Hello people, I am not a Harry potter fan . Series maybe, Harry nope. I am more of a Voldemort Bellatrix Malfoy person. So I’m gonna try and defend them . to C.U – Yeah we do. Voldy wanted immortality AND power and also wizards to triumph over muggles. As far as supporters are concerned ,he may have promised them good places in a govt run by them instead of one where the mudbloods share equal power? Maybe even immortality ?,Let’s face it we all want that. Most importantly their families well being if they supported him? What if the supporters saw eye to eye with Voldy’s claim of ridding them of mudblood scum, like Jews? And thus they follow him? Evil wizards are not scary just like your Terry Prachett baddies aren’t scary as they are both fiction. Your point being? To Harley- umm nah, doesn’t insult Voldy so okay I guess. And yeah, us slytherins ARE portrayed badly inspite of the fact we did produce people like Phineas Niggellus, Slughorn, and even that double-crosser Snape. In fact , when Harry spawn asked what if he is in my house, that idiot said Slytherin will have gained a great student, not the otherway round .Sonofabitch.
Now , K.
Lemme try to explain . Ohh, and percyfan, why didn’t u add voldy to that list of developed characters hmm? Crucio cruCIO. Voldemort despised humanity, and he wanted immortality for power. He didn’t want to be Tithonus. For power he needed to draw attention to himself and attract followers. And where the fuckinf fuck did you get the idea that he was scared of death? He wanted to be the master of death, Wormtail was scared of death, and his personification is perfect in that respect(another one you missed ,percyfan) Oh he knew of the Hallows , but didn’t believe fairy tales. His knowledge of magic always remained incomplete, just like yours. When he came to know of the deathsticks sure sot existence, he did every thing in his power to reach it. He had hidden that fact from most of his followers why do you think he did that? Heard of a half Jew adolf something ever? He was the heir of the Pureboods champion SALAZAR SLYTHERIN. He was charming enough to attract people and while at school showed what he was capable of(murdering his dad and grand parents maybe?) He was cold ,calculating and hell of a manipulator How do you think Hitler attracted followers BEFORE the phony elections ya idjit? His arrogance, inability to comprehend the strength of his opposition and the belief that no one could stop him brought his fall . Just like Hitler’s operation Barbossa was the ‘end of his beginning ‘ . Why would any one deatheater tell him that Malfoy had de-wanded Dumbly when NONE OF THEM saw that scene? And you are mad if tou think that Voldy sat down for a pantomime “Dumbles death” scene after scene like it had happened. His arrogance made him to underestimate a 16 yr old kid.
A certain powerful man who all but died 14 yrs ago, suddenly comes back to life in the middle of a graveyard in full glory , and the scariest of attires, claiming to have evaded death forever, would convince you that he is decrepit and that he was not as mighty as thought.? What would you do if Hitler is suddenly resurrected by ,say, an angel tomorrow? He had a maximum of 20-25 followers. Not an ARMY as many you happen to think. And why he had followers , see above.
On another note, cant help pointing out this one. His childhood was a lot like the one of our “hero”.
Maybe JKR has a brilliant grasp of psychology and she intentionally drew two characters , who turned out exactly opposite to each other in spite of very similar backgrounds? To make her readers understand every side of the