Scary Characters

[sartoris22]

No: HPFGUIDX 183681

Heather wrote:
> ... I came across a thread asking what you thought was
> the scariest character. Well, now that the series is finished, I
> thought I would answer.
>
> I think ... the scariest character would be Umbridge. She was
> so mean, and horrible. It was like she lacked even the smallest
> thread of humanity, and punishment was horrible
> for anyone who didn't agree
> with her.

Sartoris22:

I find the Riddle of book 6 the scariest character, particularly when
he's at the orphanage. To contemplate the birth of evil is quite
unsettling to me. I wonder if the young Riddle could have been
saved, was there any capacity for love at all. We know that Snape was
capable of love--why not Riddle? In all his years at Hogwarts,
Riddle, apparently, was never smitten by or attracted to a girl. I
find that chilling. (Assuming, of course, that Riddle was straight.)
By the age of twelve, Riddle has already decided that he didn't need
or want love in his life. That's really scary to me. He seemed to be
a complete preteen sociopath-- a frightening thought.