Voldemort's Idiocy (Couldn't call it: Voldemort's Intellect ('twas))

[Tiffany B. Clark]

No: HPFGUIDX 177921

Pippin:
>
> I agree that Voldemort's grandstanding and egotism are
> his weakness. They make him interpret events in ways that
> flatter him and then, IMO,  he uses his  brilliance to invent 
> logical underpinnings for whatever he wants to believe
> 
Tiffany:

I don't think his intelligence is neither that bad nor good for some 
of the villains that I've read.  I give him props for some moments of 
sheer brilliance, but he didn't know when to leave the ego at the 
door.  There's no denying that his pride & ego get the best of him 
more than most villains.  When he hatched the RoR plan, he had to 
know that there were others eyeing the goods in there, otherwise the 
plan could've been better executed if not for his pride.

I don't mind a little bit of grandstanding, as long as it's subdued & 
low-key in decision making.  I admire LV's flair for the dramatic & 
theaterical penchant because I'm known for being that way also.  
However, he could at least have some basic sense when he makes his 
plans.  He's got a whole lot of knowledge of the magical arts & dark 
arts, so he could be better in the way he uses them to accomplish his 
goals with some basic sense.  

I know LV's not a braniac, but he's not a bumbling idiot in the 
villainry world because I've read of villains that'd make LV look 
like Einstein.  I wasn't really all that impressed with how often his 
ego & pride got into the way of his plans in either HBP or DH.  Just 
try to employ a little more sense & careful planning into things & he 
could be a serious threat to Hogwarts more often.