Dark Magic

[mesmer44]

No: HPFGUIDX 176636

> >
> > lizzyben wrote:
> >
> > Well, Harry himself does not seem driven by vengeance or hatred
> > at the end of DH, but IMO the novel itself is. <snip> Voldie is
> > still killed in the end. And that's a happy ending.
>
> Rowena:
>
> Yes, very. I don't see a problem here. Voldemort, unlike Darth
> Vader, does not see the error of his ways or make an eleventh hour
> effort for redemption. He is and remains irredeemably evil *By his
> own acts and will*. There can be no redemption where there is no
> remorse and frankly remorse from Voldy at this point would be
> pretty darn unbelievable wouldn't you agree?


Steve:

     I would agree that Voldemort in spite of the free will we all
have, whether wizard, witch or muggle wasn't likely to choose
remorseful repentance.  To his credit, Harry did offer him that
chance for Vader like redemption and it was flatly rejected.

      It kind of reminded me of Newton's Law that "a body in motion
tends to stay in motion and a body at rest tends to stay at rest".
In LV's case, I rewrote the law into "a body entirely evil tends to
stay evil".  I would have certainly been shocked if LV had shown
remorse.