[the_old_crowd] Re: What makes Voldy evil (was: Plugging my theory)

[Charme]

> Neri:
> Any of these might be correct, of course.
>
> If JKR is VERY good at this game and also plays fair, then Voldy would
> be something that can be concluded from canon, although it would be
> very difficult to guess.
>
> The advantage of assuming that the vampire-like elements in Snape
> description are part of this "something" is that we get much more
> information and clues that might be relevant. For example, if Snape is
> a vampire in a strictly metaphorical sense, it means that he has to
> consume something of other people in order to stay alive, but (since
> he's not an actual vampire) it doesn't have to be blood. How about
> fear, for example? Snape having to consume other people's fear can
> explain why he terrorizes his students, and why he especially goes
> after Neville. And if we assume that Snape got this fear sucking thing
> from Voldy, this might explain why terrorizing plays such an important
> role in Voldemort's strategy. And at least in regard to Diary!Tom we
> have direct canon that he needs to consume fear in order to resurrect
> himself:  "So Ginny poured out her soul to me, and her soul happened
> to be exactly what I wanted .... I grew stronger and stronger on a
> diet of her deepest fears, her darkest secrets."
>
Charme:

You know, Neri, I think you're on to something there.  Maybe it's when 
wizards speak the He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, or You-Know-Who or any of the 
other alternative monikers that could "feed" Voldy. If it's true that's how 
he gets stronger, then the Ministry releasing the news "He's 
baaaaaaaaa-aaack" might make fear rampant, and he could only get stronger 
from that, couldn't he?

Charme