Harry's Knowlege of Lord Voldemort - SS- post 1

[Beatrice23]

No: HPFGUIDX 161052

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> Eddie:
> Beatrice, you've done an amazing amount of valuable work.  Not to
rain
> on your parade, but I don't think JKRowling was limiting herself to
> knowledge that Harry had amassed _ABOUT VOLDEMORT_.  He has other
> knowledge too that may come in handy.  For example, knowledge about
> Phoenix' tears (which we saw that Voldemort at 16 (in CoS) had
> forgotten).  <SNIP>

Eddie,
A fair point!  Much of this knowlege will come in handy in the tasks
to come.  But I think that Harry's knowlege of LV will be key in his
quest, after all one of the most important parts of this quest will be
figuring out where to look (see HBP).  The angle I am trying to
explore is what has Harry learned about LV that might take him and us
to the various locations of the horcruxes.  I think the importance of
your observations will be how Harry overcomes the obstacles LV has put
in place to protect them.

For example, Dumbledore deduces that LV uses the cave where as a child
Tom Riddle tortured two muggle children.  An event that Dumbledore
sees as pivital, because it made Voldemort feel special and powerful.
What else has given Volde that warm, fuzzy feeling of power and
exceptionality?  Is there any association with geographic location?
Or can we tie these events in to possible geographic location? E.G.
One of the things I have been thinking about in terms of S.S./P.S. is
how Harry felt when he first went to Diagon Alley.  We know that
Voldemort/Riddlemort went there also before entering Hogwarts, we also
know that he went there alone.  What made Harry feel special on that
trip?  Might an 11 year-old Voldemort have felt similarly?  For me, I
think about Harry's trip into the Gringott's vaults.  What is not to
like?  It is like a thrilling rollercoaster ride and Harry and Riddle
as neglected orphans are hardly likely to have experienced such a
thrill before.  And then for Riddle there is the added bonus of being
surrounded by or at least tantalized by the suggestion of opulence and
wealth.  Would Riddle associate Gringott's with his goals of power and
domination?  Aren't wealth and power usually closely linked in most
cultures?  Might Riddlemort covet his own vault protected with the
most stringent of security measures? And here is where your angle
comes in: Might Harry use Bill Weasley to help him gain access to such
a vault to check it out?  Might it be protected by a dragon? (see
S.S./P.S. "Diagon Alley" Chapter)  Harry has already defeated a
dragon, will he have to face another in his quest?

Anyway, I am sorry for the long winded explanation, but I am just
trying to clarify the impetus behind my thread.

Cheers,
Beatrice