I think Potter also managed to be better balanced simply because he knew his parents loved him. Riddle never had that. In his mind, it was clear that his father had abandoned him and never wanted him while his mother 'chose' to die rather than be with him. It's not all that rational, but no one has ever accused him of being that.
I read the essay and found it most informative and a fairly frightening look at Riddle. It would be lovely with Rowling went ahead with that idea but I don't think she will. I think it's fairly too complex with her ideas and she did once say that the Muggle world and wizarding world will never bridge that gap between them. More's the pity, really. It'd be very interesting if such a war came about during the seventh book.
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Date: 2006-12-13 04:42 am (UTC)I read the essay and found it most informative and a fairly frightening look at Riddle. It would be lovely with Rowling went ahead with that idea but I don't think she will. I think it's fairly too complex with her ideas and she did once say that the Muggle world and wizarding world will never bridge that gap between them. More's the pity, really. It'd be very interesting if such a war came about during the seventh book.
Maybe it will.
And yes, we agree on that most definitely.