It honestly depends. I'm mostly neutral in my opinion of him. The books themselves are quite biased in their portrayal of him, not to mention he's most decidedly acting like he was driven insane in the decade and a half when he was formless.
Do I like his actions from before he was defeated the first time? No.
Can I understand his motivations for his anti-muggle rhetoric? Possibly. His background wasn't the best in the world, and I could see Harry himself heading down the same path if he didn't have Voldie to hate and to vow to never be like his enemy. The fact that his "ancestor" AND his new friends/peers at Hogwarts had a similar bias just enforced this hatred.
So yeah, if I like or dislike Voldemort usually (read: always!) depends on the author writing him. *nods*
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Date: 2004-03-25 06:47 pm (UTC)Do I like his actions from before he was defeated the first time? No.
Can I understand his motivations for his anti-muggle rhetoric? Possibly. His background wasn't the best in the world, and I could see Harry himself heading down the same path if he didn't have Voldie to hate and to vow to never be like his enemy. The fact that his "ancestor" AND his new friends/peers at Hogwarts had a similar bias just enforced this hatred.
So yeah, if I like or dislike Voldemort usually (read: always!) depends on the author writing him. *nods*