[HPforGrownups] Re: Book 7: The end of Voldemort

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 169860

Lauren Merryfield wrote:
> Because committing murder is a bad thing, and if Harry kills someone,
> he'll lose part of his soul, won't he?

Bart:
	You have a broader definition of murder than most. First of all, 
Voldemort is no longer a human being; most of his soul is gone. Second 
of all, he has proven that, as long as he is alive, he will keep on 
killing.

	Voldemort's is building up an army; his goal is conquest. This is not a 
personal matter; this is a matter of war. And if Voldemort dies, the war 
is over. It's even more than the old, "If you had a chance to kill 
Hitler, would you have?" Hitler dying would not have stopped Germany, 
but it's been shown that Voldemort dying will destroy the effectiveness 
of the Death Eaters (although it didn't happen fast enough for Neville's 
liking the first time around).

	Bart