Deathly Hallows Reaction - Could do Better, Sorry

[muscatel1988]

No: HPFGUIDX 172393

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Annemehr" <annemehr at ...> wrote:
> Annemehr:
> I see no contradiction there.  Surely, Voldemort's every choice did 
> indeed *show* he was a sociopath (or, psychopath, I think JKR 
> actually said -- I know there's a difference, but I'm no expert).

You're right - she did say "psychopath".  Oops. (http://www.accio-
quote.org/articles/2006/0801-radiocityreading1.html)

Though I'm not sure that "sociopath" isn't a better term - they tend 
to be able to function much better in society, and to be charming and 
plausible, much as we saw the young Tom Riddle behaving in HBP.  My 
point was really that he seems to be presented as solely the product 
of awful nature and horrible nurture.  Snape, on the other hand, with 
a rather similar background, was able to love, and then to show 
remorse.