shall dive 
straight into canon quote the wisest person I can think of:

"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than 
our abilities."

Voldemort *chose* an evil path, but he could have made other choices. I 
am also sure he was aware of the consequences of the decisions he made, 
so if he get burned, he really will deserve it. The contingency is 
important to me. And I think Dumbledore (and JKR) will agree with me on 
this.

Still, it's JMHO,
JLV xx