A Dark Glamour - Voldemort's Appeal

[bgrugin]

No: HPFGUIDX 178946

> Mike:
> OK, I'll start. ;)
> 
> This DE admired Tom Riddle for his intelligence and his ability. He 
> had been one of the first to meet Tom, I'll call him DE1. Of Riddle 
> he said that "he was probably the most brilliant student Hogwarts 
has 
> ever seen." (^1)
> 
> I suppose he was seeking some shared glory. It was noted by DE1,
> "You cannot imagine how his ideas caught me,... inflamed me. 
Muggles 
> forced into subserviance. We wizards triumphant.... the 
glorious ... 
> leaders of the revolution." (^2) 
> 
> Unfortunately, for DE1, he was left behind like everyone else when 
> Tom Riddle went out into the wide world. Later on, DE1 
lamented, "He 
> vanished, with his plans for seizing power, and his schemes for 
> Muggle torture,... I had encouraged him and helped him." (^3)
> 
> In later years, DE1 was known to appraise the now Voldemort's 
powers. 
> Though it was now known that LV had become VaporMort for 14 
> years, "his brain and his magical powers remain intact." (^4) Which 
> of course was proven to all the DEs in the graveyard.
> 
> Have you figured out who DE1 is?
> 
> Last clues: DE1 said, "Severus Snape was indeed a Death Eater.... 
He 
> is now no more a Death Eater than I am." (^5) But, Severus Snape 
was 
> always a Death Eater because "you don't just hand in your 
resignation 
> to Voldemort. It's a lifetime of service or death." (^6) And we 
know 
> that it was both for Snape.
> 
> OK, I cheated a little with the misleading and selective quotes. I 
> admit, I just wanted to beat lizzyben to the punch! :D)
> 
> Mike
> 
> *****************
> ^1 CoS, pg 329, US Ed.
> ^2 DH, pg 716, US Ed.
> ^3 DH, pg 717, US Ed.
> ^4 HBP, pg 509, US Ed.
> ^5 GoF, pp 590-1, US Ed.
> ^6 OotP, pg 112, US Ed.
>

MusicalBetsy here:
This is easy!  I knew instantly, but of course, it's easy to see how 
people could get stumped.  You are talking about DUMBLEDORE, who is 
of course not talking about good ole Voldy, but GRINDELWALD.  Bravo 
on a job well done - you really made DD look like a DE - because his 
ideals way back when were very similar, weren't they?  Good thing he 
wisened up.