why didn't Dumbledore kill Voldemort while he had the chance...

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 129168

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "laura" <watersign21 at y...>
wrote:
> Well that's the question now isn't it, why didn't Dumbledore kill 
> Voldemort when he had the chance? My first thought is because, if 
> Voldemort and Harry are so connected, would killing him, affect 
Harry 
> in any way? Could it possibly kill him too? 

GEO: Would any attempt at killing Voldemort have succeeded
considering 
that he was able to survive as a spirit after his killing curse 
rebounded the first time he lost his body? No doubt DD knows this and 
probably doesn't kill him because he seeks a permanent solution to 
Voldemort.