—-out. moment of silence for riddle, who was dumb enough to believe lily could be ‘smart enough’ to realize she didn’t have to die, for giving a mother a genuine chance to step aside and let him kill her only son, for thinking he wouldn’t have to fight harry’s parents the night he went to kill him in his crib. tom you have mommy issues has anyone ever told you that ?

but it only goes to highlight what’s so vitally wrong in him; he truly DOESN’T understand love, nor does he care to, because he doesn’t get that sacrificing yourself for someone else isn’t some awful, terrible way to die. he’s terrified of death, he reckons everyone should be, and just doesn’t understand how harming a follower’s loved one/s will eventually come back to bite him in the ass.