What makes Voldy evil (was: Plugging my theory)

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> SSSusan:
> Erm... choice?
> 
> Though that could get us into that endless debate over
> whether someone who's "never loved" (and by locigal
> extension, according to some, never been loved), could
> have true choice.
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan (not saying she buys the above
> argument; just playing devil's advocate here)

Neri:
I'm personally sure it is choice, but this is not what I meant. I 
wanted to say that Voldy apparently turned himself (by choice) into 
something evil. The question I was discussing is WHAT is this 
something. I was arguing that, since JKR shows a good, nice snake 
early in the story, the answer is not likely to be "he turned himself 
into a snake". If you'd say "he turned himself into a dementor" I'd 
say it sounds much more probable because dementors were presented as 
pure evil throughout the books. Regarding Potterverse vampires we 
don't have enough information, but I'd say any species that eats 
lollipops, even blood-flavored ones, can't be utterly evil ;-)

Neri