Why the Dark Lord wanted Dumbledore killed (was Why Dumbledore Had to Die

[coldsliversofglass]

No: HPFGUIDX 150975

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Arley Dotinei <entlzab5 at ...> 
wrote:
> I hope I'm not discussing something old, but it occurred to me that 
perhaps the Dark Lord had some hidden agenda in asking for 
Dumbledore's demise besides the obvious. I mean, if I had plans to 
rule the Wizarding world, of course I'd want someone like Dumbledore 
out of the way, but could there be something more? So, does anyone 
think he might have had something specific in his Dark mind when he 
asked Draco to kill Dumbledore? Or was it just a way to punish Draco 
for Lucius' fiasco, get rid of the old coot (Albus) and leave the 
path open to finally vanquish that annoying boy (Harry)?
>    
>Or am I just seeing things where they aren't?



coldsliversofglass:

I could well see Voldemort having more than one intention in his bid 
to get rid of Dumbledore.  I mean, Dumbledore had defeated a Dark 
Lord before, he's the head of the Order, he always seems to rescue 
Harry, and he seems to have a lot of influence on those around 
him...but just as Dumbledore always has more than one-visable-reason 
for his behavior, Voldemort generally seems to like dovetailing just 
as much.

I don't think it was just a punishment for Draco, though I'm sure 
Voldemort was amused by the added pleasure he recieved from 
tormenting his followers.  It may have just been the most opportune 
time: maybe he had some warning that Dumbledore would be weak?  Maybe 
he just wanted to see how much dissent he could cause with the order: 
Snape, Draco, Draco's family, Harry, Dumbledore...even if it had 
failed, the consequences would've been enough to shake things up 
drastically.

Anyhow, I just wish JK would turn around and do the story (maybe a 
biography of Voldemort or something, if she didn't want to write it 
book by book) from Voldemort's point of view so we could delve into 
his mind and his beliefs and motivation more.  After all, there's 
always the other side to the story: now what would Voldemort say 
about Dumbeldore, I wonder...

coldsliversofglass