Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: A Villain I Wish Could be Redeemed and Why

Posted by Judy on May 13, 2020

I have thought and pondered about this all week and the only name I can come up with is.... he who should not be named. And, it's not actually HIM...it's the Tom Riddle that might have been. But, saying that, even with Tom, he showed no sense of wanting to be redeemed. He shares many of the stereotypes about serial killers/psychopaths:

~unhappy parents
~loner
~bully
~tortured and killed animals
~collected trophies

And, the more I type, the more I'm thinking that Voldemort could not be redeemed....unless it was early early in his life, but then, we wouldn't have a Harry Potter series to enjoy.

What about you?

Comments

Lydia said…

Voldemort is a good choice! But, yeah, the Harry Potter series wouldn't have existed if he'd gotten early intervention in life and learned how to be a good person.

My <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-a-villain-that-i-wish-could-be-redeemed-and-why/”>post</a>.

9:32 AM

Michael Mock said…

Tom Riddle is an interesting choice; it's a pity that the wizarding world uses magic to solve everything, since I think extensive therapy might have done more good here. And maybe he was never really going to be redeemed, but maybe he could have channeled his brokenness into something less destructive -- training Dementors, for example -- instead of becoming the Dark Lord.

My choices are here.

10:27 AM

Melanie said…

I like the distinction between Voldemort and Tom. If Tom had been redeemed as a boy, it would have saved so many people. He had all the classic signs, but I guess magic can be as corrupting as it is wonderous. Great choice!

10:54 AM

Tena Stetler said…

It was a difficult topic for some reason. But I liked your answer. Interesting consideration. But I'd rather have the Harry Potter series that redeem Voldemort. LOL Thanks for sharing. Here's mine. https://www.tenastetler.com/lsr-wednesday-weekly-blog-challenge-a-villain-that-i-wish-could-be-redeemed-why/

11:22 AM

P M Prescott said…

You could see in the movies, that Dumbledore tried to turn Riddle to the good side, but it was not to be. Sociopaths make great villains, but there's not much to reform or redeem in them.

12:06 PM