DD's failure to kill Voldemort at MOM

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No: HPFGUIDX 128353

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "greatelderone" 
<greatelderone at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gelite67" <gelite67 at y...> 
wrote:
> > He didn't try to kill LV b/c he believes there are worse things 
than death?  What kind of justification is that for the persons LV 
>>will torture or kill after his escape from the MOM????

Naama:

In the Edinburgh chat, JKR said that that wasn't the reason why DD  
didn't attempt to kill DD. In fact, she presents this question as one 
of the two main questions that we should be asking ourselves (how did 
Voldemort survive in GH and why didn't DD try to kill him in the MoM).

> > 
> > Why wouldn't DD try to spare the WW (and the Muggle world for 
>>that matter) any further death/destruction caused by LV?
> 
> GEO: Because no doubt Dumbledore knows that Voldemort's immortality 
is still intact and any successful attempt at destroying the Dark 
Lord's body would still leave his malignant spriti intact to return 
again and the White Wizard probably wishes a more permanent solution 
>to the Voldemort problem.

Naama:

I agree with this - partly. I think that if it were the case, then DD 
does have a moral obligation to reduce Voldemort to vapor - and save 
lives now. In fact, if you look back to PS, DD told Harry that the 
right thing to do is to keep on delaying Voldemort's return.

My solution: Voldemort is as immortal now as he was in GH - i.e., AK-
ing him wouldn't kill him. But, in addition - DD knows that when 
Voldemort returns, he will be stronger than before. If you remember 
Trelawneys prophecy in PoA - the Dark Lord will return stronger and 
more terrible than ever <paraphrase?>. 

I like this solution because only then is it the right moral choice 
for DD to make. (And I like my DD good and shiny.)

(I also like it because it fits with my snakey!Voldmort theory... so 
maybe I'm a little biased...)


Naama