Well - I did say "madness", not "evil" (though he is definitely evil), but it's hard to see how Riddle had a lot of choice, having been (apparently) born flawed.
We'll have to agree to differ about "Sectumsempra"; there were a fair number of other hexes that were malicious, yet none were labelled "for enemies". Harry was completely irresponsible in using it - and he was also *looking for a chance* to use it. His initial thought was to hex McLaggen in the back, if he could get away with it. Pretty nasty.
Here's the url for the fic (I've got several others in the series on my livejournal, starting with "Aftermath" when Snape is 16. My two faves are "Tommy Serpent" and "Those Who Live By the Sword".) http://mary-j-59.livejournal.com/3977.html#cutid1
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Date: 2006-12-06 11:07 pm (UTC)We'll have to agree to differ about "Sectumsempra"; there were a fair number of other hexes that were malicious, yet none were labelled "for enemies". Harry was completely irresponsible in using it - and he was also *looking for a chance* to use it. His initial thought was to hex McLaggen in the back, if he could get away with it. Pretty nasty.
Here's the url for the fic (I've got several others in the series on my livejournal, starting with "Aftermath" when Snape is 16. My two faves are "Tommy Serpent" and "Those Who Live By the Sword".)
http://mary-j-59.livejournal.com/3977.html#cutid1