Voldemortist

By Nina.T.H

I saw a documentary about Merlin yesterday. I don't remember what it was called, but it was about the legends of Merlin. When I watched it, something very interesting caught my eye (or mind, if you will). So I got out my notebook and started taking notes like crazy!

About twelve-thirteen years before Arthur's time, there was an evil sorcerer named Voldemortist. Voldemortist tried to destroy Merlin as he saw him as a threat. He made his army by putting a spell on good people and bribing those who were already evil. But in the end, Merlin won and evidently he did this by using a paralyzing charm on Voldemortist, then fed him to a many headed beast in a lake. Then the Lady of the Lake's pet freed the good people and destroyed the evil ones.

This story is rather interesting because of all the resemblance it has with Harry Potter.
If we set up an analyze where-
Voldemortist = Voldemort
Arthu r= Harry
Merlin = Harry (why there's two Harrys, will be explained later on)

"Voldemortist tried to destroy Merlin as he saw him as a threat."
I think the meaning of this should be obvious. Voldemort tried to kill Harry as a baby because of the prophecy. Voldemort saw Harry as a threat.

"He made his army by putting a spell on good people and bribing those who were already evil"
If I'm not mistaken, that (and torture, threats etc.) is how Voldemort basically made his army (there were volunteers too, of course).But in the Harry Potter books, Voldemort made his army before he heard of this Harry Potter. But the likeness is still so striking that I'll let it go.

"In the end, Merlin won and evidently he did this by using a paralyzing charm on Voldemortist, then fed him to a many headed beast in a lake. Then the Lady of the Lake's pet freed the good people and destroyed the evil ones"
This could have some resemblance with the final battle in the HP books. We have no idea where this battle will take place, so why not--- by the Lake in the Hogwarts grounds? The "many headed beast" could be Fluffy, but why would she be under water? It doesn't really make much sense! But if the "many heads" could be "many arms" in HP, the beast could be the giant squid! And the Lady of the Lake could easily be the Queen Mermaid (if there is such a thing). Maybe the mermaid illustration in the prefects' bathroom was an illustration of the queen mermaid. We already know that there are mermaids in the lake, and they do need a leader… And if the Queen mermaid has a pet, we have the "Lady of the Lake's pet".

Conclusion:
Harry paralyzes Voldemort. Voldemort falls, get pushed etc. in the lake. The giant squid (or some other monster we haven't heard of) eats him or kills him in another way. Then the Queen mermaid's pet frees the good people and kills the evil ones.
This theory is not very believable, especially since Harry is the only one who can kill Voldemort. It is also very fairy-taleish. But if I make some changes, it gets more "realistic":

Harry manages to kill Voldemort and Voldie ends up in the lake. The squid/monster pulls Voldemort into the deep and eats his body. Then the Queen Mermaid's pet frees the bewitched that's in the battle. The real Death eaters will be revealed, and they will be taken to Azkaban or the veil or whatever as long as they PAY!

It's still a bit far fetched, but all the resemblances to Harry Potter just drew me in! And you never know right? Now there's only one question left: Why is Harry both Merlin and Arthur?

"About twelve-thirteen years before Arthur's time, there was an evil sorcerer named Voldemortist"
Twelve-thirteen years. That's about the same amount of time it took from when Harry defeated Voldemort for the first time till Voldemort rose again (in GoF).

I don't really believe that the Harry Potter series is going to play out like the legend of Voldemortist did, but it's always fun to look at the possibilities and likenesses to other stories/legends.