The gleam

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 148399


On Sunday, February 19, 2006, at 05:16 AM, dungrollin wrote:

> The thing is, we don't know whether Voldy really is greater and more
> terrible than before because he used Harry's blood in the graveyard.
> All we've got to counter it is that blasted gleam. But he might be,
> for all we know, even if DD's gleam is a hint that having used
> Harry's blood could lead to his downfall eventually. In fact, I'd
> say that since he's managed to get rid of DD this time round, and he
> wasn't able to do that last time round, he probably *is* greater and
> more terrible than before, which doesn't mean he's any more
> invulnerable.
>
kchuplis:

I always felt that the gleam was an interested, "aha", hmmmm I was 
hoping for this gleam rather than an "ah rats" gleam. The only thing 
*I* can think of is that we have seen over and over that when LV gets 
overconfident he is more vulnerable. DD may have felt that yes, this 
took *something* away from Harry's arsenal but it also gave them yet 
another possible chink in LV's armor in that he seems to get cocky; so 
this this ability to make physical contact could be overestimated in 
importance by LV and make him more apt to once again underestimate 
Harry. He always has to "brag" to Harry and each time they have faced 
each other, the main thing that has worked in Harry's favor is LV 
underestimating Harry OR Harry's arsenal. If you add to the fact that 
if Snape is DDM!Snape, and has contributed to the Dark Lord's vision of 
Harry being even LESS than a wizard talent then he is (and I mean, he's 
shown basically decent wizard standards with the occasional burst of 
greatness in things like the Patronus charm), it's going to give Harry 
an advantage.