[HPforGrownups]"other ways of destroying a man . . ."

[witchypooh67]

No: HPFGUIDX 125969


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, theotokos 
<theotokos_8679 at s...> wrote:
> 
> In Ch.36 of OOTP when DD and LV are battling in the MOM, DD sends 
various spells toward LV while LV appears to mainly rely upon AK.  
> 
>         "You do not seek to kill me, Dumbledore?" called 
Voldemort, [snip] "Above such brutality, are you?"
> 
>         "We both know that there are other ways of destroying a 
man, Tom," Dumbledore said calmly, continuing to walk toward 
Voldemort as though he had not a fear in the world, [snip], "Merely 
taking your life would not satisfy me, I admit--"
> 
>          "There is nothing worse than death, Dumbledore!" snarled 
Voldemort.
> 
>          "You are quite wrong," said Dumbledore, [snip] "Indeed, 
your failure to understand that there are things much worse than 
death has always been your greatest weakness--"
> 
> This little exchange has always intrigued me--especially the DD's 
comment about LV knowing of other ways to destroy a man.  That whole 
statement seems to me laced with insinuation and history.  Obviously 
(I think) DD and LV have a shared history.  DD has been a foe to LV 
from early.  What, I wonder, did Tom [LV] do to destroy someone 
close to DD for that is what it seems like to me.  I think Tom did 
something horrible that DD knew about or witnessed or learned about 
and that is when Tom became LV and DD began a life set-out to defeat 
LV.  I realize this comment could be a general one acknowledging the 
many horrors LV performed or had a hand in--the Longbottoms come to 
mind--but it seems more personal than that.  DD is almost gruesome 
when he says "merely taking your life would not satisfy me."  
> 
> Has this been discussed?
> 
> Theotokos

Kelly:

I, too, have always felt there was some private message in DD's 
words.  I first thought of Wormtail and how his life was ruined when 
he became a LV supporter and sold out his friends.  I hope it has a 
deeper meaning that is revealed in HBP.

Kelly,
who is counting the days!  Only 126 more dats to go!