Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Tom Riddle?

[Tiffany B. Clark]

No: HPFGUIDX 177895

> Katie:
> So, in response to another post discussing DD's and LV's
> intelligence and/or lack thereof...a question arose in my mind...
>
> Are any of us really that scared or intimdated by Voldemort?


Tiffany: I was scared by him in SS, esp. his knowledge of the
magical arts & black arts, but by the time DH came out I wasn't too
impressed with him as a whole.  I still admire & respect his
knowledge of the magical arts, but that only gets you so far as a
villian.


> Katie:
> Personally, I find JKR's side villains much more frightening,
> capable, intelligent, and interesting. Next to Diary Riddle (who
> was quite evil), Barty Crouch, Umbridge, Bella Lestrange, and hell,
> even Wormtail...Voldemort just seems rather bumbling and
> procrastinating. I mean, damn, he could have killed Harry outright
> so many times. It's almost like he didn't really want to.


Tiffany: I agree, his minions were almost as comptent as he was, if
not more so at times.  I think LV was suffering from a case of a
giant-sized ego & a desire for a "today Hogwarts, tomorrow the world"
type of feat typical of many villians, by the time I was reading DH.
I know every good villian needs a faithful minion to do his dirty
work, but if you're lacking in basic sense, it's tough to keep them
around also, IMO.