A Dark Glamour - Voldemort's Appeal

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No: HPFGUIDX 178947

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <mcrudele78 at ...> wrote:
>
> > "They were a motely collection;
> >  a mixture of the weak seeking protection, 
> >  the ambitious seeking some shared glory, 
> >  and the thuggish gravitating toward a leader... "
> >   (from HBP, Ch 17)
> > 
> > Pick one of Dumbledore's categories (or your own theory) and 
> > explain how that applies to Snape, Malfoy, or any other DE, and 
> > therefore why they were attracted to Riddle/Voldemort? 

Alla:

How could I not join this delightful exercise? Although I do not 
have that impressive collection of quotes for DE2. He, I guess 
wanted glory too and admires Tommy for his great magical skill.

"After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things - 
terrible,yes, but great" -PS/SS, ch.83, am.ed. paperback.

"...but the idea of the Dark Lord in possession of the Deathstick 
is, I must admit... formidable" - DH, brit.ed. p.402.


Alla, laughing at Mike's post all over again and again marvells at 
the "canon can support everything indeed"