Voldermort has a secret - A Different Aspect

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 167912

---  "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at ...> wrote:
>
> > va32h here:
> > I do agree that the secret is not the horcrux, and 
> > that people who  call themselves Death Eaters would
> > not find a horcrux particularly  distressing. They'd
> >  probably want one for themselves, actually. 
> 
> Jen:  
> There's evidence in the graveyard that LV's supporters
> know specifics about his quest for immortality:  'And 
> then I ask myself, but how could they have believed I 
> would not rise again?  They, who knew the steps I took, 
> long ago, to guard myself against moral death?' (GOF, 
> chap. 33, p. 648, Am ed.)  It's implied the DE's know 
> what specific steps LV took or it might be worded more
> vaguely like, 'they who knew I took steps.'  ...

bboyminn:

I've always felt that one of the ways Voldemort recruits
DE and continues to keep them around is with the promise
of immortality. Any wise tyrannt knows you make bold
promises to your followers, but you keep those prizes 
just out of reach. There is always one excuse or another
for why the time is just not quite right to give out
the prize.

I suspect when Voldemort speaks of his quest for 
immortality, he mentions places, potions, and spells in
general to make it sound like he has secret knowledge 
that any Death Eater would kill to get. So, Voldemort
keeps stringing them along with tall and bold, but
vague on the details, stories of his quest to defeat
death. 

He may on occasion reveal a bit or a piece of what seems
to be the Secret to certain just to keep them chomping
at the bate; to keep them eagerly in his service. Each
one believing that if he can just get in good enough and
deep enough into Voldemort's graces, the secret will be
revealed to them but not to the others. 

So, I think DE's have general knowledge of Voldemort
quest, but if he is wise, he will not reveal the details.
After all, if they know as much about defeating Death
as Voldie does, then what do they need him for? Why not
stage a coup and become the next Dark Lord themselves. 
That's the way it works in the real world. When there 
is no longer anything to be gained from the current
leader, so one else jumps in with new promises to take
his place.

Just a thought.
Steve/bboyminn