Good vs. Evil

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 146456

Ceridwen:
> Voldemort's blind spot is that he assumes everyone else feels the 
> same way he does.  He's afraid of death.  It doesn't matter to him 
> that Dumbledore said there are worse things.  He would think that, 
> deep down, when actually confronted with Death, Dumbledore would want 
> to live.  This blind spot is why he doesn't trust his DEs - he 
> wouldn't trust himself if the roles were reversed.  He uses his 
> ability to manipulate people, to stave off a coup in the DE ranks, 
> and to place people into untenable situations.

Bart:
That is, of course, a major theme in fictional works of Good vs. Evil; 
the major disadvantage of the forces of Evil (note the capital letters) 
is their inability to understand the forces of Good, while the forces of 
Good can understand the forces of Evil. For example, in Lord of the 
Rings, Sauron could have easily won, if he had considered that his 
enemies were going to destroy the One Ring; he could not even envision 
someone who would be able to fight its temptation. Lord Voldemort gave 
Lily the choice to live, because he was incapable of imagining her 
making the choice to die. Voldemort probably considers "love" to be in 
the sense of "lust"; a selfish desire to own something, rather than the 
selfless desire to consider something or someone else greater than one's 
self. Regardless of what else happens in Book 8, I am certain that this 
will be the key to Voldemort's eventual defeat.

Ceridwen:
> Other than his blind spot, though, he does know his enemies' 
> weaknesses.  And Dumbledore's is his students.

Bart:
Yes, and no. He certainly knows his enemies' concerns. But he is 
incapable of imagining how far they will go in the name of these concerns.

	Bart