Snape Reduced LONG(was: Re: Villain!Dumbledore...

[Tiffany B. Clark]

No: HPFGUIDX 177880

> Katie:

> I admit that Voldemort's intelligence seems less than impressive.
> And the fact that he could thwart DD multiple times doesn't say
> a lot about DD's intelligence. However, the story demands that
> Voldemort be a wicked intellect, or it wouldn't have taken so
> long to thwart him!

Tiffany:
Voldemort was a good villain in terms of ideas & planning, but he
made too many strategic blunders to be taken seriously in many of
the books that I read.  His magical powers & raw intelligence was
very impressive, but he seemed to goof up too often every now &
then for someone of his caliber.

I know he was the last direct descendant of Salazar Slytherin & was
known for being like him in several ways.  However, he seemed to be
letting his pride & desire to rule Hogwarts get in the way of truly
impactful decision making. I'm not saying he doesn't have the goods
to be someone to be reckoned with, but he had a lot of poor strategic
decision making that hurt him there. I was in awe of what he was
capable of & could do in SS, esp. in his first appearances in the
book.