Forgiveness

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 188683


> Pippin:
> > Oh, but she does. Voldemort does not even want to feel love or remorse, although after his reconstitution with Harry's blood he has the ability. It is that choice, not his illness, that dooms him. 
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> Bart:
>     I do not recall seeing that in my reading. You don't have to quote 
> chapter and verse if you don't want to, but can you give me at least a 
> basic idea of where it said or implied that his reconstitution with 
> Harry's blood cured him of his sociopathy/psychopathy?
> 

Pippin:
In "Kings Cross", Dumbledore tells Harry that Harry's blood is Voldemort's one hope for himself. DD doesn't explain what this means, but Harry already knows that remorse is the only way a damaged soul can be repaired. 

There are hints that the reconstructed Voldemort is not quite the person that he was. He does things that seem out of character for his earlier self: forgiving his errant Death Eaters, rescuing Bella from the ministry even after she failed him, and at one point in DH being aware that not trusting is a choice.  

I don't think "cure" is the right word. JKR herself was treated for depression, and I feel she's imagined an interim state for Voldemort similar to what a depressive might go through in the course of treatment. Anti-depressants can cure the chemical imbalance that causes depression, but until the patient  learns (and chooses) to stop thinking like a depressed person, the symptoms don't go away. 

Pippin

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