Voldermort has a secret

[va32h]

No: HPFGUIDX 167886

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "toonmili" <toonmili at ...> wrote:

> I don't think the secret is that he is a half-blood. I can't see RAB
> being so alarmed by that information that he would face death to
> help defeat him. This would mean that the DE will have a similar
> reaction to Snape being half-blood. And correct me if I'm wrong but
> Snape admitted that bit of infomation to Harry in front of Draco.
> 
> But I do believe he is keeping the fact that he is half-blood from
> the Death Eaters. We know he's very smart and he has ways to get
> people to do what he wants them to. He's just using this pure-blood
> rampage as a means to collect followers... If that's what they care
> about, that's what he would say he cares about too.
> 
> But Voldemort doesn't care about purity anymore, at least not as
> much as he use to when he was younger. He doesn't even think he is
> human, he thinks he is "so much more". He sees himself above
> everyone, that no one is his equal, not even pure-bloods.
> 
> Again, I think the secret is really, really bad that no Death Eater
> knows about except the one that could be dead.

va32h:

Well we have to remember that Regulus would be just 18, and would 
have grown up steeped in prejudice. It would be like a child growing 
up in a virulently anti-Semetic household and finding out that his 
favorite teacher was Jewish. Youth and idealism go hand in hand (even 
if it is idealism for a repugnant cause). Stealing the horcrux and 
leaving a note full of bravado - those strike me as the sort of thing 
that an impetuous youth, with too much zest for his cause, would do. 

Given the way Regulus' family felt about anyone who associated with 
halfbloods or Muggles - what in Regulus' life experience would lead 
him to turn away from his parents' ideology? 

Well maybe a friendship with Snape. I have no idea if Snape ever 
tried to hide his halfblood status. It would be difficult given the 
marriage announcement in the Prophet. But I don't consider Snape 
shrieking hysterically at Harry that he is the Half-Blood Prince to 
be evidence that Snape is not discreet about his heritage. At that 
point, Snape is overwrought and enraged, he has just killed DD, he is 
running for his life, and Harry is seriously ticking him off. Snape 
is full of adrenaline and anger and he's not thinking about who might 
be listening. 

Now, you do bring up an interesting point. I agree that Voldemort 
could not care less about blood purity and never did. He does think 
himself superior to everyone, and is probably laughing his head off 
privately at how he was able to dupe all these pureblood bigots into 
following him - a half blood. It's entirely possible that Voldemort 
hates purebloods even more than mudbloods - they represent all that 
he cannot be. I think the Gaunts and the Riddles would have utterly 
rejected young Tom, had they known of his existence and I'd wager 
Voldemort knows that too. 

Now I'm getting off track but my point was - Regulus could be either 
a terrible bigot and be appalled that Voldemort is really a half 
blood, or Regulus could have been enlightened by his friendship with 
half-blood Snape, but still appalled that Voldemort is lying about 
his blood status to acquire followers. 

Maybe Voldemort has a Charles Manson-esque plan to incite a war 
between pure-bloods and half-bloods and then show up to rule them all 
with an iron fist. That's essentially what he is doing now though. 
Unless none of the DEs have a place in LV's new world order, and 
that's the secret. 

va32h